Pakistan slumped down to a crushing defeat at the hands of Australia in the PAK vs AUS 1st Test. Chasing 450 in the fourth innings, Pakistan were bowled out for 89, resulting in a huge defeat for Shan Masood’s side. However, Pakistan’s head coach Mohammad Hafeez expressed confidence that this Pakistan team is capable enough to make a comeback in the series.
Pakistan had a bad start to their Australia tour, being beaten easily in the PAK vs AUS 1st Test match. Batting first, Australia posted a huge score of 487 thanks to a ton from David Warner and Mitchell Marsh’s 90. Pakistan were well short of first innings lead, being bowled out for 233.
Australia scored 233/5 before declaring in their second innings, riding on Usman Kwaja’s 90 and Mitchell Marsh’s 63 not out. Pakistan batters proved no match for Australia’s bowling on the fourth day’s pitch. Pakistan were bowled out for 89, with Australia taking a 1-0 lead in the three match series.
However, Pakistan’s head coach for this series Mohammad Hafeez asserted they have the firepower in them to make a comeback in the series.
“I’ve seen during our preparation the amount of talent these guys have. There’s no doubt that they can beat Australia here in Australia. But obviously, we couldn’t do that execution-wise. The plan was there and we prepared accordingly. I still believe that as a team, Pakistan can beat Australia here in Australia, but we must execute our skills when required,” Hafeez was quoted as saying in the post-match press conference.
“We couldn’t execute our skills. We made plans for the team, but unfortunately, as a team, we couldn’t execute our plans. Obviously, the guys wanted to, but they never applied themselves, to be honest. As a team, we made a couple of tactical errors. There were certain situations where we could have dominated. We were prepared, but our execution wasn’t great,” he added.
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