Pakistan ended the first day of the second Test against South Africa at Rawalpindi on 259/5, with Saud Shakeel and Salman Agha at the crease, trying to steady the innings. The visitors, trailing 0-1 in the series, will be eager to bounce back and level the series at 1-1.
Pakistan's premier batter Babar Azam has been called for a red-ball training camp at the National Cricket Academy (NCA), which will commence on Tuesday, along with 10 other players ahead of the upcoming home Tests against South Africa.
Mohammad Rizwan will lead the team, having done so since Babar Azam stepped down from the role after the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup in 2023. This is the first 50-over ICC tournament since then.
Rizwan's white-ball captaincy tenure was off to a dream start as another masterclass from pacers helped Pakistan secure a series win over Australia on Aussie soil for the first time since 2002, with Haris Rauf, Shaheen Shah Afridi and opener Saim Ayub being the standout performers.
Pakistan skipper Mohammed Rizwan's captaincy reign was off to a dream start as pacers once again made Aussie batters dance to their tunes, securing a comprehensive series sealing eight-wicket win at Perth on Sunday. Throughout these three matches, no Australian batter could score even a half
Pakistan's all-round performance with both bat and ball helped the team to register a series win at the Perth Stadium on Sunday after a long gap of 22 years.
Haris Rauf, Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique were the stars for Pakistan as they secured a powerful nine-wicket comeback win against the Aussies at Adelaide to level the three-match series 1-1.
Starc accomplished this feat during the first ODI against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). During the game, Starc delivered a fine performance with the ball. He took three wickets for 33 runs in his 10 overs at an economy rate of 3.33. He got the wickets of both openers Abdull
On Day 2, Salman Ali Agha's explosive show towards the tail end propelled Pakistan's total to 556. A swashbuckling performance from the 30-year-old allowed Pakistan to exude control over the visitors.
Pakistan's opening batter Abdullah Shafique expressed gratitude towards Test skipper Shan Masood for giving him enough opportunities to prove himself and make a comeback following a dry spell of run with the bat.
Test captain Shan Masood and opener Abdullah Shafique's historic 253-run partnership put Pakistan in a comfortable seat on the opening day of the first Test against England in Multan on Monday.