Pakistan batters Masood, Babar Azam and Agha Salman fought hard and showed a lot of spirit in Melbourne on Day 4, but Australia pacers Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc bowled their hearts out to win the Test series with a match remaining here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday.
Pakistan batters Shan Masood, Babar Azam and Agha Salman fought hard and showed a lot of spirit in Melbourne on Day Four, but Australia pacers Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc bowled their hearts out to help the team win the second Test and the series with a match to be played between the two
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam dropped a major hint about the future of his captaincy by revealing that he is keen to "lead the rebuild" after Pakistan bowed out of the World Cup 2023 with a 93-run defeat to England on Saturday.
Sri Lanka failed the test against Pakistan's orthodox spinner Noman Ali to clinch the series by 2-0 on Day 4 of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Thursday.
At the time of Stumps, Pakistan's score read 221/5, trailing Sri Lanka by 91 runs with Saud Shakeel (69) and Agha Salman (61) standing unbeaten at the crease.
In spite of Pakistan taking a 3-0 lead in their ODI series against New Zealand on home soil, the left-hander has stressed the need to keep the group consistent, considering the scale of matches and the little time to prepare for their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023 campaign in India.