New Delhi. The Pakistani cricket team, which was wavering between new captain and coach, has created history. Pakistan did the work which even the great teams dream of. Mohammad Rizwan’s team has defeated Australia in the ODI series at home. Pakistan defeated Australia by 8 wickets in the third ODI. After all out Australia for 140 runs on Sunday, they achieved the target by losing 2 wickets in 26.4 overs. Pakistan also won the second match of the series. Australia won the first match by a whisker, due to which it avoided a clean sweep. After this victory of Pakistan, former legend Wasim Akram praised him fiercely and said that this team has shown a better game than us. These 5 players were the heroes of Pakistan’s victory.
1. Charismatic bowling of Harris Rauf
Harris Rauf, whom we often remember for hitting a six at the hands of Virat Kohli, bowled charismatically in Australia. Harris Rauf took 10 wickets in the 3-match series. He was chosen Player of the Series. Harris Rauf also won the Player of the Match award in the second and third matches.
2. Rizwan’s strong batting-captaincy
The captaincy of the Pakistani team during the Australia tour was in the hands of Mohammad Rizwan. This wicketkeeper batsman not only batted well in the series but also captained brilliantly. Rizwan batted only twice in three matches. In the first match, he scored the maximum of 44 runs for his team. Remained unbeaten after scoring 30 runs in 27 balls in the third ODI.
3. Afridi’s ‘Shahrana’ bowling
If anyone provided the best support to Harris Rauf in bowling, it was Shaheen Shah Afridi. This bowler took 8 wickets in three matches. Pakistan won the second and third ODI and Shaheen Afridi took 5-5 wickets in both these matches.
4. Ayub’s beautiful innings
Saim Ayub also played strong innings against Australia. He scored 1, 82 and 42 runs respectively in three matches. Saim Ayub failed in just one match, in which Pakistan also lost. In the two matches in which he scored, Pakistan registered a resounding victory.
5. Jason Gillespie’s Guidance
In this victory of Australia, one person was working behind the scenes. Coincidentally, he was none other than Jason Gillespie of Australia, who was the coach of the Pakistani team. Fast bowlers played the most important role in Pakistan’s victory. Jason Gillespie has also been a pacer who wreaked havoc in his time. There is no doubt that his experience came in handy for Pakistani pacers.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : November 10, 2024, 3:21 PM IST