See Babar Azam’s Response When Saim Ayub Gives David Warner a Lifeline by Dropping a Sitter
Pakistan’s performance in the current Test series against Australia is still lacking. On the second day of the third Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, their carelessness was evident.
Saim Ayub of Pakistan, who was standing in the slips, gave David Warner a lifeline by dropping a dolly. The mistake happened in Australia’s first innings in the fourteenth over.
Ayub’s teammates were dismayed at his error.
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After seeing Ayub miss a clear opportunity, former Pakistan captain Babar Azam, who was positioned at the second slip, placed his palm over his face.
When Warner was granted a reprieve, he was hitting at 20.
However, the Australian left-hander only scored 14 more runs until Agha Salman removed him from the game. Babar finished off a nice grab this time to send the opener back to the locker room.
Standing ovations were given by the Sydney audience to the retiring Warner.
In response to Warner’s dismissal, Australia captain Pat Cummins said, “It was a pretty good ball he got there.” “Whenever he walks out to bat, he always manages to pull himself up and looks like a guy on a mission. He’ll definitely get to bat for another inning to add a couple more runs.
Warner, who is still eligible to bat in his last Test match’s second innings, has amassed almost 8700 runs in this format since making his debut in 2011.
The 37-year-old has amassed 26 Test hundreds so far.
Returning to the third Test, Australia finished Thursday’s shortened second day at 116 after losing two wickets. Pakistan’s first-inning total of 313 runs still stands 197 runs ahead of the hosts.
At 23, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith are both undefeated.
that’s annoying to lose some light and then have some rain start to settle in, but I believe we’re getting accustomed to that here in Sydney every year, said Cummins.
Australia is up 2-0 in the three-match Test series vs Pakistan.
