During the fifth day of the first Test between Australia and Pakistan, a joyful incident unfolded involving players including former captain Steve Smith. The Australian players tried to grab a piece of trash from the ground and Steve Smith succeeded.
Australia scored a resounding victory in the first Test against Pakistan at Perth’s Optus Stadium, winning by a substantial margin of 360 runs. With this win, led by Pat Cummins, Australia took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series against Shan Masood’s team.
Pakistan were bowled out for just 89 runs in the fourth innings on Day 4 while chasing a target of 450. Saud Shakeel (24) emerged as the top scorer, while no other batsman managed to reach 20. Pakistan suffered their sixth defeat in Perth. where they have never won a Test match.
Watch – Steve Smith’s fun celebrations in Perth
During Pakistan’s second innings, a piece of garbage entered the field. Some Australian cricketers failed to catch it, despite multiple attempts. In the end, star batsman Steve Smith caught it successfully, sparking a joking celebration that amused the crowd and nearby fielders. Here is Steve Smith’s video:
Fists missing and high fives!
Not for anything cricket related, but for picking up a piece of rubbish 😂#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/wsb2sEZn6V
– 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 17, 2023
Mitchell Marsh impresses with the bat in both innings of the first Test
Australia posted a total of 487 in the first innings after electing to bat. David Warner excelled in his farewell Test series, scoring 164 runs, while Mitchell Marsh contributed 90 runs. Debutant Aamer Jamal made an impressive debut with the ball, taking six wickets.
In response, Pakistan were bowled out for 271 in their first innings, with Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique contributing 62 and 42 runs respectively. Nathan Lyon took three wickets, while Mitchell Starc and captain Pat Cummins claimed two each for the hosts.
Australia later declared their second innings at 233 runs for the loss of five wickets. Veteran opener Usman Khawaja scored 90 runs and Mitchell Marsh remained unbeaten on 63 runs. Debutant Khurram Shehzad took three wickets for the visitors in the second innings.
We need 15 wickets and we must aim for 20 – Shan Masood
In the post-match programme, Shan Masood emphasized the importance of scoring quicker, suggesting that could have made the difference in the lead. Masood praised debutant players Aamer Jamal and Khurram Shehzad for their performances.
“Look, when you come to these shores, you look for progress. If you had told us that Australia will play 110 overs and we will play 100, I would have accepted it. We could have scored faster and 60-70 runs would have made the difference in maintaining that lead at a considerable level,” Masood said.
“Discipline is something we would learn from the Australian attack. We took 15 wickets and must aim for 20. It is never easy when you have two debutants in a four-seamer attack. They have the first-class record and many overs under their belt. Aamer’s pace was decent and Khurram’s accuracy was good. We will take the positive and they did quite well,” he added.
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