A sensational catch by visiting Australian skipper Pat Cummins, who caught a screamer off his own bowling to dismiss Azhar Ali for 78 runs, wowed the fans at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
The Pakistan batsmen made the bowlers work hard for their wickets on Day 3 of the third Test, before spinner Nathan Lyon achieved the first breakthrough of the day, dismissing Abdullah Shafique for 81 runs. Ali, on the other hand, continued to dazzle as he built on his half-century from the previous night.
Pat Cummins takes a sensational catch
Pakistan and Australia are in the middle of a three-match Test series, with the third match taking place in Lahore right now. On Pakistan’s batting, Australia skipper Pat Cummins created a memorable moment when he took a stunning catch during his follow-through to eliminate Azhar Ali for 78 runs.
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The Test series between Pakistan and Australia gets off to an intriguing start, with the first two games ending in draws. The series will be decided by the victor of the third Test. In the Lahore Test, Australia batted first and scored 391 runs in the first innings. Cameron Green scored 79 runs, while Usman Khawaja scored 91. Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah both took four wickets.
Pakistan is in their first innings, and two batsmen have already reached half-centuries. Azhar Ali scored 78 runs off 208 balls, while Abdullah Shafique scored 81 runs off 228 balls. Pat Cummins, Australia’s captain, completed a great effort of fielding to dismiss Azhar Ali. In the 87th over of the innings, he was batting on 78 and hit a straight shot to Cummins. Cummins was in the midst of the follow-through, but he pulled off a stunning catch.
What a catch by the captain. @AzharAli_ has to go. #BoysReadyHain l #PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/Kv5Wqludlp
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) March 23, 2022
Cummins’ ability to extract extra bounce from low and slow surfaces has been crucial to his success. The increased bounce has helped edges to carry, while it has provided some confusion for Pakistan’s batters on the front foot.
