Former Pakistan cricket staff quick bowler Shoaib Akhtar was all reward for the children as Pakistan registered a historic ODI sequence victory over Australia. Pakistan received the ultimate ODI encounter by 8 wickets to clinch the three-match sequence 2-1 to register their first ODI sequence win on Australian soil in 22 years. Akhtar praised quick bowlers Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah for his or her spectacular performances and recalled his experiences of 2002 – the final time when Pakistan received in Australia.
“Excellent win. After 22 years, we received towards Australia. In 2002, I bear in mind I used to be there. We had received a sequence in Gabba, and it took us 22 years for the gamers to win the sequence. And so they did an incredible job. They performed rather well. There was an perspective change. Rizwan modified the perspective. Naseem, Haris, Shaheen. All of them performed rather well and on the similar time they did a comprehensively good job,” Akhtar mentioned on his YouTube channel.
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan praised bowlers for his or her 2-1 ODI sequence win over Australia after beating Australia by eight wickets within the third and remaining match at Perth Stadium on Sunday.
This was Pakistan’s first ODI sequence win over the hosts in 22 years. Chasing a modest 141 goal, Pakistan openers, Saim Ayub (42) and Abdullah Shafique (37) added 84-run partnership for the primary wicket. Rizwan (30 not out) and Babar Azam (28 not out) knitted an unbroken 58-run partnership for the third wicket to take the facet over the road in 26.5 overs.
Earlier, after being put into bat, Australia have been bowled out for 140 in 31.5 overs. Sean Abbott (30) was the highest run-getter for the dropping facet. Left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah bagged three scalps every whereas Haris Rauf ended up taking two wickets.
“Particular second for me, the nation can be very blissful as we speak, we did not carry out as per expectations within the final couple of years. I am the captain just for the toss and shows – everybody provides me recommendations on the sphere, the batting group and the bowling group,” Rizwan mentioned within the post-match presentation.
“All of the credit score to the bowlers, Australia in Australia is not straightforward, the circumstances swimsuit their fashion of taking part in, however the bowlers have been excellent. Additionally credit score to the 2 openers, they made the chases straightforward. They (followers) do not care lots concerning the outcomes, however the folks again dwelling are at all times behind us and I need to dedicate this victory to them,” the wicketkeeper-batter added.
(With IANS inputs)
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