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PAK vs PM's XI (Source: Twitter)
The Pakistan cricket team is currently touring Australia to shake off their miserable campaign in the 2023 ODI World Cup and make a fresh start. The Men in Green were knocked out of the tournament early and underwent a complete overhaul. However, there are some things that never go hand in hand, in Pakistan's case, their fielding.
Pakistan players have always been subjected to poor fielding and this was also visible in the recently concluded World Cup. The management seems to have failed to pay attention to the fielding skills of their players while revamping the entire set-up. Another episode was added to Pakistan's fielding blunders during their practice match ahead of the crucial three-match Test series against Australia.
The Shan Masood-led side is currently engaged in a 4-day warm-up match against Prime Minister XI in Canberra. Due to bizarre fielding by Pakistan, Australian batter Matt Renshaw brought up his half-cenutry on Day 3 after scoring seven runs off just one delivery. On the last ball of the 24th over, off-spinner Abrar Ahmed was hit by Renshaw through cover. Mir Hamza made a full-stretch dive to keep the ball in the field of play and save a run.
The fielder collected the ball and threw it to the non-striker's end, where Babar Azam was the receiver. Sensing danger at the other end, the former Pakistan skipper threw the ball but it went between the hands of captain Masood and wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed before touching the boundary rope. Four runs extras plus three runs by running between the wickets helped Renshaw reach his fifty.
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7 Runs in 1 Ball due to Pakistan Fielding. pic.twitter.com/ycHp0A7bmh
— CricketGully (@thecricketgully) December 8, 2023
The Day 3 ended with Renshaw remaining unbeaten on 136 off 338 balls. Prime Ministers XI still trail by 24 runs with six wickets in hand. Earlier, Pakistan put up a decent score of 391 for the loss of nine wickets before declaring the first innings. Masood made a great start to his captaincy career as he racked up his third double century (201 off 298 balls) in first class cricket.