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Muhammad Sami & Muhammad Asif Destroy The Australian Batting In Sydney Cricket Test - Pakistan Wins The First Day


By Sikander Hayat


Pakistan cricket team played really well on the first day of the Sydney cricket test and bowled Australia out for 127. Muhammad Asif took 6 wickets and Muhammad Sami took 3 wickets to put Australia under great pressure after Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch which was green with overcast conditions.
This decision might come back to haunt him later in the match which despite losing time on the first day is moving fast on the first day in cricketing terms. One full innings is over and Pakistan are 14 without loss of any wickets.
The most amazing thing about this match is the return of Muhammad Sami and as I wrote previously, this is the last chance for him to prove that he has what it takes to be the spearhead of the Pakistani attack. Muhammad Sami was the biggest difference from the last match when after Muhammad Aamer and Muhammad Asif had no back up. Rauf should never had played the last match but what’s done is done and now is the time is to look forward. Sami took three wickets to break the back of Australian
top order and it was Muhammad Sami who showed that speed still matters in International cricket.
This being Pakistan cricket team, they can screw it up anytime and go on to lose the match from here but what they have achieved on the first day cannot be taken away from them. They have bowled Australia out for the first time in this series and have tested each and every Australian batsman.

Umar Gul, although he took one wicket, looked extremely out of touch and out or sorts.
Looking at the record, Pakistan’s limit is 250 runs and they find it really hard to go beyond 250 runs mark. If they score around 250, they will have a lead of around 125 runs which can help in the 4th innings given the Sydney’s reputation for being a spinner friendly track. In any case, Pakistan
have won the first day but to win a test match, they will have to win all 5 days.
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  1. Muzzamil17 June 2012 at 09:02

    Mohammad Sami is my favourite bowler because after shoib akhtar he is fastest in Pakistan team.Only Mohammad Sami and shoib akhtar are attractive and my HEROS.

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