Pakistan Captain Shan Masood New Responsibility: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has entrusted a big responsibility to its Test team captain Shan Masood. Shan Masood has been made advisor on matters related to international cricket and players. This decision of the board has come after the test series played with South Africa. Pakistan had lost the last match of this series. In this series, Pakistan team played under the captaincy of Shan Masood and this series ended in a draw of 1-1. After this series, Pakistani Test captain Shan Masood has got a big position.

Will Shaan Masood play double role?

This decision of Pakistan Cricket Board has surprised everyone. This decision was announced by the board when the Pakistan-South Africa Test series was drawn at 1-1. According to reports, the players were informed about this when Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif invited the Pakistani team for dinner along with the South African players. No information has been given yet by PCB whether Shan Masood will handle this new responsibility while remaining the captain or Pakistan’s Test team will get a new captain.

Pakistan-South Africa Test Series

The test series between Pakistan and South Africa was drawn at 1-1. The first test between these two teams was played in Lahore, in which Pakistan won by 93 runs. The second match was played in Rawalpindi, which South Africa won by 8 wickets. Pakistani captain Shan Masood’s captaincy record in Test cricket is nothing special. Under the captaincy of Shan Masood, Pakistan has won only 4 out of 14 test matches played, whereas the Pakistani team has lost 10 test matches. Despite this shameful record of Shan Masood, PCB has given the responsibility of the post of advisor to its captain.

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Pakistan is on the verge of defeat in the second test being played in Rawalpindi. By the end of the third day’s play, Pakistan had lost 4 wickets after scoring 94 runs. In the second innings, Pakistan team’s lead was only 23 runs. Babar Azam remains a ray of hope for the Pakistan team, who has scored 49 runs. Mohammad Rizwan is standing with him at the other end, who has scored 16 runs. Let us tell you that South Africa had taken a lead of 71 runs in the first innings.

South Africa increased its score to 185/4 on the third day. Kyle Varenin was out after scoring 10 runs in the very first over of the third day. Tristan Stubbs scored 76 runs, but after his dismissal Senuran Muthuswamy took charge. Keshav Maharaj also contributed 30 runs, but South Africa lost the 9th wicket at the score of 306.

Tail batsmen made Pakistani bowlers cry

Pakistan team could have taken a small lead in the first innings by taking the tenth wicket of South Africa, but for the 10th wicket, Kagiso Rabada and Senuran Muthuswamy made the Pakistani bowlers cry by making a partnership of 98 runs. While the Pakistan team was dreaming of gaining the lead, Rabada played an inning of 71 runs while batting at number 11. This was Rabada’s first half-century innings in international cricket.

Pakistan on the verge of defeat

South Africa had a lead of 71 runs in the first innings. When the Pakistan team came to bat in the second innings, off-spinner Simon Harmer wove such a web of spin that the top-order of the Pakistan team had returned to the pavilion by the score of 16. Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel together added 44 runs, but Shakeel also got out after scoring 11 runs.

Now the Pakistan team has hope from Babar Azam, who has scored 49 runs till the end of the third day’s play. Let us tell you that Babar has not scored a century in the last 75 innings. Pakistan’s lead in the second innings is only 23 runs, so if set batsman Babar Azam can score big, Pakistan can come back in the match. After Babar and Rizwan, Salman Aga is the only batsman left.

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In the second test, South Africa’s first innings ended at 404 runs. In this test match being played in Rawalpindi, it has got a lead of 71 runs over Pakistan. Actually, when the African team was bowling, Keshav Maharaj had dismissed 7 batsmen of the Pakistani team. Now the number 11 batsman has also overpowered the Pakistani bowlers. The partnership of 98 runs for the last wicket was possible because all the batsmen were playing in the playing eleven of South Africa.

All batsmen in playing eleven

If we look at the playing eleven of South Africa, captain Aiden Markram is in it. Markram opened with Ryan Rickelton, followed by Tristan Stubbs and Tony DeGeorge, playing at number three and four respectively, scoring half-centuries of 76 and 55 runs. Dewald Brevis, who came at number five, could not open his account. After him came wicketkeeper Kyle Verreyen and Senuran Muthuswamy, who came to play at number 7, is a batting all-rounder, who returned unbeaten after scoring 89 runs in the first innings of the Rawalpindi Test.

Simon Harmer is playing as a bowler, but his first-class figures show something else. Because he has 2 centuries and 33 fifties in his first-class career. Marco Jansen is one of the world famous all-rounders, who was seen batting at number-9 against Pakistan. Keshav Maharaj calls himself a bowler, but his batting figures, especially in Tests, prove him to be an all-rounder.

Kagiso Rabada came to bat at number 11, who has played an inning of 71 runs against Pakistan. This is the first half-century of his Test career, but Rabada has been proving earlier also that he has plenty of classic shots.

lead of 71 runs

Pakistan had scored 333 runs in the first innings. In response, South Africa’s 9 wickets fell at 306 runs. But after this, a partnership of 98 runs was made between Kagiso Rabada and Senuran Muthuswamy, due to which South Africa scored 404 runs in the first innings. They got a lead of 71 runs over Pakistan in the first innings.

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A test series is being played between Pakistan and South Africa, the first match of which was won by Pakistan by 93 runs. In this match, Rameez Raja and Aamir Sohail, during the commentary, recalled the Indian players not shaking hands in the Asia Cup. Looks like Pakistan is still in shock about that.

There was a clash between India and Pakistan in the group stage of Asia Cup, in Super-4 and then in the final, but in all three matches, Suryakumar Yadav did not shake hands with Pakistan captain Salman Ali Aga. Indian players also did not shake hands with their players. Enraged by this insult, Pakistan players started shameful acts in the next matches. But now, 17 days after the tournament ended, he is still in shock.

What did Rameez Raja and Aamir Sohail say?

Pakistan defeated South Africa in the first test, after which the players of both the teams shook hands. After this, Rameez Raja and Aamir Sohail, who were doing the commentary, recalled the incident that happened during the Asia Cup last month, when the Indian players did not shake hands with the Pakistani players.

Aamir Sohail said, “It was good to see that the players of both the teams shook hands. These days it is going out of trend.” To this, Rameez Raja said, “It is going out of hand, it is a great tradition. Cricket is about tradition, about gentlemanliness and about honesty. It is important for South Africa to be sensible.”

Pakistan still hasn’t forgotten the Asia Cup defeat

Pakistan faced India thrice in the Asia Cup, and had to face defeat all three times. Not only the players of Pakistan but the former cricketers and the whole of Pakistan were distraught by this defeat. But now it seems that Pakistan has not yet forgotten that insult. It is clear from this that Indian players were not only defeated on the field but also their morale was greatly weakened.

The first test between Pakistan and South Africa has come to an exciting turn. A total of 16 wickets fell on the third day in the Lahore Test and at stumps, South Africa had scored 51 runs at the loss of 2 wickets. The African team still has to score 226 more runs to register victory. Pakistan’s second innings was reduced to just 167 runs, after which South Africa got the target of 277 runs due to lagging in the first innings.

16 wickets fell on the third day

South Africa increased its score to 216/6 on the third day. Tony De Georgi completed his century, but he could not take his innings beyond 104 runs. At one time South Africa had scored 256 runs after losing 7 wickets, but within the next 13 runs they lost the remaining three wickets. In this way Pakistan achieved a huge lead of 109 runs in the first innings.

When Pakistan team came to bat in the second innings, it crossed the 100-run mark on the basis of small partnerships. Babar Azam contributed 42 runs. At one time Pakistan had scored 150 runs at the loss of 4 wickets and the team was moving towards a big score. From here, Senuran Muthuswamy wove such a web of spin that the Pakistan team lost the remaining 7 wickets in just 17 runs. Pakistan’s second innings was limited to 167 runs.

South Africa needs 226 runs

Chasing the target of 277 runs, the South African team has scored 51 runs by the end of the third day. Besides, his 2 wickets have also fallen. In this way, a total of 16 wickets fell on the third day. On the fourth day, South African team will have to score 226 more runs to win, while Pakistan would like to win the Lahore Test by taking 8 wickets.

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