Ace Australia batsman Steve Smith is a living character both on and off the field. His actions often grab headlines when he is in action. Be it his batting stance or the on-field batsman, Smith always manages to entertain his fans. But this time Pakistan’s wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan, who won the game of fun.
Smith was caught in front of spinner Nauman Ali on the second day of the ongoing Test in Karachi. While the on-field umpire turned down the appeal, the Pakistani players began discussing taking DRS.
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With time running out, Rizwan went closer to Smith, placed his hand on the batsman’s shoulder and asked if Pakistan should review. The hosts did not take DRS but scored 89 runs in the end. I got Smith outth above. The Australian vice-captain was dismissed for 72 runs off 214 balls.
The video of the incident was shared on the official Twitter handle of the Pakistan Cricket Board. “To DRS or not to DRS,” captioned the PCB.
Earlier on Saturday, Usman Khawaja’s unbeaten century along with Smith’s half-century had put Australia in a strong position. On Day 251/3 the tourists went to the stumps, Khawaja and night watchman Nathan Lyon (0) remained unbeaten at the crease.
Australia led by Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first in Karachi. David Warner and Usman Khawaja, after surviving a tough opening spell from the Pakistan pacers, dominated with the bat as they made full use of the fresh pitch in the first half of the opening session.
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Bowling tight lines and lengths, Shaheen and Ashraf kept the run rate under control throughout the session and did not allow the batsmen to score freely. Nauman Ali took some spin and bounced off the surface but both the Aussies batted sensibly and went for tea at 172/2.
Pakistan could have taken Khawaja’s wicket off the last ball of the day had Imam-ul-Haq not dropped the catch at short leg.
(with agency input)
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