Mohammad Nawaz believes Pakistan allowed Sri Lanka to score far too many goals. Mohammad Nawaz also stated that seeing Babar Azam drop catches is unusual.
Despite Pakistan taking six wickets on the first day of the second Test match at the Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka scored more than 300 runs. As Sri Lanka posted 315/6 in just 86 overs on Day 1, Pakistan bowlers had to work hard to get wickets on the bowling-friendly pitch. At the end of the day, Pakistan’s star all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz stated that the bowlers did not receive as much assistance from the pitch as expected, and Pakistan allowed the hosts to score a little too much.
On Day 5 of the first Test match at the same venue, Pakistan chased a record-breaking 342-run target. Nawaz took five wickets in the second innings and finished the chase unbeaten on 19 runs. The pitch was heaven for spin bowlers in the first match. As expected, but not on Sunday (July 24), in the second and final match of this series. From the start of the innings, Sri Lankan batters looked strong against the likes of Yasir Shah and Nawaz.
“I think we gave them a little too much room to score. ” The pitch was not turning like it was in the first Test, and it was slow. I believe that squeezing the score rather than attacking would have served us better. Because the pitch was slow and the wickets weren’t falling as easily, you had to work extra hard to get them. ” Perhaps if we had limited their score, the wickets would have come easier. ” Mohammad Nawaz said at the end of day one.
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Mohammad Nawaz stands up for captain Babar Azam.
Pakistani fielders were chastised once more on Day 1 for dropping a few easy catches. Babar Azam, the captain and an excellent fielder, dropped two catches, and Hasan Ali dropped another. If those catches had not been dropped. The scoreboard would have looked very different. While Nawaz believes it is unusual to see Babar drop catches, he defended his captain, saying that anyone can make mistakes.
“Anyone can drop catches in cricket.” It’s unusual for Babar, but if those catches had been taken, we might have been able to limit them to a lower score. “In the morning, Oshada attacked the spinners, and the scoring came quickly, and then when Chandimal and Mathews formed a partnership, that was very effective for them,” Nawaz added.
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