Published 18:21 IST, November 29th 2019
Australia vs Pakistan: Shaheen Shah Afridi's fielding bloopers leave Twitter in splits
Some fielding bloopers by Shaheen Shah Afridi left Twitterati in splits. Riding on Warner's & Labuschagne unbeaten centuries, Australia ended Day 1 at 302-1.
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second Test between Australia and Pakistan went underway on Friday at Adelaide Oval. Australia captain Tim Paine won toss and elected to bat first. While home side scored heaps of runs on Day 1, some fielding blunders from Pakistan only added more misery to visitors' outing. Many Twitter users certainly had ir funny bones tickled, considering Pakistan is rewned for being one of worst fielding sides in world.
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Australia vs Pakistan 2nd Test: Shaheen Shah Afridi’s fielding bloopers
When in full flow, explosive opening batsman David Warner needs little to help from opposing fielders. However, some loose fielding from Shaheen Shah Afridi helped Warner get three boundaries on his way to ar Test century. In a first of a series of hilarious fielding bloopers, Warner clipped Mohammad Abbas off his pads for a double. Shaheen quickly grabbed ball and his throw bisected Pakistani fielders on its way to boundary. Due to this effort, Warner’s two converted into a bizarre six and Warner reached his well-deserved Test fifty.
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Shaheen Shah’s miserable outing on field continued throughout day. Some 17 overs after his overthrow, Afridi misjudged a Warner cut short over boundary which was glaring due to fact that light should have played much of a role in it. Furrmore, ar incident occurred when Warner was batting on 116. left-hander hit ar cut short and in an attempt to save boundary, Afridi himself kicked ball towards ropes after attempting to save it.
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Meanwhile, Australia ended Day 1 at 302-1 after 73 overs. David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne cracked unbeaten centuries to register ir second respective tons of series. Shaheen Shah Afridi picked only wicket to fall in day when he induced an edge off Joe Burns for 4.
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18:00 IST, November 29th 2019