Pakistan star Agha Salman has revealed how his pee break helped Australia’s star opener David Warner earn a lifeline in the course of the third Take a look at match at Sydney Cricket Floor. Throughout Australia’s first innings, Warner edged a very good size ball which was bowled outdoors off stump from Pakistan pacer Aamer Jamal. The ball took the surface fringe of Warner’s willow however debutant Saim Ayub dropped the catch at first slip. After the day’s play, Salman revealed that Saim’s fielding place was third slip however since he had gone for a pee break, the debutant needed to change his function.
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The ‘pee break’ that spared Warner!
When you have to go, you have to go, however this bathroom timing from Salman Ali Agha wasn’t supreme for Pakistan #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/sY5Icdq9e7
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Warner, who’s taking part in his remaining Take a look at match, was finally dismissed for 34 runs and appeared irritated as he left the Sydney Cricket Floor to a standing ovation from his house crowd.
The 37-year-old opener, recognized in cricket as ‘the Bull’, was overwhelmed by the additional bounce and end up of the tough by offspinner Agha Salman to edge off to a delighted Babar Azam at slip.
“I all the time love batting with Davey (Warner), and it is good to see him go away on a excessive,” stated his long-time good friend and opening associate Khawaja.
“He simply received a ripper of a ball.
“It is actually good to observe that individuals are getting round him as a result of I imagine he deserves it. It is good to see folks give him the accolades he deserves and going out on a excessive.”
Warner, who nonetheless has a possible second innings to bat in his final Take a look at, has now scored 8,729 Take a look at runs since his 2011 debut at a median of 44.53 with 26 centuries.
Pakistan captured the important thing wickets of Australia openers Warner and Usman Khawaja earlier than rain washed out the second day’s play.
Marnus Labuschagne was on 23 and Steve Smith six of their group’s 116 for 2 earlier than play was ended by unhealthy mild and rain earlier than Tea.
The hosts trailed by 197 runs on a day the place Warner was denied a crack at a cherished century in his 112th and remaining Take a look at match.
(With AFP Inputs)
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