A very shameful record was registered in the name of Pakistan's opener, he did not open his account in the ODI series against South Africa.
Delhi: Pakistan cricket team's star opener Abdullah Shafiq has made a very shameful record in his name. The right-handed batsman has become the first opening batsman to be out for a duck in all the matches of the ODI series. Abdullah was out without scoring in all three matches of the ODI series against South Africa.
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The 25-year-old batsman also became the opener who got out on zero the most number of times in a year. In the year 2024, Shafiq has been out 7 times without opening the account so far in international cricket. Before this, Imran Nazir was out 6 times in 2000 and Mohammad Hafeez was out 6 times in 2012.
South Africa captain Temba Bavuma chose bowling in the third ODI against Pakistan
On Sunday, 22 December, South Africa captain Temba Bavuma won the toss and decided to bowl first in the third and final ODI against Pakistan. Pakistan has already taken an unassailable lead of 2-0 in this three-match ODI series. This match is being played at the Wanderers ground in Johannesburg.
South Africa (Playing XI): Tony DeGeorge, Temba Bavuma (captain), Rassie van der Dussen, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), David Miller, Marco Jansen, Corbin Bosch, Bjorn Fortuyn, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Mafaka.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Saeem Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper/captain), Kamran Ghulam, Salman Agha, Tayyab Tahir, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Sufiyan Muqeem.
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