Shan Masood, the captain of Pakistan’s cricket team, led by example on Wednesday by scoring more than four runs per over during a Test innings.
The squad achieved the first-ever run rate of more than four in a Test inning on Australian soil on the opening day of the Sydney Test, scoring 313 runs in 77.1 at a run rate of 4.05.
This is higher than their best-run rate from the 2019 Brisbane Test, which was 3.97.
This brilliant batting performance can be seen as evidence of the team’s developing abilities and tactical approach.
Another noteworthy achievement for Pakistan on the opening day of the Sydney Test was the outstanding partnership between Aamer Jamal and Mir Hamza, who combined to score an astounding 86 runs off of 133 balls at the last wicket.
This partnership ranks second among Pakistan’s best for the tenth wicket against Australia, after the 1976 stand of 87 runs between Asif Iqbal and Iqbal Qasim.
The precise number of partnership balls that Asif and Iqbal shared is unknown, but in matches where partnership ball statistics is available, the 133-ball stand that Hamza and Aamer shared stands out as the longest that a Pakistani duo at the 10th wicket has sustained against the hosts.
On the first day of the third Test in Sydney, Pakistan was dismissed for 313 runs.
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