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Ahead of Pakistan’s ODI series against Australia at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, the hosts are facing injury scare. During the net session under floodlights, Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan got a shock when his teammate Haris Rauf’s ball hit his hand.
Haris Rauf is one of the fast bowlers in the current team who is known for generating extra pace. Under floodlights, Rauf bowled a short pitched delivery to the right-handed batsman, Sahibzada Farhan. Farhan was surprised and alerted by the speed and bounce of the delivery.
Haris Rauf’s bouncer hits Sahibzada Farhan
At the last moment, the batsman tried to leave the bouncer, but the reaction was too late and the ball hit his hand. it was painful. Sahebzada Farhan screamed in pain and the bat fell on the ground. Rauf ran towards his partner, but the batsman soon overcame the pain.
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This incident spread panic among Pakistan cricket fans. The opening batsman is one of those batsmen who has been in form in the limited overs format. Fans were relieved when Sahibzada Farhan was declared fit to face Australia in the first ODI of the series. According to the claims of social media platform ‘X’, Haris Rauf did not suffer any major fracture when the ball hit his thumb during the practice session.
all doubts come to an end
As soon as the Pakistan cricket team management announced the final eleven against Australia, the remaining doubts were also dispelled. Both Sahibzada Farhan and Haris Rauf are in the line-up under Shaheen Afridi. Babar Azam is also in the playing eleven along with star batsmen like Maaz Sadaqat and Salman Ali Aga.
On the other hand, Australia faces the host team with Josh Inglis as the captain. Oliver Peak earned his first cap for the Australian cricket team in the 50-over format.
A special moment for Pakistan cricket
It is noteworthy that this is Pakistan’s 1000th ODI. They have become only the third team after Australia and India to cross the 1000-match mark in this format. This is a historic moment for the Men in Green team.
“Yes, absolutely. It’s a special occasion for Pakistan. It’s a pleasure when Pakistanis represent in ODIs, it’s a big achievement. So I think it’s a special moment for the entire team, and we will enjoy it and strive for it. Yes, absolutely. We will keep it going. We will keep the momentum going and deliver consistently,” Shaheen Afridi said at the toss.
pakistan vs australia 1scheduled tribe ODI Playing XI:
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Maaz Sadaqat, Babar Azam, Ghazi Ghori (wk), Salman Ali Aga, Abdul Samad, Shadab Khan, Arafat Minhas, Shaheen Shah Afridi (c), Haris Rauf, Abrar Ahmed.
Australia: Matthew Short, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis (c & wk), Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Matthew Renshaw, Oliver Peak, Nathan Ellis, Tanvir Sangha, Billy Stanlake, Matthew Kuhnman
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