MULTAN: Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood has opened up about the reasons behind his team’s humiliating defeat in the first Test against England here on Friday.
The home team suffered a humiliating defeat by an innings and 47 runs, becoming the first team to be defeated by an innings after scoring more than 500 runs in one of the innings.
The stunning loss extended Pakistan’s losing streak to six consecutive Test matches under Shan Masood.
During the post-match press conference, the Pakistan captain acknowledged the inability of his bowlers to take 20 wickets in the recent games.
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“It is quite evident that we are not able to take 20 wickets. We need to find a process to stay in the game and give ourselves a proper chance of winning a Test match,” said Shan.
He also shared that the pitch in the Multan Stadium did not play out as the home team expected.
“We cannot control the behaviour of a pitch. We were expecting this pitch to get better for bowling after day two,” he stated.
It’s worth noting that during the first innings, Shan Masood led from the front with a brilliant 151-run knock, steering his side to a mammoth 556, however, in the second innings he managed only 11.
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