Srinagar: Pakistan pacers rattled the host Australia’s top order in th second inning at MCG with Mir Hamza producing a magic delivery to castle out Travis Head for a golden duck.
In reponse to Australia’s 318 run totol, Pskistan got all out for 264 in their first innings. Aussies took a 54-run lead but the Pakistan pace-battery helped their team storm back into the match.
Shaheen Afridi and Mir Hamza put the hosts in deep trouble with quick wickets in the second innings.
Hamza accounted for two of the first four wickets, which included a ‘genius’ stuff. Playing only his 4th Test, the 31-year-old Hamza cleaned the World Cup star Travis Head with a sensational delivery.
Hamza completely outdid Head with a delivery that came inside massively to the Southpaw, sending the fans crazy.
He first got rid of David Warner with a back-of-a-length ball and then produced a magic ball on the very next one.
Coming from over the wicket, Hamza used both swing and seam perfectly. He swung the ball inside which pitched fuller just outside off and then it seamed in too. Head was beaten all ended up with the ball hitting the middle stumps.
Commentators on air defined the moment as a genius stuff. Pakistan’s bowling legend Wasim Akram was also present in the commentary panel and he agreed that this was a genius piece of bowling. Ian Bishop and noted commentator Harsha Bhogle were quicke to hail Pakistan pacers on X.
