Pakistan were bowled out for just 136 in 33.5 overs after being asked to bat first, with their top order once again failing to put up a fight.
Shakeel, Pakistan’s leading run-scorer in the series, said the team needed to show greater patience and fight through difficult periods. Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel admitted his team had been repeating the same mistakes with the bat after another poor display left them in trouble against England in the third Test at Edgbaston. “It’s depressing; we’re making the same mistakes as a batting unit.
We’re getting out in bunches, and there were lots of soft dismissals today,” Shakeel said, as quoted by Cricinfo.
The Pakistan batter admitted his team had been repeating the same mistakes with the bat after another poor display left them in trouble against England in the third Test at Edgbaston.
He has scored 175 runs in four innings, while none of his teammates have reached the 100-run mark. Pakistan’s first five batters had a poor showing and failed to reach double figures, marking the first time their top five had failed to score 10 or more in a Test first innings in England. After scoring 140 runs across his last two innings, he said he had changed his approach as wickets continued to fall around him.
Pakistan have already lost the first two Tests and are now in a difficult position in the ongoing third game at Edgbaston. The toss isn’t in our hands, but we lost it and batted first, and the overcast conditions favoured England,” he said.
Shakeel said Pakistan had an important opportunity to build a partnership after losing the toss and being asked to bat in overcast conditions. Shakeel has been the only Pakistan batter to consistently score runs in the series. “The pitch will improve as the Test goes on, but early on, there was juice in it. Shakeel once again demonstrated his ability to adapt to the conditions and situation.
