1. Pakistani batsmen were frustrated by some accurate bowling by Indian pacemen, notably Javagal Srinath who claimed two wickets. 2. Pakistani batsmen became over ambitious after a solid start and paid for playing poor shots. 3. Pakistani batsmen struggled against Zimbabwe seamers in the first Test. 4. Aamir Sohail was the first of three Pakistani batsmen to be dismissed without scoring when he was caught out off Gough in the first over of the innings. 5. Also giving testimony was Pakistani batsman Inzamam-ul-Haq, who said he too had heard stories about match fixing. 6. As the morning progressed the Headingley pitch proved much slower and less lively, and the Pakistani batsmen had plenty of time to play their strokes off the backfoot. 7. But then the Pakistani batsmen took control of the game. 8. He said Pakistani batsmen still suffer from the tendency to impart suicidal jabs at outswingers. 9. However, both the Pakistani batsmen played some superlative strokes to the boundary. 10. Ijaz Ahmed was the first Pakistani batsman to get out in the morning. |
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