PAK vs AUS: I Got A Bit Greedy With The Field They Had Set – Steve Smith Disappointed After Missing Out On A Century

Updated - 07 Mar 2022, 11:29 PM

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Star Australia National Cricket Team batsman Steve Smith was disappointed after missing out on a hundred in the first Test match of the three-match Test series against Pakistan National Cricket Team at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.

The historic Test match between Pakistan and Australia is heading towards a draw, as at Stumps on Day 4, Australia were at 449-7 in reply to Pakistan’s first innings total of 476-4, with Mitchell Starc and skipper Pat Cummins out in middle.

Steve Smith and Alex Carey. Photo- CA Twitter

Meanwhile, Smith said that he worked hard to get himself in a good position to score big runs but got greedy, which led to him getting dismissed.

“I got a bit greedy with the field they had set. I had worked pretty hard and got myself in a nice position to go on and get a big score,” he said.

Pat Cummins and Steve Smith. Image-Twitter

Smith opined that there would have been a small chance of a result on Day 5 if the weather didn’t play spoilsport and they were five down.

“Perhaps if we were five down we might have been able to push a little harder in the morning and potentially set something up for the fourth innings,” he added.

Smith was dismissed by Nauman Ali in the first Test in the 125th over and he was able to score 78 runs off 196 balls including 8 fours.

We’ll look to get them out early tomorrow – Nauman Ali

Pakistan spinner Nauman Ali has been the best bowler for the side, so far, having bagged 4 wickets in 37 overs. He dismissed the likes of Usman Khawaja (97), Smith (78), Travis Head (8) and Cameron Green (48).

After the end of the play on Day 4, Ali said that they will be looking forward to dismissing Australian batters early on the final day. He elaborated:

“I just tried to stick to my plans which were given to me by my captain and our coaches. I just wanted to use the rough patches, and that helped. The pitch was slow and there were few patches in the middle of the pitch but there were good patches on the sides. We’ll look to get them out early tomorrow and we would follow whatever the team management decides for tomorrow.”

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