PAK vs AUS: Watch - Steve Smith's Hilarious Celebration After Picking Up Stray Trash During 1st Test 

During the fifth day of the first Test between Australia and Pakistan, a light-hearted incident unfolded involving players, including former skipper Steve Smith. Australian players attempted to grab a piece of rubbish on the ground, and Steve Smith successfully got hold of it.

Australia claimed a commanding victory in the first Test against Pakistan at the Optus Stadium in Perth, winning by a substantial margin of 360 runs. With this triumph, led by Pat Cummins, Australia took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series against Shan Masood’s team.

Pakistan were dismissed for a mere 89 runs in the fourth innings on Day 4 while chasing a target of 450. Saud Shakeel (24) emerged as the top scorer, while no other batter managed to reach 20. Pakistan suffered their sixth loss in Perth, where they have never won a Test match.

Watch – Steve Smith’s Funny Celebrations In Perth

During Pakistan’s second innings, a piece of trash entered the field. A few Australian cricketers failed to grab it, despite multiple attempts. Ultimately, star batter Steve Smith successfully caught it, leading to a joking celebration that amused the crowd and nearby fielders. Here is Steve Smith’s video:

Fist pumps and high fives!

Not for anything cricket-related, but for picking up a piece of rubbish ?#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/wsb2sEZn6V

— 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 17, 2023

Mitchell Marsh Impresses With Bat In Both Innings Of First Test

Australia posted a total of 487 in the first innings after choosing to bat. David Warner excelled in his farewell Test series, scoring 164 runs, while Mitchell Marsh contributed 90 runs. Debutant Aamer Jamal made an impressive debut with the ball, taking six wickets.

In response, Pakistan were dismissed for 271 in their first innings, with Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique contributing 62 and 42 runs, respectively. Nathan Lyon took three wickets, while Mitchell Starc and captain Pat Cummins claimed two each for the hosts.

Australia later declared their second innings at 233 runs for the loss of five wickets. Veteran opener Usman Khawaja scored 90 runs, and Mitchell Marsh remained unbeaten with 63 runs. Debutant Khurram Shehzad took three wickets for the visitors in the second innings.

We Need 15 Wickets And Need To Aim For 20 – Shan Masood

In the post-match show, Shan Masood emphasized the importance of scoring quicker, suggesting it could have made a difference in the lead. Masood praised the debutant bowlers, Aamer Jamal and Khurram Shehzad, for their performances.

“Look when you come to these shores, you look for progress. If you had told us that Australia will play 110 overs and we’ll play 100, I’d have taken that. We could have scored quicker and 60-70 runs would have proved the difference in maybe keeping that lead to a sizeable level,” Masood said.

“Discipline is something we would take from the Australian attack. We took 15 wickets and need to aim for 20. It’s never easy when you have two debutants in a four-seam attack. They have the first-class record, and they had a lot of overs under their belt. Aamer’s pace was decent and Khurram’s accuracy was good. We’ll take the positives and they did decently well,” he added.

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