In the first ODI against Australia, Haris Rauf grabbed three wickets and said the batters scored 20-30 runs short, which would have changed the result. After registering 67-3 in nine overs, Haris told journalists that bowlers didn’t have enough target to defend, but they got closer.
“We were 20-30 runs short,” Rauf said. “We tried to take wickets and win a low-scoring match,” he said.
Australia beat Pakistan by two wickets in a nail-biter. Pakistani bowlers bowled well to spice up defense. Right-arm fast bowler: “I tried for a hat-trick, but it didn’t happen. We fought hard and won wickets. It seemed we could defend the target.”
The 30-year-old bowler said the side will try hard to avoid the green shirts’ blunders in future encounters.
“We made mistakes and gave up runs. In future games, we’ll avoid such blunders. You must bowl to make up for 20-30 runs in batting “Rauf said.
Three wickets were taken today against the baggy greens by the bowler. He praised his fellow bowler Shaheen Afridi for collecting early wickets like he did against Australia to build pressure.
The second ODI versus Australia is on November 8 at Adelaide Oval. The Mohammad Rizwan-led team must win this match and the final against the hosts to win the series.
