ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Good fielding is very important in any match of a big tournament like the World Cup, but Pakistan team is probably not worried about fielding. Today the 18th match of the World Cup was played between Australia and Pakistan. In this match, on one hand, Pakistan dropped three easy catches one after the other, while on the other hand, the Australian team, far from dropping the catch, did not easily allow Pakistan to score runs even by running away.
Steve Smith gave an example on the field of how important good fielding is for victory. Steve Smith, while fielding at point, stopped a ball, while trying to stop it, his knee got scratched and blood also came out, which was clearly visible in his lower, but still Steve Smith did not let the run go. .
Steve Smith showed the importance of fielding
Actually, during Pakistan’s batting, Australian captain Pat Cummins was bowling the 14th over, when a ball went to the point area, Steve Smith dived to stop it. Smith’s knee got injured while diving and it also bled. In the picture captured on camera, blood coming out of Steve Smith’s lower could be clearly seen. During this fielding, Steve Smith was seen in pain, but still he did not go out of the field, and continued fielding in the match.
However, if we talk about this match between Australia and Pakistan, Australia, batting first, scored 367 runs after losing 9 wickets in 50 overs, in response to which Pakistan was all-out for 305 runs and won the match by 64 runs. Lost. In this match, Australia’s opening batsman David Warner played a brilliant inning of 163 runs, due to which he was given the title of Player of the Match.