{"id":207779,"date":"2022-04-02T11:19:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T11:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=207779"},"modified":"2022-04-02T17:57:56","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T17:57:56","slug":"australia-rocked-by-disastrous-batting-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=207779","title":{"rendered":"Australia rocked by disastrous batting collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australia's batting crumbled in the early stages of the third one-day international against Pakistan in Lahore.<\/p>\n

After being sent in to bat by Pakistan captain Babar Azam, opening batters Travis Head<\/a> and Aaron Finch<\/a> were both dismissed without scoring.<\/p>\n

Head's dismissal was the worst possible start to the match for the visitors, coming off the very first ball.<\/p>\n

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\"Aaron<\/p>\n

Finch fell to the third ball of the second over, leaving Australia 2-0.<\/p>\n

That became 3-6 when Marnus Labuschagne departed for 4.<\/p>\n

Shaheen Shah Afridi dismissed Head, while opening partner Haris Rauf took the wickets of Finch and Labuschagne.<\/p>\n

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It's just the second time in one-day international history that both Australian openers have been dismissed without scoring.<\/p>\n

The only previous instance came in 2006 against South Africa in Brisbane, when both Adam Gilchrist and Simon Katich were dismissed without scoring.<\/p>\n

Finch's second straight duck means he finishes with just 23 runs from the three matches.<\/p>\n

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