The new year 2024 has started. And in this new year, Pakistan's two openers Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub have made an unexpected record. Both of them started the new year by scoring a duck.

The Pakistan cricket team is currently in Australia to play a three-match Test series. Pakistan has already lost the series after losing the first two matches of the series. In the third match, Australia and Pakistan will play the first Test match of the new year in Sydney. And at the beginning of the Sydney Test, two Pak openers set a rare record.

Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first in Sydney. Opener Abdullah Shafique was dismissed on the second ball of the innings. He returned to dressing room with 0 runs off 2 balls. Saim Ayub, another opener, was dismissed in the second ball of the next over. He also returned to dressing room with 0 runs from 2 balls. This is the first time that two openers get dismissed by 0 run in Test cricket at the beginning of the new year. And this unwanted record was made by Pakistan's two openers, Shafique and debutant Ayub.

Pakistan scored 313 runs in the first innings in Sydney. In response, Australia ended the day's play with 6 runs without a wicket. Australia is currently leading 2-0 in the series.