Babar Scores 43-Ball 44 vs USA, Gets Lambasted By Experts On Social Media

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam was astatine the receiving extremity of disapproval aft erstwhile India all-rounder Irfan Pathan took an indirect jibe astatine his slow-paced sound against the USA successful the ongoing T20 World Cup. The co-hosts USA pulled disconnected an aboriginal upset by defeating 1 of the tournament's favourites Pakistan successful a Super Over thriller. On the Dallas aboveground which was little tenacious and unpredictable to New York, Babar struggled to people run-a-ball successful his archetypal 23 deliveries. He managed to muster up conscionable 9 runs successful the 23 balls that helium faced. After knowing the quality of the aboveground helium went connected to people runs astatine a 170-plus onslaught complaint earlier getting dismissed by Jessy Singh connected 44(43).

Pathan slammed the Pakistan skipper for his sound and felt that Babar didn't assistance his team's cause.

"On a reasonably decent batting information arsenic a skipper if you are playing 40 shot inning with 100 onslaught rate. You aren't helping your squad cause," Pathan wrote connected X.

On a reasonably decent batting information arsenic a skipper if you are playing 40+ shot inning with 100 onslaught rate. You aren't helping your squad cause. #babarazam

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) June 6, 2024

Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle was successful sync with Pathan's views and felt Babar looked retired of bushed against a disciplined USA bowling line-up.

"I person seen Babar Azam play galore good innings. This 44(43) won't beryllium among them. On a decent surface, helium looked strangely retired of rhythm," Bhogle wrote connected X.

I person seen Babar Azam play galore good innings. This 44(43) won't beryllium among them. On a decent surface, helium looked strangely retired of rhythm.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 6, 2024

Recapping the game, Pakistan managed to crawl to 159/7 aft Shaheen Afridi came successful and pulled disconnected a mates of large hits astatine the end.

In reply, the USA looked good poised to pursuit down the total. After Andries Gous and the skipper Monank Patel brought up a 68-run partnership.

But Pakistan made inroads of a comeback with the pacers hitting accordant enactment and length. With 5 needed connected the last ball, Nitish Kumar struck a 4 to nonstop the crippled to Super Over.

Experienced speedy Mohammad Amir who shined successful the penultimate implicit was handed the shot to vessel the last six deliveries.

But it turned retired to beryllium a implicit opposition successful performance, helium missed his line, bowled a mates of wides and gave distant 18 runs.

In reply, Pakistan folded connected 13/1 and allowed the USA to locomotion distant with a 5-run win.

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