PAK vs NZ: Babar Azams Pakistan Brutally ROASTED After Losing 3rd T20I To Second-String New Zealand; Check Here
With T20 World Cup 2024 so near, reappointed captain Babar Azam has many gaps to fill. Pakistan cannot become a successful T20 side untill unless they start batting as per the world standards.
Pakistan statitician Mazher Arshad released a stat which says that in their entire history, Pakistan have produced just one batter with a batting strike rate of over 140 and he was Shahid Afridi, who retired 8 years ago.
He came up with another stat after Sunday night loss, which says that Pakistan scored 54 without any loss in the powerplay but in the next 7 overs, they managed jut 51 runs despite three free hits available for them. Since T20 World Cup, Pakistan have won jst 5 matches out of the 14 played so far.
Babar Azam’s Pakistan was given a reality check by their fans, critics on social media. Check Below.
New Zealand without 16 first-choice players have beaten Pakistan, who are pretty much full strength at home. The concerning part for Pakistan is this performance isn’t one-off. Since the T20 WC in 2022, Pakistan have won just 5 out of 14 matches. #PakvNZ
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) April 21, 2024
All those calling New Zealand “B” “C” and “D” team and wishing a 5-0 or 4-0 must stand up and eat their words! No team in a T20 format can be taken lightly .. with a Chapman in it #PAKvNZ
— Shahid Hashmi (@hashmi_shahid) April 21, 2024
Fielding standards of Pakistan _#PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/G2FG14WaCZ
— Dhonism (@Dhonismforlife) April 21, 2024
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first. The NZ bowlers pulled things back in style after Pakistan openers Saim Ayub and Babar provided a good start. But while Ayub struck his runs at over 140 strike rate, Babar, Rizwan were playing with a substandard strike rate. Thanks to Irfan Khan’s 20-ball 30 and Shadab Khan’s quickfire 41, Pakistan managed 178 fr 4 in 20 overs.
New Zealand showed that it was a nice track to bat on and go for boundaries as they chased down the target in just 18.2 overs with 7 wickets in hand. Mark Chapman smashed a 42-ball 87 to win the Man of the Match award. The series is now 1-1 after 3 matches. The first game was washed out while Pakistan had won the 2nd match. The series will now conclude in Lahore where the remaining two games will be played.