Highlights
Babar Azam made a mistake after the toss.
Pakistan gave Afghanistan a target of 269 runs.
New Delhi. The Pakistan team is becoming a topic of much discussion these days. The reason for which is the excellent performance of the team before the Asia Cup 2023. But captain Babar Azam is discussed more than the team’s win or loss. Now Babar has made such a mistake in the third ODI against Afghanistan, after which he is being mocked on social media. In this match, the captain made 4 changes to the team, announcing all of them during the toss, he named the player who entered the team two years ago.
Babar Azam gave Saeed Shakeel, Mohammad Wasim Jr., Mohammad Nawaz and Faheem Ashraf a chance in the third ODI. Describing these 4 changes, he chose Saeed Shakeel as the debutant. The surprising thing is that 2 years ago, Babar himself gave Saeed Shakeel the ODI debut cap. Now Babar Azam’s video after the toss is becoming very viral on social media. In the video, Babar is clearly seen portraying Saeed Shakeel as a newcomer.
Captain Babar Azam said during the toss that Saeed Shakeel is making his debut while he has already played 5 ODIs for Pakistan. Wow!!#PakvsAfg #BabarAzam #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/0ty0hRyT2k
— Kiffayat Ali (@KiffayatAli) August 26, 2023
Scored another half-century in the third ODI
Babar Azam is seen performing brilliantly before the Asia Cup. He scored his second consecutive half-century of the series in the third ODI. Babar played a brilliant innings of 60 runs off 86 balls. In the meantime, he was supported by Mohammad Rizwan. Rizwan also looked in good touch and played an innings of 67 runs. These two half-centuries have given the team a target of 269 runs to Afghanistan.
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After the batsmen, the bowlers have also started doing their work. Pakistan got off to a flying start and within 100 runs, half of Afghanistan’s team was pushed into the pavilion. Babar Azam & Company will soon clean sweep Afghanistan.
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Tags: Babar Azam, PAK vs AFG, Pakistan Cricket
First published: August 26, 2023, 21:57 IST