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Pakistan captain and star batsman Babar Azam has scored a century in the opening match of Asia Cup 2023. He batted in difficult conditions against Nepal on Wednesday. He scored 100 runs off 109 balls. During this he hit 10 fours. Babur initially showed a lot of patience and then took an aggressive stance. He completed his fifty off 72 balls while the next 50 came off 37 balls. This is Babar’s 19th century in ODI career. He has achieved an important feat.
Let us tell you that for the first time, Pakistan and Nepal were facing each other in an international cricket match. Babar Azam became the first Pakistani player to score a century against Nepal in any format. Nepal team is playing in Asia Cup for the first time. Nepal qualified for the tournament by winning the 2023 ACC Men’s Premier Cup. Nepal’s bowlers bowled effectively early against Pakistan. Pakistan were struggling with the score of 124 for 4 after Babar and Iftikhar Ahmed put up a strong fight against the Nepali bowlers.
The Pakistan team that won the toss and went into bat did not have a good start. Opener Fakhar Zaman returned to the pavilion after scoring 14 runs in 20 balls with the help of 3 fours. He was caught out by Karan KC off Asif Sheikh in the sixth over. At the same time, Imam-ul-Haq managed to score just 5 runs off 14 balls. He was run out in the seventh over. After this, Babar and Mohammad Rizwan took charge. The duo put on an 86-run stand for the third wicket to take Pakistan to a century. Rizwan scored 44 runs in 50 balls and was run out in the 24th over. Rizwan hit 6 fours. Aga Salman’s bat (5 off 14 balls) did not work.