Watch: Babar Azam angry at Afghanistan team after second ODI
- By Raza Haidery, Web Desk -
- Aug 26, 2023
A video of Pakistan captain Babar Azam angry at the Afghanistan cricket team after the second ODI went viral on social media.
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The fixture, which Pakistan because of pacer Naseem Shah’s heroics with the bat, was full of drama.
.@iNaseemShah does it again! 🤩
Pakistan ride on @76Shadabkhan‘s excellent knock and @ImamUlHaq12‘s glorious 91 to gain an unassailable 2️⃣-0️⃣ lead 💪🇵🇰#AFGvPAK | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/olIrabso3e
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 24, 2023
A video of the Pakistan captain engaging in a verbal spat with his Afghanistan counterpart Mohammad Nabi following the match went viral. The officials pacified the situation.
I have never seen Babar this angry🔥🥹.#BabarAzam #PAKvAFG #AFGvPAK #PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/D21z33y9JD
— Shaharyar Ejaz 🏏 (@SharyOfficial) August 24, 2023
The reason for the heated exchange was not disclosed but netizens assumed it was about the mankad.
Afghanistan, who were playing to stay alive in the three-match ODI series, elected to bat in the second ODI. The side scored 300-5 on the back of wicketkeeper batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s 150 after. He scored run-a-ball 151 with 14 fours and three sixes to his name.
He put on an opening partnership of 227 with Ibrahim Zadran, who scored a half-century. The latter hit six boundaries and two maximums on his way to 101-ball 80.
As far as Pakistan’s bowling was concerned, left-arm pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi was the pick of the bowlers with his two-wicket haul.
Pakistan won the game with a ball to spare thanks to opener Imam-ul-Haq and skipper Babar Azam’s half-centuries. The left-handed batter top scored with 91 off 105 balls. His knock included four boundaries.
He put on 118-run stand for the second wicket with the captain, who scored 66-ball 53 with six fours to his name.
Shadab Khan chipped in with his useful 48 off 55 balls. The right-handed batter hit three boundaries and a maximum.
Fazalhaq Farooqi was the highest wicket-taker with his three-wicket haul.
Related – Watch: Naseem Shah gets emotional after Pakistan beat Afghanistan