Pakistan’s all-former captain Babar Azam opened up on his side’s historic defeat to Afghanistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 fixture at Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium on Monday.
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Pakistan lost to Afghanistan for the first time in the 50-over format as they were beaten in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 fixture by eight wickets.
Babar Azam-led Green Shirts scored 282-7 thanks to captain Babar Azam (74) and opening batter Abdullah Shafique’s (52) half-centuries. Vice Captain Shadab Khan and batting all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed chipped in with handy knocks of 40 each.
Afghanistan completed the run chase in 49 overs thanks to fifties by Ibrahim Zadran (87), Rahmat Shah (77) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65).
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Babar Azam, in the post-match presentation, blamed his side’s bowling and fielding woes for the side’s heavy defeat. He said a team would never win if they failed in either batting, bowling and fielding departments.
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The right-handed batter added that his team put on an overall disappointing performance. He lamented about his bowlers not pitching at the right line and length and failing to pressurize batters.
Moreover, Babar Azam hit out at his side for conceding boundaries with their poor fielding.
The right-handed batter hailed Afghanistan for its impressive batting display.
