“Have to win the last 2 matches”: Babar Azam after disappointing result against India

New York: Following his side’s six-run loss to India in their ICC T20 World Cup match, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam admitted that his side losing back-to-back wickets and playing more dot balls in the second half of their innings contributed to their defeat despite a fine bowling performance. 

Pakistan failed to hold their nerves and choked under the pressure while chasing a target of 120 runs as Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya pulled the game back for India with their bowling and left their arch-rivals short by 6 runs at the Nassau County International Stadium in New York.

Speaking in the post-match presentation, Babar said, “We bowled well. In the batting, lost back-to-back wickets and had too many dot balls. Tactics were simple to play normally. Just strike rotation and the odd boundary. But in that period (the second half of their run-chase) we had too many dot balls. We cannot expect much from tailenders. Our mind was to utilise the first six overs in batting. But one wicket down, and again we were not up to the mark in that phase.”

“Have to win the last two matches. Will sit and discuss our mistakes but looking forward to the last two matches,” added Babar.

After winning this thrilling encounter, India is now at the top of Group A with 4 points while Pakistan remain second bottom with 0 points so far.

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