Pakistan national cricket team batsman Babar Azam has opened up about his innings in the second innings of the ongoing second Test against the South African national cricket team. He said he was very disappointed with the way he went out after starting and not finishing well.
Babar Azam was the shining light with the bat for the Pakistan national cricket team in the ongoing second Test against the South African national cricket team at Newlands, Cape Town. The lead batsman showed solid performance with the bat in both innings and played an impactful knock.
Babar Azam scored 81 runs in two innings against South Africa.
Babar was the team’s lone warrior in the first innings as he achieved a crucial half-century, but his efforts were not enough. He was caught and removed leg-side by Kwena Maphaka, and after the wicket, the Pakistan national cricket team had scored 194 and enforced the follow-on.
Babar looked very pleasing to the eye in the second innings. The lead batsman pitched a solid inning for the team without making a single mistake during the inning. He hit his second successive half-century and added 205 runs in partnership with skipper Shan Masood (102*).
Babar Azam had all the gears to make it big, but lack of focus saw him walk out at the end of the day. The batsman went for a big drive towards the ball which fell outside off and was caught in the gully area. He scored 81 runs off 124 balls and hit 10 fours in the innings.
Both innings are very disappointing – Babar Azam
Babar Azam expressed his disappointment with the way he came out in both innings. He emphasized that once the batsman is stable, he should score big runs, and said he was very upset when he was sent off with only 15 minutes left in the game.
He said that the conditions at Newlands in Cape Town are different from Centurion and that it becomes easier once a player settles down. He explained this in an interview with reporters:
“I was very disappointed in both innings. We started well but didn’t finish well. If we become complacent, we have to go much further. So I was a little upset. There are only 15 minutes left.
“The conditions here are different from Centurion. You don’t expect that when you come to South Africa (the pitch will be too flat). It was a bit difficult with the new ball, but once we settled in and built the ball up, partnerships became easy. .”
They should have generated revenue during the partnership, but unfortunately that did not happen. – Babar Azam
Babar Azam also spoke about his partnership with Shan Masood, adding that his partnership should bring Pakistan back into the game. He added:
“We should have cashed in during our partnership, but unfortunately that didn’t happen. Our partnership with Shan in the second innings helped us get back into the game a bit,” he concluded.
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