Another thrilling chapter was added to the record book of India-Pakistan rivalry. In the 19th match of the tournament, India faced Pakistan and thrilled the New York crowd with a nail-biting encounter. Pakistan showed an impressive bowling performance initially but the batting line-up faltered in the second innings, leading to a narrow 6-run defeat. Looking back at the heartbreaking loss, Pakistan captain Babar Azam shared his insights on the team’s performance and the challenges they faced during the match.
Pakistan’s disappointing defeat:
During their bowling innings, Pakistan’s Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Mohammad Amir performed exceptionally with Shah and Rauf taking 3 wickets each while Amir took 2 wickets. Their combined efforts stifled the Indian batting line-up, including key players like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya, who were eliminated early. As a result, India could only score 119 runs, highlighting Pakistan’s dominance on the field.
Pakistan’s batting line-up suffered a significant setback against the Indian bowling attack and struggled to maintain momentum throughout the innings. Despite contributions from players like Mohammad Rizwan, Imad Wasim and captain Babar Azam, the team was in trouble as the entire side collapsed. With a total of just 113 runs on the scoreboard at the end of the innings, Pakistan’s batting performance raised doubts about its ability to effectively counter the opponent’s bowling strength.
Babar Azam on the defeat:
The day was disappointing for the Pakistan team as they suffered a 6-run defeat. On the defeat, he said, “We bowled well. In batting, we lost two wickets in a row and had too many dot balls. The tactics were simple to play normally. Just strike rotation and the odd boundary. But in that phase, we had too many dot balls. You can’t expect much from tailenders. We wanted to take advantage of the first overs in batting. But lost a wicket and again we were not at our best in the first six.”
There was a lot of excitement about the pitch. While talking about it, he said, “The pitch looked decent. The ball was coming well. It was a bit slow and some balls were bouncing too much. The last two games are to be won. We will sit down and discuss our mistakes, but we are looking forward to the last two games.”
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