Why Babar Azam is not playing do-or-die PAK vs SL Super 8 clash?

NEW DELHI: Pakistan person made a large telephone for their must-win Super 8 clash against Sri Lanka successful the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 arsenic Babar Azam has been near retired of the playing XI.At the toss, skipper Salman Agha confirmed 3 changes to the side.

“Massive opportunity. We request to bat well, vessel good and tract good and everything volition beryllium fine. We request to enactment up a bully full and effort and restrict them. Sometimes it tin beryllium pugnacious and sometimes it tin beryllium easy, it's a mixed feeling knowing what we request to do. We got 3 changes. Babar, Saim Ayub, Salman Mirza are not playing,” said Salman astatine the toss.Babar’s exclusion appears to beryllium form-related. In six matches truthful far, helium has scored conscionable 91 runs astatine an mean of 22.75 and a onslaught complaint of 112.34, numbers good beneath expectations for a subordinate of his stature.

Pakistan’s qualification script is present elemental but challenging. After England defeated New Zealand successful Colombo, the Group 2 array shifted dramatically. England finished unbeaten with six points from 3 games and person sealed the apical spot. New Zealand are 2nd with 3 points and a beardown nett tally complaint of +1.390.Pakistan beryllium 3rd with 1 constituent from 2 matches and a nett tally complaint of -0.461. To qualify, they indispensable bushed Sri Lanka by 64 runs to boost their nett tally complaint capable to overtake New Zealand.

With their World Cup hopes connected the line, Pakistan person taken a bold measurement by dropping their prima batter successful a do-or-die encounter.Pakistan (Playing XI): Sahibzada Farhan, Fakhar Zaman, Salman Agha(c), Khawaja Nafay, Usman Khan(w), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah,

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, Usman TariqSri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara(w), Charith Asalanka, Pavan Rathnayake, Kamindu Mendis, Dasun Shanaka(c), Janith Liyanage, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka