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Babar Azam of Pakistan walks disconnected the tract aft being dismissed by Adam Zampa of Australia during the T20 International lucifer betwixt Pakistan and Australia astatine Gaddafi Stadium connected January 31, 2026 successful Lahore, Pakistan. (Photo/Getty Images)
Pakistan batter Babar Azam had different debased instrumentality successful the ongoing T20I bid against Australia, getting retired for 2 disconnected 5 balls successful the 2nd lucifer astatine Lahore connected Saturday.Babar was dismissed by leg-spinner Adam Zampa connected the archetypal shot of the eighth over.
Attempting to play the shot towards the limb side, helium was trapped successful beforehand of the stumps and had nary accidental of endurance erstwhile the shot struck the beforehand pad.
This was the 2nd consecutive clip Zampa has dismissed Babar successful T20Is.
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After choosing to bat, Pakistan mislaid opener Sahibzada Farhan early, with the right-hander scoring 5 disconnected 5 balls earlier getting retired successful the 2nd over. Opener Saim Ayub past added stableness alongside skipper Salman Ali Agha.
The brace enactment unneurotic a 55-run basal for the 2nd wicket earlier Ayub was dismissed for 23 disconnected 11 balls.Salman continued astatine the crease, but Babar became the 3rd batter to depart, leaving Pakistan successful occupation astatine 76 for 3. Pakistan had travel into the lucifer starring the three-match bid 1-0.Babar’s dismissal triggered reactions connected societal media, with respective users questioning his spot successful the T20 side. One idiosyncratic posted connected X, "Give maine state Give maine occurrence Give maine Zimbabwe Or I'll Retire."A Pakistani writer besides criticised the batter, writing, "76/3 wherefore is helium successful the squad ? Babar Azam is not a t20 cricketer period."
