Asia Cup 2022 final: “Ye dukh kahe nahi khatam hota hai be” – Fans react as Pakistan captain Babar Azam departs for 5 runs in summit clash against Sri Lanka
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam once again failed to deliver for Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022. He departed after scoring only five runs in the summit clash against Sri Lanka in Dubai on Sunday (September 11).
The right-handed batter was caught brilliantly at fine-leg by Dilshan Madushanka off the bowling of Pramod Madushan. As a result, Pakistan were reduced to 22-1 in 3.2 overs while chasing 171 in the final against the Lankan side.
Babar experienced a nightmarish campaign with the bat in the Asia Cup. The leading Pakistan batsman registered a string of low scores throughout the tournament. He scored 5, 30, 0, 14, 9, and 10 (latest first) in six matches in the T20 tournament.
A big wicket for Sri Lanka as Babar Azam is dismissed!
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Cricket fans, including those from Pakistan took to Twitter to react after a shocking performance from the World No. 2 T20I batter in the tournament. Here are some of the tweets:
Babar Azam hall of shame tournament lmao 😂
@shoaib100mph Babar Azam in this Asia Cup
Matches - 6
Innings - 6
Runs - 68
Avg - 11.3
Sr - 107.9
HS - 30
Babar Azam 68(63) in This Asia Cup. #AsiaCup2022Final #SLvPAK
Babar Azam will never shake hand with anyone. #PAKvsSL https://t.co/B5W8QPmtrv
This too shall pass. Stay strong.
#BabarAzam #PAKvsSL twitter.com/babarazam258/s…
@babarazam258 Please resign from captaincy and focus on your game, #Goodbye
Condition of Babar Azam rn 😭 https://t.co/gCG0DZR0vt
Babar Azam in Asia Cup 2022 :
10(9)
9(8)
14(10)
0(1)
30(29)
5(6)
Nazar lgi hui ha Babar ko 😭😭 #BabarAzam𓃵 #AsiaCup2022Final
Babar Azam gifts his wicket on a wide delivery, very frustrating tournament for him! #PAKvsSL
@babarazam258 today again 😂😂😂😂 #PAKvsSL https://t.co/oaHPaCtHLf
@ajmaljami Bura waqt chal rha ho to camel per baithay hue insaan ko b kutta kaat laita hai perfectly fits to @babarazam258 & @FakharZamanLive
@MultanSultans Babar Azam in Asia Cup 2022:
10(9)
9(8)
14(10)
0(1)
30(29)
5(6)
Only one 20+ Score That Too In losing cause .
68 runs in 6 matches .😂🤣🤣🤣
#AsiaCup2022Final || #PAKvsSL https://t.co/Yhic1BiDUW
Asia Cup 2022 final: Bhanuka Rajapaksa guides Sri Lanka to 170/6 against Babar Azam-led Pakistan
Babar won the toss and asked Sri Lanka to bat first at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The Islanders had a terrible start to their innings as they were reduced to 36/3 in 5.1 overs. Bhanuka Rajapaksa stood tall in the pressure situation. The Punjab Kings batter top-scored for his side with 71 runs off just 45 balls, which comprised three sixes and six fours.
RCB all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga also scored a crucial 36 runs off 21 deliveries, while Dhananjaya de Silva added a valuable 28 runs in 21 balls as Sri Lanka posted 170/6 in their allotted 20 overs.
Haris Rauf scalped three wickets for Pakistan, while Naseem Shah, Shadab Khan, and Iftikhar Ahmed settled for one wicket each.
Pakistan winning the toss and batting second is seen as a major advantage as almost all the matches in the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup were won by the side chasing.
However, Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka stated that he doesn't consider the toss to be a major factor in deciding matches. In a press conference on the eve of the contest, he said:
"See, toss is a very important factor here, but still our batsman are very good at batting both first and second innings. We used the stats to chase down all the games we played here, but if we lose the toss, we are ready as well to bat first."
While Pakistan are chasing their third Asia Cup title, Dasun Shanka and Co. are searching for their country's sixth title. Sri Lanka had earlier defeated Pakistan in a Super 4 game by five wickets.
Babar Azam scored 30 in that contest but had looked far from the serene player he usually is. This time though, a leaping catch from Madushanka ended his travails early.