Babar Azam rues lack of partnership after Pakistan lose 1st T20I vs England – Our batters must step up

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Our batters must step up: Babar rues lack of partnership after PAK lose 1st T20I vs ENG. Courtesy: AP

HIGHLIGHTSPakistan scored 158 for 7 after being put in to bat firstEngland gained the match to take a 1-0 lead within the 7-match sequenceBabar and Rizwan placed on 85 runs for the opening wicket

Babar Azam, on Thursday, September 20, clearly mentioned that Pakistan batters must step up and chip in with constant performances. The Men in Green misplaced the primary of the seven T20Is in opposition to England by six wickets on the National Stadium in Karachi.

After being put in to bat first, Pakistan made an honest begin courtesy of an 85-run partnership between skipper Babar and Mohammad Rizwan off 9.3 overs. Once the 2 batters received out, the Pakistan middle-order couldn’t up the ante within the loss of life overs.

Barring Iftikhar Ahmed, who made 28 off 17, the opposite batters didn’t step up as England made a stupendous comeback. Babar talked about that the Pakistan batters didn’t sew collectively sufficient partnerships.

“The way we played the first powerplay was great. After 10 overs, there was a swing of momentum, which you have to credit England for. We didn’t have enough big partnerships. Our batters need to step up,” Babar was quoted as saying within the post-match presentation ceremony.

Rizwan scored 68 runs off 46 balls with six fours and one six and in addition turned the joint-fastest to 2000 runs in T20Is. However, his efforts went in useless. Babar, alternatively, scored 31 runs off 24 balls with three fours earlier than getting out to Adil Rashid.

After being requested to chase down 159, England received previous the ending line with 4 balls to spare. With three runs to win off the final 5 balls, Harry Brook hit a 4 by the duvet area to take the Three Lions dwelling.

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