Matthew Hayden praises Babar Azam for throwdowns to Mohammad Rizwan: He confirmed that it wasn’t nearly him

T20 World Cup 2022: Mentor Matthew Hayden was delighted after Babar Azam’s Pakistan defeated Kane Williamson’s New Zealand within the semi-final on the SCG in Sydney.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 9, 2022 23:56 IST

It wasn’t nearly him: Hayden praises Babar for throwdowns to Rizwan. Courtesy: AP

By India Today Web Desk: Pakistan cricket group’s mentor Matthew Hayden heaped reward on Babar Azam for serving to his opening accomplice Mohammad Rizwan previous to the T20 World Cup 2022 semi-final in opposition to New Zealand on Wednesday, November 9 on the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Pakistan gained the match by seven wickets and superior to their first T20 WC last since 2009 the place they defeated Sri Lanka. Both Babar and Rizwan have been struggling for type though the Men in Green by some means managed to qualify for the semis.

In the semis, each batters put forth their A-game and stitched collectively a 105-run stand for the opening wicket after Pakistan have been requested to chase down 153.

Hayden, who joined the Pakistan nationwide group again in September, lauded Babar for sending throwdowns to Rizwan earlier than the match on the SCG. Hayden spoke about the identical in a dressing room video uploaded on Pakistan cricket’s Twitter deal with.

“Sensational performance. I think as coaches and a team, we can only ask about giving our best and clearly tonight that was the case. It was just an extraordinary effort. I want to make a special mention to a moment that I saw at the start of play and that was Babar throwing balls to Rizzy and I thought, from an opening partnership’s point of view, that’s exactly what this team requires,” Hayden mentioned.

“It’s just extraordinary that they decided to do that. There were plenty of coaches around, but Babar showed that it wasn’t just about him, it’s also about his mate at the other end,” he added.

Rizwan went on to bag the Player of the Match award after he scored 57 runs with the assistance of 5 fours. Babar additionally regained type by scoring a fifty, serving to Pakistan get previous the end line with 5 balls to spare.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Nov 9, 2022