Lashing out at his batsmen, Pakistan captain Babar Azam on Friday mentioned that the below-par efficiency of his group in opposition to Zimbabwe within the second T20 International has harm him.
Zimbabwe, with out common T20 captain Sean Williams and senior batsman Greg Ervine due to accidents, gained a low-scoring match by 19 runs, with Brendan Taylor main them for the primary time in seven years.
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“Our performance today has hurt a lot and it was very poor cricket from us,” Babar mentioned after Pakistan’s shock defeat to the lowly-ranked Zimbabwean facet at Harare Sports Club.
The Pakistan captain mentioned they need to have gained the match simply, including that the middle-order has not been performing.
“Given that we chased down 200 totals in South Africa our performance today with the bat was very disappointing. We can’t blame the pitch or conditions for it. Our middle-order is struggling a lot and we are not able to finish matches.”
Babar, who top-scored for his group, mentioned one should additionally give credit score to Zimbabwe for a incredible bowling and fielding efficiency.
“Yes the pitch was not that easy but as professionals, this is no excuse for our performance.”
Babar mentioned Pakistan wanted to deal with their issues forward of the T20 World Cup later this 12 months.
“We knew how the pitch would play but none of us applied himself and we lost wickets at critical stages. I would like to give credit to Zimbabwe for very disciplined bowling and they didn’t drop their catches. Their fielding was impressive.”
This was Pakistan’s first defeat in opposition to Zimbabwe within the T20 format.
“Our openers also didn’t just give the start we needed.”
“In the T20 matches before the World Cup, we will try to plug in the weak areas and get a good combination going.”
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