After facing a heartbreaking defeat in the recently ended Test series against Bangladesh, Pakistan went back to their domestic cricket. They are competing in the Pakistan Champions One Day Cup, their domestic 50-over tournament. In the second match, Babar Azam scored a thrilling half-century, and that grabbed attention.
Babar Azam’s Half-Century Against Lions:
Since the past few times, Babar Azam has been dealing with off-form. Almost in every format, the Pakistani batters have been seen struggling. In the recently ended Test series, he failed to showcase his excellence. However, the scenario changed a bit during the ongoing Pakistan Champions One Day Cup.
Babar Azam has shown signs of returning to his best form with a powerful innings of 76 runs in the current tournament against the Lions. Coming in at number 3, Azam played a responsible knock, hitting 9 boundaries. His performance was instrumental in stabilizing the innings.
He formed a crucial partnership of 114 runs for the third wicket with Tayyab Tahir. This strong collaboration provided a significant boost to the Stalions’ innings, enhancing their overall performance in the match.
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Stallions Registered Massive Win:
In the second match of the Pakistan Champions One Day Cup, Mohammad Haris’ Stallions locked horns with Shaheen Afridi’s Lions. The Pakistani fans witnessed a thrilling encounter between these two teams. While batting first, Stallions lost their first wicket quickly as Yasir Khan was dismissed on 13 runs in 18 balls. Shan Masood added 41 runs in 53 balls.
Babar Azam and Tayyab Tahir played a crucial role. Both scored half-centuries and maintained a crucial partnership. Babar Azam was dismissed scoring 76 runs in 79 balls. Tahir scored 74 runs in 72 balls. Captain Mohammad Haris added 55 runs in 36 balls. The Stallions surpassed 300 runs, finishing with a strong total of 336 for 5 wickets in 50 overs.
After putting this giant total, the Stallions bowlers dominated the opponent. Haris Rauf thrived securing 3 wickets by conceding 43 runs. Mohammad Ali and Jahandad Khan secured 2 wickets each. Abrar Ahmed, Hussain Talat, and Mehran Mumtaz secured 1 wicket each. They restricted the Lions to just 203 runs. Stallions registered a massive 133-run wins over the Lions.
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