Pakistan’s star batsman Babar Azam is undoubtedly not part of the Asia Cup team at the moment but he once again caught the fans of the fans due to his brilliant shots in an exhibition match. Babur faced with Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar in this match played between Peshawar Zalmi and Legends XI.
Akhtar, who scared the batsmen with high speed balls in his time, was seen some faded in this match, while Babur took advantage of his growing age and hit fours and sixes. Babur hit a long six on the first leg side and then thrilled the audience with two consecutive fours. This clash of Babur and Akhtar is becoming very viral on social media.
However, Babur’s innings did not last long and he was bowled by Saeed Ajmal by scoring 41 runs in 23 balls. Zalmi’s team was moving towards a big score but was reduced to 144 in 14.4 overs. Shoaib Akhtar’s names were 35 runs in two overs, while Abdul Razzaq (3/18) and Shahid Afridi (3/10) showed shine with three wickets. Ajmal and Mohammad Hafeez took two wickets each.
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Not only batting, Babur also left his mark in bowling. He took two wickets for 21 runs, putting three overs from the off -spin. Azhar Ali (9 runs) was caught out and bowled Younis Khan (2 runs). Apart from him, Irfan also took two wickets and strengthened Zalami. Chasing the target, Legends XI could reach 138/6 only in 15 overs. Only Inzamam-ul-Haq (46)* and Azhar Mahmood (34)* fought on behalf of the team. In the last over, Mahmood tried to score runs fast but the team fell seven runs behind the target.
In this way, Zalami won this exciting match by 7 runs, and Babar Azam again proved with his all -round performance as to why he is considered the most trusted player in Pakistan.
