ABU DHABI – September 11 (ONLINE) Former Pakistan Captain Waqar Younis lashed out at the team’s middle-order which had no answers to the questions posed by the Sri Lankan bowlers yesterday in the last game of Super Four Asia Cup.
Babar Azam and his men were bowled out for 121 after being put into bat first. They had their powerplay of the event (49/1); however, they were also bowled out for their lowest event total.
Skipper Babar Azam made 30 off 29 balls while Mohammad Rizwan scored 14 off 13. However, the remaining middle-order batters too failed to strike at even a 100, with Fakhar Zaman (13 off 18), Iftikhar Ahmed (13 off 17), and Khushdil Shah (4 off 8) coming up with lackluster performances as well, despite it being a dead rubber.
“How long are we going to keep on relying on Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan? Today was the opportunity to test the middle order. They came in when there were plenty of overs left but were exposed”, remarked Waqar while commentating for Star Sports.
In reply, Sri Lanka, on the back of a well-composed knock by opener Pathum Nissanka (55* off 48), chased the target down with five wickets in hand and three overs to spare.
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