NZ vs PAK, Third T20I: Babar Azam’s third consecutive fifty goes in vain as Finn Allen powers Kiwis to series win, netizens react

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NZ vs PAK, Third T20I: Babar Azam’s third consecutive fifty goes in vain as Finn Allen powers Kiwis to series win, netizens react

NZ vs PAK, Third T20I: The former Pakistani skipper Babar Azam has scored 57 (35), 66 (43) and 58 (37) in the three matches of the series so far.

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January 17, 2024 11:40 IST
NZ vs PAK, Third T20I: Babar Azam’s third consecutive fifty goes in vain as Finn Allen powers Kiwis to series win, netizens react
NZ vs PAK, Third T20I: Babar Azam’s third consecutive fifty goes in vain as Finn Allen powers Kiwis to series win, netizens react

New Delhi: Former Pakistani skipper and star player Babar Azam has seem to found his form back, as the batter scored his third consecutive fifty in the ongoing five-match T20I series against the Black Caps.

Babar Azam, who was under fire due to his recent lacklustre form, has seemingly found his grove back on Pakistan’s tour of New Zealand for the five-match T20I series.

The former Pakistani skipper has scored 57 (35), 66 (43) and 58 (37) in the three matches of the series so far.

However, as an anticlimactic twist, despite Babar’s power show, Pakistan lost all three matches by 46, 21 and 45 runs, respectively, handing the hosts an unassailable lead of 3-0 in the five-match series.

With two matches still to go in the series, Mitchell Santner and company will try to register a 5-0 whitewash against the men in green to get themselves some much-needed momentum before the ICC T20I World Cup later this year.

On the contrary, the men in green will need to step up their game and win the next two matches for their pride and avoid their second consecutive series whitewash, as they were whitewashed 3-0 in the three-match test series on their trip to Australia.

Netizens react

Netizens on X (Formerly known as Twitter) started to flood the social media platform with praises towards Babar Azam while also sharing memes on the Pakistani cricket team’s disappointing performances in the series.

Check out their reactions below:

Finn Allen’s dominance

Earlier, Pakistani skipper Shaheen Afridi won the toss and opted to bowl first, but New Zealand opener Finn Allen (137), with his historic innings decorated with 16 sixes, which is the joint most by any player in a T20I innings, powered the Kiwis to 224 for 7 in 20 overs.

In reply, despite Babar Azam (58) playing a fighting knock, Pakistan fell short of the required target by 45 runs, giving the Black Caps the series win with two matches still to go.

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