Pakistan captain Babar Azam praised Abdullah Shafiq and Mohammad for their excellent performance as the Pakistani duo helped the team achieve the highest ever ODI World Cup score against Sri Lanka – He praised Rizwan. Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by six wickets in Hyderabad on Tuesday to secure victory in their second World Cup match.
The Men in Green were under huge pressure in the match after losing two wickets right away, but Mohammad Rizwan and Abdullah Shafiq scored hundreds each in a historic chase Did.
At the post-match presentation, Babar praised Azam Abdullah and Rizwan’s calm and composed batting for putting Sri Lanka under pressure in the middle overs, and admitted that the team was at a disadvantage in the first over. Bowling 20-30 overs in a game.
“The credit to the players, especially Abdullah and Rizwan, is the way they built the pressure and put pressure on Sri Lanka.” It was all down to Mendis, he hit some great shots.” said Babar Azam.
Kusal Mendis and Sadira Samarawickrama each scored a counter-attacking hundred during the match and helped Sri Lanka reach a total of 344 runs in 50 overs.
Mohammad Rizwan’s unbeaten 131 and Abdullah Shafiq’s 113 helped Pakistan break the record for the most successful run chase in World Cup history.
We Finished Well, All Credit To The Bowlers – Babar Azam
Babar Azam feels that the victory was the result of teamwork rather than individual efforts. He further praised the bowlers for winning the match, mentioning and complimenting Shafiq on how well he performed in his first World Cup.
“We got a good result. It’s all thanks to the bowler. (About Shafiq) I’m very happy with his style of play. This is his first World Cup. On impulse, I saw him in the nets and decided to play against him.The way Rizwan and Abdullah formed a partnership helped us. We believed in that and built our partnership,” Babar Azam added.
Pakistan will face arch-rivals India on October 14 in the third ODI World Cup match. The Men in Blue have dominated Babar Azam’s teams in ICC competitions, but Pakistan will be looking to register their maiden win against India inAhmedabad.
