Pakistan skipper Babar Azam failed to deliver yet again with the willow as he got out after scoring a mere 10 runs against Sri Lanka in a tense run chase at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on Tuesday, October 10.
Chasing a mammoth 345 for victory, Babar was forced to make his way into the middle early as opener Imam ul Haq once again fell prey to a short-pitched delivery. Imam tried to execute a pull shot against Dilshan Madushanka on the third delivery of the third over but could only manage to hit it straight down the throat of Kusal Perera patrolling the fine leg fence.
Babar, who had just managed five runs in Pakistan's World Cup opener against the Netherlands at the same venue needed to fire and score a big one to take his side over the line or even close to victory but a strangle down the leg side brought curtains on his knock.
It was again Madushanka who provided Sri Lanka with a much-needed breakthrough though this time the delivery was not that menacing. He bowled a full delivery down the leg side and the Pakistan captain tried to work it fine only to edge it straight to makeshift wicketkeeper Sadeera Samarawickrama who was asked to don the gloves after Kusal Mendis was taken to hospital due to excessive cramps.
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