Babar Azam Captain In T20I: A three-match T20 series is being played between Pakistan and Ireland. Ireland had won the first match of the series. Pakistani team has defeated Ireland by 7 wickets in the second T20I match. Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman have performed amazingly for Pakistan in this match. It is because of these players that the Pakistani team has been successful in winning the match. Babar Azam has created history by registering victory in the second match against Ireland.
Babar Azam did wonders
After winning the second T20I against Ireland, Babar Azam has become the most successful captain in T20 International cricket and has reached the first position in terms of winning the most matches as a captain in T20 International. Babar has won 45 matches as captain in T20I cricket. Uganda’s Brian Masaba is at second place. He has won 44 T20I matches as captain.
Captains who have won most matches in T20I cricket:
Babar Azam- 45 matches
Brian Masaba- 44 matches
Asghar Afghan- 42 matches
Eoin Morgan- 42 matches
Mahendra Singh Dhoni- 41 matches
Rohit Sharma- 41 matches
Captained Pakistan in so many T20I matches
Babar Azam has captained Pakistan in 78 T20I matches. Out of which Pakistani team has won 45. The team had to face defeat in 26 matches. There has been no result in 7 matches. Under his captaincy, the Pakistani team made it to the final of the T20 World Cup 2022. But then Pakistan had lost against England.
Pakistan won the match
In the second T20I match against Ireland, Pakistani captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bowl first. Ireland batted first and scored 193 runs. Lorcan Tucker and Harry Tector batted brilliantly for Ireland. Tucker scored 51 runs. Shaheen Afridi definitely took three wickets for Pakistan. But he gave away 49 runs in his four overs. The Pakistani team had a very bad start against Ireland. When Sam Ayub was out after scoring 6 runs. After this Babar Azam could not even open his account. But then Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman batted strongly. Rizwan scored 75 runs and Zaman scored 78 runs. In the end Azam Khan contributed 30 runs in 10 balls.
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