New Delhi. Pakistan team, which has been eliminated from the ICC T20 World Cup, has come out to save its honour in its last league match. Captain Babar Azam has won the toss and decided to bowl first in this match. Fast bowler Naseem Shah is not playing in this dead rubber match against Ireland. The captain has given Abbas Afridi a place in the playing eleven for today’s match.
Pakistan, which played against Ireland in its last match of the ICC T20 World Cup, has made one change in the playing eleven. After winning the toss, captain Babar Azam said that he is going to play this match like any other match. The former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board asked that the team is out of the tournament and the result of this match will not affect anyone, so how will they play such a match. Babar said that we had come here prepared to play all the matches. Whether its result matters or not, we will play this with the intention of winning like the rest of the matches.
The ICC T20 World Cup was a bitter memory for the Pakistan cricket team. The team was eliminated in the first round after losing the first two matches. The team, which started the tournament with the host USA, lost in a thrilling match in the super over. After this, Babar Azam’s team, which came to play against the Indian team, had to face defeat in a close contest. India did not let Pakistan achieve this even after scoring just 119 runs.
Pakistan’s playing XI
Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Saim Ayub, Babar Azam (captain), Fakhar Zaman, Usman Khan, Shadab Khan, Imad Wasim, Shaheen Afridi, Abbas Afridi, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Aamir.
Tags: Babar Azam, T20 World Cup
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 16, 2024, 19:46 IST