Pakistan captain Babar Azam is proud of his team’s run in the Twenty20 World Cup and believes the injury to pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi at an inopportune juncture tilted the scales in England’s favour in the hard-fought final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Having begun their campaign with defeats at the hands of India and Zimbabwe, Pakistan were heading towards the exit but miraculously made the semi-finals after the Netherlands pulled off an upset to defeat South Africa. Pakistan strung together four wins on the trot to punch a ticket to the final but managed 137-8, and couldn’t defend the measly total despite a lion-hearted show from the bowlers.
Alhumdulillah, couldn’t be more proud of my pack. You all fought like true warriors.
Thank you everyone for all the support. Pakistan Zindabad🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/IawHR5U7q8
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) November 13, 2022
