‘Dukh hua hai’- Babar Azam goes emotional in post match conference after 20-20 World Cup Final loss against England
Pakistan have faced disappointing back-to-back final loss in a major title after their loss in the 20-20 World Cup against England. Just two months after their loss in the Asia Cup 2022 Final against Sri Lanka, the Babar Azam-led side have failed to win a title again.
Following Pakistan’s loss in the 20-20 World Cup final Azam has rued the missed chances and looked disappointed in the post-match interview.
“Definitely, dukh hua hai (we are sad). It hurts when you can’t finish it off in a final, of course. We’re very proud to play for Pakistan and make the final. But it hurts when you can’t finish it off. We couldn’t finish it off in the Asia Cup either, and that does sting. This was a stressful week because we didn’t know we were in or out. But the way we grabbed our opportunity and played our best cricket in four matches in a row, our team deserves credit,” Babar said during the post-match press conference. The right-hand batter explained the change of momentum as the main reason for the game going away from them.
“The ball was seaming early on. We wanted to get 45-50 runs in the powerplay but we lost a few wickets. In 11 overs, we were around 85 [84], but the back-to-back wickets that fell in the middle order meant we lost momentum. Especially after Shadab and Shan’s partnership ending with both getting out soon after each other like they did,” Babar added.
“Our middle-order dot-ball ratio was a bit too high because we were in a different situation, trying to build a partnership. We couldn’t do that, and whenever a wicket falls, it takes the new batter 2-3 balls to settle down. That put us on the back foot as a batting unit because we couldn’t finish as we wanted,” said the Pakistan captain.
A good fightback from Pakistan bowlers
Despite a low score on the board, however, Pakistan fought back with their bowlers and gave a big scare to England’s batters in the second innings.
“The way we fought back and took the game to the final over, you’re left to wonder. Maybe if Shaheen had bowled, things might have been different. But credit to England’s bowling. We were trying to build a partnership, but losing back-to-back wickets puts pressure on you. That pressure remains on you till the 20th over. We were 20 runs or so short with the bat, even though we came back with the ball. After Shaheen’s injury, the game shifted to England’s side,” mentioned Babar.
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