We’ll look to improve in the next game adapt to the conditions we get in Napier,” Kiwi skipper said at the post-match presentation. Seifert was banging it around and took the pressure off. Pakistan's talismanic captain Babar Azam has been ruled out of the second Test against New Zealand starting in Christchurch on Sunday as he struggles to overcome a broken thumb. “You try to shift your focus. It was an emotional ten days. He once again put on a show against the Green Shirts in the ongoing T20I series. Babar Azam six. js.id = id; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; We provide you with the latest breaking news and videos straight from the entertainment industry. But that is the coach's thinking. 3 Batsmen with most sixes against a single team in international cricket. Really satisfying to get across the line. You try to play the role as well as you can, the boys have been playing so beautifully. Malik smoked six sixes in an over off Azam's bowling to help SAF Red score 210 runs in 10 overs. Jimmy Neesham and Ish Sodhi picked up a wicket apiece. Rohit Sharma becomes the only second batsman in the history of the game to smash 100 sixes against single team. The third and final T20I will be played at McLean Park in Napier on December 22. Maybe the stats at the start of our careers are similar, but he is the No.1 batsman in the world. Shoaib Malik smashes 6 sixes in an over off the bowling of Babar Azam in the Shahid Afridi Foundation charity match in Faisalabad #Cricket pic.twitter.com/lV1b4s4cfY, Babar Azam's excellent 100 off 26 balls at the Shahid Afridi Foundation match in Faisalabad #Cricket pic.twitter.com/dsKLLuyDE4. It … Tim Southee was the pick of the bowlers as he accounted for 4 dismissals. Babar Azam guides Pakistan to six-wicket win over Zimbabwe in 1st T20I Rawalpindi: Skipper Babar Azam’s 82 off 55 guided Pakistan to a six-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first T20I here at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday. South Africa last toured Pakistan in 2007 and during that series, Babar, who has now become the […] His cousins Kamran and Umar Akmal, who are older than him, were the reason he was attracted to cricket and their stories and success instilled inspiration into him. Report. Former Pakistan cricket captain Shahid Afridi's foundation's charity match witnessed some power hitting as Babar Azam and Shoaib Malik put on quite a show with the bat. Pakistani skipper scored 600 runs at an average of 100 in the six games he played in the past year. Root has advanced six places, overtaking the likes of Pakistan’s Babar Azam and India’s Cheteshwar Pujara in the process. js = d.createElement(s); CNN News18 Send an email 8 mins ago. Last year, Pakistan's coach Mickey Arthur compared Azam to Virat Kohli, saying the 23-year-old reminds him of the India skipper at the same age. Pakistan captain Babar Azam was named as the Most Valuable Cricketer of the Year following his stellar performances across all formats during the 2020 calendar year. F.P. KARACHI, Pakistan - Babar Azam will make his test captaincy debut on Tuesday against a tough South Africa team that is touring Pakistan for the first time in more than 13 years. Babar Azam is the cousin of Akmal (Kamran, Umar and Adnan) brothers and is often denoted as a talented opening batsman. An AFP file photo of Babar Azam. He has seven half-centuries and seven hundreds to his name. fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); He made three centuries and his highest score was 143. Watch: Babar Azam Concedes 6 Sixes In An Over, Then Hits 26-Ball Century Babar Azam clobbered eleven sixes and seven boundaries, scoring at a strike rate of 384.62. The 30-year-old Root returned to the top five after his magnificent double-century (228) against Sri Lanka in the first Test at Galle. Pakistan star cricketer wouldn’t have expected Kane to play that sort of shot and as the 30-year-old stalwart played the shot, the cameras were panned into Babar Azam who gave an epic reaction. Babar Azam is Pakistan cricket's rising batting star. Browse more videos. Azam … New Zealand wicket-keeper batsman Tim Seifert top-scored for the hosts with an impressive 84 off 63 balls including 8 fours and 3 sixes. We know how strong this Pakistan team is. He now replaces Babar Azam as the fifth-ranked Test batsman in the world. KARACHI - Babar Azam will make his Test captaincy debut on Tuesday against a tough South Africa team that is touring Pakistan for the first time in more than 13 years. He has advanced six places, overtaking the likes of Pakistan’s Babar Azam and India’s Cheteshwar Pujara in the process. var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; Indian media on Babar Azam hits fastest century in 26 balls, Shoaib Malik 6 Sixes - Pak Virat Kohli. Regular Pakistan skipper Babar Azam – who is out of action due to a knee injury – was spotted in the dugout on Sunday during the second T20I. However, in an interview to ESPNCricinfo, Azam said he shouldn't be compared to such a "big player" and claimed that Kohli is "the No.1 batsman in the world". Pakistan batsman Babar Azam struck a sublime century for Somerset in the Vitality T20 Blast fixture against Glamorgan in Cardiff on Wednesday. Mohammad Hafeez scored an unbeaten 99 off 57 balls including 10 fours and 5 sixes. Kane’s terrific shot took the commentators, fans, and Babar Azam by surprise. Fittingly, Afridi hit the winning runs for SAF green with a boundary. He registered 4/21 in his quota of 4 overs. The right-hander clobbered eleven sixes and seven boundaries, scoring at a strike rate of 384.62. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson continued his rich vein of form with the bat in the ongoing home series against Pakistan. KARACHI: Babar Azam will make his Test captaincy debut on Tuesday against a tough South Africa team that is touring Pakistan for the first time in more than 13 years. Azam got his revenge during the run chase, as he powered SAF Green's reply with a 26-ball hundred. During the second match, the right-handed batsman smashed a half-century with the help of 8 fours and a six. Chris Gayle had already made this record against England. This website follows the DNPA Code of Ethics. Azam scored 46 runs off 52 balls in Pakistan's ICC Champions Trophy 2017 title triumph over India in June earlier this year. I think it shouldn't be done. 1:26. Babar Azam will make his test captaincy debut on Tuesday against a tough South Africa team that is touring Pakistan for the first time in more than 13 years. Babar Azam gives epic reaction to Williamson’s six New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson continued his rich vein of form with the bat in the ongoing home series against Pakistan. Karachi: England’s captain Joe Root has risen to the fifth spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings for Batsmen, overtaking Pakistan’s skipper Babar Azam. Playing next. For a young Babar, the journey to becoming the best in the world started in 2007. Watch: Babar Azam Concedes 6 Sixes In An Over, Then Hits 26-Ball Century. Azam has recovered from a thumb injury that kept him out of the two-Test series in New Zealand, which Pakistan lost 2-0. We know the quality of their attack and it’s never certain over. Azam, who made his international debut for the Green Army in 2015, also had humble beginnings. What a shot that was from Kane Williamson pic.twitter.com/JtsdiHyk60, — cricket videos (@middlestump5) December 20, 2020. He was born in the famous Walled City and recalls the memories of "playing cricket and roaming around like a free-bird in those streets." Azam … 2 minutes read. Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed star as Pakistan defeat Zimbabwe in second ODI. "He compared me with a very big player. The star cricketer stunned the cricket fraternity by scoring a blistering 251 against West Indies. The stylish right-hander has played 36 ODIs so far in his career, scoring 1,758 runs at an average of 58.60. New Zealand wicket-keeper batsman Tim Seifert top-scored for the hosts with an impressive 84 off 63 balls including 8 fours and 3 sixes. Report LAHORE: Babar Azam, one of the most prolific modern-day batsmen, will lead Pakistan for the first time in Test cricket when his team take on South Africa in the two-Test series, which begins on 26 January. The visitors have a mountain … Babar Azam Hopes To Counter Tough Proteas In Own Conditions. Azam has recovered from a thumb injury that kept him out of the two-test series in New Zealand, which Pakistan lost 2-0. Babar Azam will make his test captaincy debut on Tuesday against a tough South Africa team that is touring Pakistan for the first time in more than 13 years. It was a good surface, there was something for the bowlers and you could build partnerships. I want to perform at a high level for Pakistan too," said Azam. (function(d, s, id) { The star cricketer stunned the cricket fraternity by scoring a blistering 251 against West Indies. They pulled it back and made the game a lot tighter. However, the highlight of the match was the shot with which he played off Haris’ bowling. Tim Southee was named the man of the match for his outstanding bowling performance. RAWALPINDI (Pakistan): Skipper Babar Azam smashed a robust half-century to lead Pakistan's six-wicket rout of Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 international in Rawalpindi on Saturday. Babar Azam will make his Test captaincy debut on Tuesday against a tough South Africa team that is touring Pakistan for the first time in more than 13 years. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tumblr Pinterest Reddit Messenger Messenger WhatsApp Share via Email. Chasing a moderate target of 157, Fakhar Zaman and Azam opened the innings for the hosts. Joe Root gained six positions after scoring a double century against Sri Lanka in the first Test match. We were chasing a par total and a couple of wickets would have made it more difficult for us. Talking about the match, Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first. 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Rawalpindi [Pakistan], November 1 (ANI): Babar Azam’s 77-run knock and Iftikhar Ahmed’s five-wicket haul helped Pakistan to defeat Zimbabwe by six wickets in the second ODI of the three-match series here at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Who will be India's most impactful player in the Test series vs England? In reply, the hosts chased down the target in 19.2 overs and won by 9 wickets to seal the T20I series by 2-0. Pakistan batsman Babar Azam scripted a record in the 20-over format.The talented right-handed batsman became the third-fastest to 5,000 T20 runs.Babar achieved the feat while playing for Somerset in the ongoing season of the Vitality T20 Blast.After failing to impress in the previous three matches, Babar struck 114*against Glamorgan in Cardiff.Here are further details on Babar. Fantastic innings by Seifert there, a really good effort with the ball. Babar Azam, the No.1-ranked batsman on the MRF Tyres ICC T20I Batting Rankings, scored an unbeaten 38-ball 59 in his first match after being appointed as Pakistan’s T20I captain, but rain had the final say on a wet Sunday, 3 November, as the first T20I ended in a no contest in Sydney. Azam has recovered from a thumb injury that kept him out of the two-Test series in New Zealand, which Pakistan lost 2-0. During the fifth ball of the 13th over, the New Zealand captain played a stylish uppercut shot that travelled a long way behind and sailed over the ropes.