NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s keeper-batter Azam Khan was within the line of fireside on Thursday after his facet succumbed to a crushing seven-wicket defeat within the fourth and last T20I towards England on the Oval.
Azam, who scored a five-ball duck after which dropped a few sitters behind the stumps drew flak on social media as his torrid run with each bat and gloves continued.
The 25-year-old has had a string of low scores not too long ago and has been poor behind the stumps as properly and after his uninteresting outing in Pakistan’s last T20I recreation earlier than the T20 World Cup, questions over his choice and spot within the facet had been raised on social media.
Azam, who scored a five-ball duck after which dropped a few sitters behind the stumps drew flak on social media as his torrid run with each bat and gloves continued.
The 25-year-old has had a string of low scores not too long ago and has been poor behind the stumps as properly and after his uninteresting outing in Pakistan’s last T20I recreation earlier than the T20 World Cup, questions over his choice and spot within the facet had been raised on social media.
With the defeat, Pakistan misplaced the T20 collection 2-Zero as the primary and third video games in Leeds and Cardiff had been washed out.
England, alternatively, now will head into the protection of its T20 World Cup title on the again of a collection win over Pakistan.
Within the last recreation, after limiting Pakistan to 157 all out, England powered to its goal with 27 balls remaining largely due to Phil Salt’s 45 and captain Jos Buttler’s 39 of their opening stand of 82 off 38 balls.
The T20 World Cup staged collectively in the USA and the Caribbean begins Saturday, with England’s opening match towards Scotland in Barbados on Tuesday and Pakistan taking part in for the primary time on June 6 towards the US.