पाकिस्तान के कप्तान बाबर आजम मंगलवार को न्यूयॉर्क में टी20 विश्व कप में टीम की पहली जीत से राहत महसूस कर रहे थे, लेकिन उन्होंने अफसोस जताया कि वे कम ओवरों में 107 रन का लक्ष्य पूरा नहीं कर सके, क्योंकि पिच बल्लेबाजी के लिए मुश्किल थी।
Having suffered back-to-back defeats against the United States and India in their first two Group A matches, the match against Canada was a must-win for Pakistan rummybo.
Chasing a modest target, Pakistan rode on Mohammad Rizwan’s run-a-ball unbeaten 53 and Babar’s 33 to get over the line in 17.3 overs.
बाबर ने मैच के बाद पुरस्कार वितरण समारोह में कहा, “हमारे लिए यह अच्छा है, हमें इस जीत की जरूरत थी! हमने गेंदबाजी में अच्छी शुरुआत की; पहले छह ओवरों में ही हमें पता था कि हमें बेहतर प्रदर्शन करना होगा।”
“It was in our mind (to get over the USA’s net run rate), to win before 14 overs, but the pitch made it difficult.”
After scoring a run-a-ball 33, Babar was out, caught in the slips while trying to guide a delivery down to third man. The dismissal left the Pakistan skipper angry.
“Because I got out with the same shot twice (against India)! This is my shot, but sometimes you need success. I’ll try my best.”
India are currently placed atop Group A ahead of the US on run-rate, both having won their opening matches.
Pakistan climbed to third with two points from three games, ahead of Canada (2) and Ireland (0).
Canada captain Saad Bin Zafar felt it was a difficult wicket to bat early on rummy bo.
“Definitely, it was a bit disappointing. We wanted to play a positive brand of cricket and I think the wicket was not very helpful. It was difficult to bat early on – not a good toss to lose. We were about 25 to 30 runs short,” he said.