How many ducks Babar Azam owns in T20 cricket? Stats
What's the story
Pakistan cricket team stalwart Babar Azam perished for a three-ball duck in the 1st encounter of the T20I Tri-series against Zimbabwe on November 18. Brad Evans dismissed the star batter in the 5th over, trapping him leg before wicket. Despite Pakistan going on to win the contest eventually in a chase of 148, Babar faltered. Here we decode his stats in T20s.
22 ducks
Babar owns 22 ducks in T20s
From 324 matches (313 innings), Babar owns 22 ducks in T20s. As many as 9 of his 22 T20 ducks have come for Pakistan in T20Is from 132 matches (125 innings). As per ESPNcricinfo, Babar edged pasr Shahid Afridi (8) in terms of T20I ducks for Pakistan. He is only behind the likes of Saim Ayub and Umar Akmal, who own 10 ducks each.
Win
Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in T20I Tri-series opener
Pakistan narrowly defeated Zimbabwe by five wickets in the opening match of the T20I Tri-Series in Rawalpindi. Chasing a modest target of 148 runs, the hosts faced early setbacks and a middle-order collapse. However, Usman Khan's unbeaten 37 and Mohammad Nawaz's late flourish ensured victory with four balls to spare. Earlier, Zimbabwe posted a total of 147/8 in 20 overs.