India vs Pakistan LIVE: Pakistan heavily reliant on Babar Azam, Mohd Rizwan- Ahead of the highly-anticipated India vs Pakistan blockbuster, former Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has spoken about Pakistan’s weakness. He said that the batting department is heavily reliant on the likes of openers—Captain Babar Azam and Mohd Rizwan. Follow T20 World Cup live updates on insidesport.in
“Pakistan is relying heavily on Babar and Rizwan,” he said.
India vs Pakistan LIVE: Pakistan heavily reliant on Babar Azam, Mohd Rizwan, says Inzamam-Ul- Haq | Explained
- The two players are in sensational form in 2021. While Azam has scored 397 runs, Azam amassed 523 runs.
- They have been consistent in the shortest format with most runs when it comes to partnership in the shortest format.
- The duo can take the game away from the opposition owing to their smashing form in the ongoing calendar year.
Babar Azam in 2021
| Year | Mat | Inns | NO | 100s | 50s | 0s | HS | Runs | Avg | S/R | Ca | St |
| 2021 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 122 | 523 | 37.36 | 132.74 | 12 | 0 |
Mohd Rizwan in 2021
| Year | Mat | Inns | NO | 100s | 50s | 0s | HS | Runs | Avg | S/R | Ca | St |
| 2021 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 115* | 397 | 44.11 | 51.23 | 22 | 0 |
| Highest partnership runs in a career | ||||||||
| Partners | Span | Inns | NO | Runs | High | Ave | 100 | 50 |
| Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) | 2019-2021 | 15 | 0 | 829 | 197 | 55.26 | 3 | 3 |
Pakistan’s Middle-order wobble
- The likes of Haider Ali and Asif Ali have been dismal in their T20I career.
- Shoaib Malik and Mohd Hafeez haven’t fired big in their last T20 tournament- CPL 2021.
- The experienced duo needs to play their best innings if Pakistan aims to defeat India for the first time in T20Is.
- Malik and Hafeez do not have good enough records against India. While Malik has scored 164 runs in 8 matches against India at an average of 27.33, Hafeez has amassed 156 runs in 7 matches at an average of 26.
- Their strike rates are also under scanner: Malik bats at 103+ while Hafeez plays at a strike rate of 118+
Haider Ali- 256 runs in 15 matches at an average of 19.69. He is yet to score a fifty for Pakistan.
Shoaib Malik- Pakistan stalwart had managed just 67 runs in 11 matches during the recently-concluded Caribbean Premier League
Mohd Hafeez- The oldest player from Pakistan amassed 179 runs in 8 innings at an average of 29.8 with a lone fifty in CPL 2021.
Asif Ali- The 30-year-old has played 29 T20Is managing just 344 runs at a poor average of 16.38.
Lower-middle order- Imad Wasim & Shadab Khan
The duo has been forgetful with the bat. While Imad has raked 328 runs in 52 T20Is, Shadab Khan has managed 226 runs in 53 appearances.
India vs Pakistan LIVE: Pakistan heavily reliant on Babar Azam, Mohd Rizwan, says Inzamam-Ul- Haq | Explained
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