PAK vs NZ: "The Ton Against New Zealand Was Very Memorable" - Babar Azam Picks His 2019 World Cup Knock As His Favourite ODI Innings

The Pakistan all-format skipper Babar Azam revealed his favourite one-day international innings in his illustrious eight-year international career on Sunday, May 7. Babar Azam picked the century against New Zealand in the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2019 as his favourite knock for the Men in Green in the 50-over format.

Babar Azam scored an unbeaten century of 101 runs off 127 balls to help Pakistan chase down a target of 238 runs with five balls to spare in challenging conditions. The right-handed batter added a crucial 127-run partnership with Haris Sohail for the fourth wicket. However, Sohail got out when the team needed just two runs to win the match.

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Then It Became A Little Difficult – Babar Azam

Speaking about the innings on Pakistan’s social media handle, Babar Azam revealed that he and Haris Sohail decided to block spinners as there was a bit of help for them.

“The ton against New Zealand was very memorable. We restricted them for a good total. It became cloudy I think there was a bit of rain in the air. After that, the spinners started to get a lot of help,” Babar Azam said.

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“Then it became a little difficult. I and Haris could build a partnership from there on the game started to change. We decided to play Spinner as if we were playing a Test match,” he added.

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We Decided To Dominate The Fast Bowlers – Babar Azam

The 28-year-old said they planned to score around four runs per over off Mitchell Santner’s bowling, who was the only spinner in the attack. Babar said that he started to dominate the spinner after gaining confidence with a boundary-off sweep shot.

“They had only one spinner(Mitchell Santner). So we decided to take 4-6 runs per over. However, the fast bowling was coming nicely onto the bat so we decided to dominate the fast bowlers. Then two wickets fell Haris Sohail came he dominated the spinner for a bit,” he added.

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“From there a bit of momentum started to build and we took it till the end. Then I said Harry I can slog sweep Santner then he responded by saying the ‘surface is breaking’. Then I swept one it and went for a boundary then I swept another which I timed well then we started to dominate and won the game,” he concluded.

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