On Saturday, Pakistan took on England in their final group stage game of the 2023 World Cup at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
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Needing to win by at least 287 runs in order to qualify for the semifinals, Pakistan wanted to bat first but as it happened, England captain Jos Buttler called correctly and elected to bat first. England posted 337/9, led by a 132-run partnership between Joe Root (60) and Ben Stokes (84).
In replay, Pakistan's chase never got going as they lost both openers inside the first three overs. Salman Agha played a lone hand with 51.
The loss brought an end to Pakistan's World Cup campaign, marking the third ocnsecutive World Cup in which they had not qualified for the semifinals. But how have they fared so far under Babar Azam?
What is Pakistan's record in ICC events under Babar Azam's captaincy?
Babar Azam's first ICC event as captain was the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League. As part of that, Pakistan played seven different ODI series over a three-year span, for a total of 21 matches. They won 13, lost seven and tied one.
As part of the World Test Championship, Pakistan have played three separate cycles under Babar, starting with the 2019-2021 cycle. Their record across all these tours stands at 8 wins, 6 losses and 4 draws in 18 matches.
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As far as the tournaments go, Babar has led Pakistan in two T20 World Cups, in 2021 and 2022. In the former, they made it to the semifinal but were on the receiving end of a Matthew Wade special as Australia knocked them out. In 2022, they went a step further and made it to the final, but England defeated them in Melbourne.
The 2023 World Cup was Babar's first major ODI tournament as captain, and the side eventually finished in fifth place.
Tournament | Matches | Wins | Ties/Draws | Losses |
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ICC Cricket World Cup Super League | 21 | 13 | 1/0 | 7 |
ICC World Test Championship | 18 | 8 | 0/4 | 6 |
ICC T20 World Cup | 13 | 9 | 0/0 | 4 |
ICC Cricket World Cup | 9 | 4 | 0/0 | 5 |
Who will win the 2023 World Cup?
India and Australia are now among the favourites for the 2023 World Cup title. The odds were as follows ahead of this match, and you can click here to make your bet (selected regions).
Team | Odds |
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India | 1.95 |
Australia | 4.50 |
South Africa | 5.50 |
New Zealand | 7.50 |
Pakistan | 301.00 |