Pakistan locked horns against Sri Lanka in their final Asia Cup 2023 Super Four game on Thursday at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Batting first Pakistan put up a challenging total of 252/7 in 42 overs in what was a rain-affected encounter.
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Pakistan did not have the best of start as they lost their first three wickets for 100 runs including that of captain and star batter Babar Azam.
Since his innings of 151 runs against Nepal in the opening game of the tournament, Babar has failed to deliver with the bat.
Thursday was no exception as the 28-year-old departed for just 29 runs in 35 balls.
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Pakistan's Babar Azam slammed after failing against Sri Lanka
As the Pakistani skipper once again failed to deliver for his team in a crucial encounter which was a virtual semi-final clash in the Asia Cup as the winner would join India in the final, Babar was trolled mercilessly on social media.
An Indian film personality Kamaal R Khan called him a 'Lukkha' batsman, roughly translated to 'worthless' batsman on Twitter.
Prediction 97:- Pakistan cricket team is not good enough to reach to semifinal of #WorldCup2023 forget the final. Their bowling and batting is really weak. @babarazam258 is Lukkha No.1 batsman, who scores runs against only weak teams like Nepal, UAE, Zimbabwe, Ireland, Etc.
— KRK (@kamaalrkhan) September 14, 2023
What next in the Asia Cup 2023?
India will next face Bangladesh in a dead rubber clash on Friday before facing the winner of Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the final of the competition.
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