Sarfaraz Ahmed tried his finest to get underneath the pores and skin of Babar Azam in a Champions Cup match on Thursday in Faisalabad, however the batting nice did not lose his cool and responded with a century to regain his kind, which has been a matter of scrutiny for a while in Pakistan cricket.
Coming in to bat at No. 3 for the Stallions, Babar was welcomed by Dolphins wicketkeeper Sarfaraz, who tried to place Babar underneath stress with sarcastic phrases.
“Jaldi nahi hai, jaldi nahi hai. Bas in logon ko bolo Babar Babar karte rahe. Babar ko 40 over khila denge aur baaki saare out ho jayenge (no hurry, inform spectators to chant Babar, Babar. Let Babar play 40 overs and we are going to get others out),” Sarfaraz’s was caught as saying on the stump microphone.
Coming in to bat at No. 3 for the Stallions, Babar was welcomed by Dolphins wicketkeeper Sarfaraz, who tried to place Babar underneath stress with sarcastic phrases.
“Jaldi nahi hai, jaldi nahi hai. Bas in logon ko bolo Babar Babar karte rahe. Babar ko 40 over khila denge aur baaki saare out ho jayenge (no hurry, inform spectators to chant Babar, Babar. Let Babar play 40 overs and we are going to get others out),” Sarfaraz’s was caught as saying on the stump microphone.
Nevertheless, Babar responded the easiest way he might, by scoring 104 not out off 100 balls, together with 7 fours and three sixes, which took the Stallions to a aggressive 271 for 7 in 50 overs.
In response, the Dolphins succumbed and crashed to 97 all out in 25 overs to lose by an enormous 174 runs. Sarfaraz scored simply 5
Jahandad Khan (3 for 18) and Mehran Mumtaz (3 for 14) took three wickets every for the Stallions. Haris Rauf and Abrar Ahmed contributed with figures of two for 28 and a pair of for 15 respectively.
