Babar Azam played his debut match in Big Bash League today, but it was a flop. Babar, who opened for Sydney Sixers, was out after scoring only 2 runs. He played 5 balls and had a narrow escape in the other 2 balls also. His team also lost this match.

Perth Scorchers won the toss and decided to bowl first. Daniel Hughes and Babar Azam started the innings for Sydney Sixers. Sydney did not have a good start, Hughes was out in the very first over off the bowling of Aaron Hardy. He could not even open the account, the last ball of the over went to Babar Azam, which he defended.

Babar Azam out after scoring 2 runs in debut match

Babar Azam defended the fifth ball of the second over. Joel Paris bowled the next ball on wicket length, on which Babar Azam hit. The ball went in the air and fell a short distance away from the fielder. This could have been a catch. On the fourth ball of the third over bowled by Couch, Babar Azam tried to hit a big shot using his steps, but the ball went in the air and fell between the two fielders. He survived once again. Babar ran on this ball and took 2 runs.

BABAR AZAM OUT FOR 2!#BBL15 pic.twitter.com/fqRiu8mewK

— KFC Big Bash League (@BBL) December 14, 2025

Babar Azam was out after hitting a lap shot

Looking at Babar Azam, it did not seem that he is such a big batsman, he was just playing lap shots on every ball. That means he was just swinging the bat. Babar bowled a similar shot on the fifth ball of the third over bowled by Brody Couch, on which he was caught out.

Batting first in this match of 11 overs due to rain, Sydney Sixers scored 113 runs for 5 wickets. Jack Edwards played a good inning of 46 runs in 21 balls. Earlier, Josh Philip had scored 28 runs in 18 balls.

Perth Scorchers achieved the target of 114 with 5 balls remaining. Cooper Connolly scored 59 runs in 31 balls with the help of 5 sixes and 3 fours.

Babar azam bbl salary: Babar Azam is going to make his BBL debut in the Big Bash League (BBL 2025-26) season. Former Pakistan team captain Babur, this time will be seen playing for Sydney Sixers. Actually, before the start of the season, there is a ‘pre-draft sign’ process, in which the teams have a chance to sign a foreign player. Under this process, Sydney Sixers have included Babar Azam in his squad. Here you will be able to know how much money Babar Azam will take to play in BBL?

How much salary was given to Babar Azam?

The Sydney Sixers Franchise also follows the salary system in the Big Bash League. The maximum amount of 4 lakh 20 thousand Australian dollars received by a player in BBL is Australian dollars. This amount is equal to about 2.35 crores in Indian currency. Therefore, Babar Azam will get a maximum salary of Rs 2.35 crore to play in BBL.

Let us know that the salary cap of a team in the Big Bash League is about Rs 16.77 crore. The team has to divide the tank of roster of 18 players out of this. Babar Azam has scored 11,330 runs in his 320 -match T20 career, but his strike rate is not 130. Today, Babur plays only at a strike rate of 129 in batting at a stormy rate of 180-190. Therefore, it is possible that Sydney Sixers will not loot Rs 2.35 crore on them.

How many salary do Babar Azam take in PSL

Babar Azam plays for Peshawar Jalmi in Pakistan’s largest T20 franchise league, PSL. He gets a salary of about Rs 1.88 crore (in Indian currency) to play in Pakistan Super League. However, he is definitely the most salary of Pakistani players in PSL. Let us know that the maximum salary received by an unaccounted player in IPL 205 will also be more than Babar Azam’s BBL salary.

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