Hitting the ax on one’s own foot, this phrase fits the Pakistan cricket team perfectly. It seems that the inclusion of Babar Azam in the team of T20 World Cup 2026 is going to be very costly for the Pakistan team. Babar Azam has once again flopped in the ongoing T20 series against Australia. In the second T20 match played in Lahore, Babar was out after scoring only 2 runs.

In the second T20 match, Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. Captain Salman Aga played a stormy innings of 76 runs in 40 balls, in which he hit 8 fours and 3 sixes. But Babar was out after scoring 2 runs in 5 balls.

Pakistan hit the ax on its own foot

Despite Babar Azam’s poor form, he has got a place in the Pakistan team for T20 World Cup 2026. He was able to score 24 runs in 20 balls in the first T20 against Australia. Bad form, poor strike rate can ruin the Pakistan team’s fortunes in the upcoming World Cup.

Babar had earlier also flopped badly in the Big Bash League. In BBL 2025-26, Babar Azam was able to score only 202 runs in 11 matches. Babar scored these runs at an average of 22.44 and he was once again trolled due to his poor strike rate. In the season, he scored runs at a strike rate of 103. Despite these figures, he got entry into the World Cup squad.

Salman-Usman saved Pakistan

In the second T20 match, Pakistan scored 198 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. After captain Salman Aga’s stormy innings of 76 runs, wicketkeeper batsman Usman Khan took over the responsibility. Usman played an inning of 53 runs in 36 balls, saving Pakistan from being reduced to a small score. Shadab Khan also contributed 28 runs.

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