Very disappointing performance by my team, we were not up to the mark: Babar Azam

Zimbabwe pulled off a stunning one-run upset over Pakistan on Thursday to put the Asian giants in danger of an early exit from the Twenty20 World Cup.

Zimbabwe were restricted to 130-8 after electing to bat first but their bowlers, led by Pakistan-born Sikandar Raza, choked Pakistan to 129-8 for a memorable win in a Super 12 thriller in Perth. It was Pakistan’s second straight loss after their agonising, opening defeat to arch-rivals India, who top Group 2 with two victories out of two.

Babar Azam said “Very disappointing performance by my team. We were not up to the mark in the batting. We had a bad first six overs. Shadab and Shan built a partnership, but unfortunately, Shadab out and then back-to-back wickets put pressure on the batting. First six overs, we are not using the new ball but later on we finished well. We’ll sit together and learn from our mistakes and come back hard next match.”