Watch: Babar Azam, Zaman Khan disheartened after last ball loss
A dejected Babar was seen flinging his arm and expressed displeasure with the delivery and the field setup considering that there were no fielders on the leg side.
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With five wickets remaining and Sri Lanka requiring 12 runs in two overs, Pakistan were down and nearly out. Since Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samaramawickrama joined forces in the 252-run DLS revised chase, the Asia Cup Super 4 match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo had been one-way traffic.
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The distress on Babar, the captain of Pakistan, was evident. He approached his youthful pacer and held a lengthy conversation. As a consequence, a slower ball was delivered to the off stump, which Asalanka deftly flicked towards the vacant fine-leg region. The Sri Lankan batters easily returned for the second run, and the celebrations commenced. They were in the finals of the Asia Cup.
The packed audience went insane. Babar was unable to comprehend it. We will never know whether he was implying that the fielder should have been more precise or that the bowler should have bowled it wide. Zaman was disheartened. He was immobile on his knees. The discomfort in his gaze was evident. The lack of belief required no explanation.
Moments later, the Pakistani players surrounded Zaman to encourage him. Shaheen was observed patting the right-arm pacer on the back before the latter wiped perspiration or tears from his forehead. It should not astonish anyone if there were. Pakistan was eliminated from the Asia Cup.
