Babar Azam refused to take the award for himself and instead gave it to Khushdil Shah and was successful in winning the hearts of the fans as well. In the dying moments of the match, when Pakistan seemed to be losing, Khushdil Shah smacked an unbeaten 41 runs in 23 deliveries and took Pakistan across the finish line with a crucial knock. In the 23 deliveries faced, Khushdil smacked 4 sixes and a four.
Beautiful gesture from the skipper @babarazam258 gives his player of the match award to @KhushdilShah_ #PAKvWI | #KhelAbhiBaqiHai pic.twitter.com/7BrSiV7TyL
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) June 8, 2022
In his knock, Khushdil targetted Romario Shepherd and in the crucial 47th over, the Pakistani batter smacked three consecutive sixes and collected 20 runs, swinging the game back in Pakistan's favour. In the 49th over, Khushdil again smacked Shepherd for a six and eventually Pakistan managed to win the match. Windies are 1-0 down in the 3-match ODI series and would have to win the remaining two games to win the series.
