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Men’s ODI WC: As Long As Fakhar Was There, We Could Have Even Chased 450, Says Babar Azam
ODI World Cup: Pakistan captain Babar Azam said he believed that as long as left-handed opener Fakhar Zaman was batting his side could have chased 450 in their Men’s ODI World Cup match against New Zealand at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.
"In the back of my mind, the view was as long as Fakhar was there, we could even have chased 450. When he plays innings like these, we win 90% of those matches. After he told me that the pitch was good to play on, we decided on building a partnership and taking the game deep, at least till the 20 overs," said Babar in a video posted by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).
Originally set a chase of 402, Fakhar and Babar shared an unbeaten 194-run partnership, before rain came in. Zaman smashed an unbeaten 126 in just 81 deliveries as Pakistan posted 200/1 in just 25.3 overs before rain stopped play, giving Pakistan a 21-run win via DLS method, their fourth victory of the tournament.
