Babar Azam discloses the reason behind Zimbabwe defeat

Pakistan's skipper Babar Azam blamed batting collapse for his team's loss to Zimbabwe in Thursday's ICC T20 World Cup match at Perth Cricket Stadium.

The Men in Green were one run short of their 131-run target due to Pakistan failing to score 11 runs off Brad Evans' final six deliveries.

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After the loss, Babar told the media there was no justification for the failure because Pakistan was outmatched in all three sectors.

“We did not bowl the way we should’ve bowled in the first six overs and allowed them to score quick runs, though we made a comeback and did well to restrict them to 130,” he said.

“But then, while chasing, our batting collapsed after Shadab’s wicket, and that’s where we lost the game; it was due to batting line collapse,” the Pakistan captain said.

According to Babar, nobody expected Pakistan to lose this match, so it was a terrible moment for him as the captain.

“As a captain, I accept that we didn’t play well, especially since we didn’t bat the way we should’ve batted today,” he said.

“We are much better than how we played today,” the Pakistani captain said.

He, however, stated that Pakistan's season is not finished and that the team will compete again in the tournament.

“We will try to do well in the next three games and try to win them convincingly and improve our NRR and stay in contention to play the semi-final,” he hoped.