Twitter Reactions: Babar Azam’s fabulous ton propels Pakistan to second T20I win against New Zealand

Pakistan registered a back-to-back win in the T20I series against New Zealand by defeating them in the second game by 38 runs.

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Babar Azam. (Photo Source: ARIF ALI/AFP via Getty Images)

The second T20I of the five-match series between Pakistan and New Zealand took place at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Saturday, April 15, and the game saw the hosts tighten their grip on the series after the Black Caps suffered yet another defeat on foreign soil.

After winning the first game of the series by 88 runs, the Men in Green looked to register yet another win in the second game. Winning the toss, Babar Azam elected to bat first, and Pakistan got off to a sensational start in the first innings. Mohammad Rizwan scored a brilliant half-century, amassing 50 runs in 34 deliveries. On the other hand, skipper Babar Azam played a captain’s knock and led from the front.

The 28-year-old scored a magnificent ton with an unbeaten knock of 101 runs in just 58 deliveries to mount a huge total for the Black Caps to chase. After both openers’ blitzkriegs, Iftikhar Ahmed’s late push of 33* runs propelled Pakistan to a total of 192 runs after 20 overs.

Matt Henry put in a decent performance with the ball. The 31-year-old pacer struck twice, dismissing Rizwan and Fakhar Zaman, conceding 29 runs in the process. Apart from Henry, only Rachin Ravindra and James Neesham managed to take wickets with one wicket each under their belt.

Haris Rauf's masterclass dismantles New Zealand’s batting attack

Coming in to chase the target in the second innings, the visitors got off to a subpar start. Skipper Tom Latham was sent back to the pavilion after scoring just 19 runs in 20 deliveries. On the other hand, Chad Bowes failed to make an impact, as he only managed to add 26 runs in 24 balls to the board as well.

After a sensational performance in the first T20I, pacer Haris Rauf put in a masterclass once again as the 29-year-old dismantled the Black Caps’ batting lineup, taking four wickets and conceding 27 runs in the four overs he bowled.

As the visitors crumbled under pressure, Mark Chapman’s late push of 65* runs in 40 deliveries gave some hope to the side. However, it was all in vain as Pakistan won the second T20I by 38 runs, thus maintaining a strong grip on the five-match series.

Here are the best Tweets from the game:

grantelliottnz
Grant Elliottverified@grantelliottnz
101 in your 101st game. Serious finish to the innings from @babarazam258 . #PakvsNz
11:51 PM · Apr 15, 2023
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kingbabararmy
King Babar Azam Armyverified@kingbabararmy
King Babar Azam 🔥🔥🔥 3rd T20I Century for King Babar Azam take a bow 🙇‍♂️ #BabarAzam #BabarAzam𓃵 #PAKvNZ #PakvsNz
11:07 PM · Apr 15, 2023
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m_anas_2000
Anas tweets 🗯️@m_anas_2000
Babar Azam will never be appreciated for those smart decisions. He declined 3 reviews to Shaheen and Zaman and allowed one review to Zaman, & all four decisions went on to be proved right. His game awareness is at par with any world class captain right now. #BabarAzam𓃵 #PakvsNz
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12:03 AM · Apr 15, 2023
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Sports_Himanshu
Himanshu Pareekverified@Sports_Himanshu
That shot reminds me of Yuvraj Singh. #PakvsNz
02:51 AM · Apr 15, 2023
like1.4Kretweet70
MuhammadAsif26_
Muhammad Asif (Parody)@MuhammadAsif26_
This commentary will be remembered in history #PakvsNz
12:49 AM · Apr 16, 2023
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kingbabararmy
King Babar Azam Armyverified@kingbabararmy
A man for all seasons. A man for all formats. You Know him by Name King Babar Azam 👑 #BabarAzam𓃵 #PakvsNz #BabarAzam
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01:37 AM · Apr 16, 2023
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AhtashamRiaz_
Ahtasham Riaz 🇵🇰 Birthday Month@AhtashamRiaz_
So happy to see imad playing & performing, truly a deserving candidate for world cup. #PakvsNz #ImadWasim
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12:50 AM · Apr 15, 2023
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mdk_gul
Umar Gulverified@mdk_gul
I always wanted to be the first Pakistani male cricketer to get 100 T20 wickets but bazi @76Shadabkhan laygaya 🙈 mashaAllah super proud of u and i wish u goodluck ahead! Keep shining @TheRealPCB #pakvsnz
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01:21 AM · Apr 15, 2023
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mdk_gul
Umar Gulverified@mdk_gul
You are class @babarazam258 👏👏#PakvsNz
02:24 AM · Apr 16, 2023
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kingbabararmy
King Babar Azam Armyverified@kingbabararmy
Haris Rauf for his four wickets is Player of the Match 🔥 #PAKvNZ #PakistanCricket #PakvsNz
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01:11 AM · Apr 15, 2023
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iMShami_
Ehtisham Siddiqueverified@iMShami_
Only Babar Azam can play this kind of short. I repeat only Babar #PakvsNz #NZvsPAK #BabarAzam
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11:04 PM · Apr 15, 2023
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kingbabararmy
King Babar Azam Armyverified@kingbabararmy
And That Six from Muhammad Rizwan 💥 #PakvsNz #PakvsNz #Rizwan
10:01 PM · Apr 15, 2023
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Laraibislam99
laraib Islam@Laraibislam99
Crowd standing on their feet chanting Babar Babar 🙌 Urooj mumtaz commentary ❤️ A classic innings from king Babar Azam the goat 🐐💯 👑 #BabarAzam𓃵 #PakvsNz
01:41 AM · Apr 16, 2023
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mirhamza_k
Mir Hamzaverified@mirhamza_k
What an inning Babar what an inning! True class 👏👏 #PakvsNz
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01:07 AM · Apr 16, 2023
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