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\nPakistan captain Babar Azam acknowledged that his side failed to capitalise on \u201cfavourable\u201d conditions with the bat despite making a strong start with the ball in a second Test that ended in defeat for Green Shirts.
\nSpeaking during the post-match presentation, Babar reflected on his side\u2019s disappointing performance after they suffered a 194-run defeat to England in the second Test of the three-match series at Lord\u2019s on Sunday.
\nThe 31-year-old praised Mohammad Abbas for his outstanding bowling display and lauded Saud Shakeel for showing resilience and determination during Pakistan\u2019s second-innings collapse. \u201cWe tried to utilise the conditions. Then, the batting was not up to the mark. Second innings again, bowling… Abbas was outstanding.
\nBatting again collapsed. I think Saud played [well], showed class and determination,\u201d Babar said.
\nBabar admitted that Pakistan tried to stick to their plans and build partnerships, but their inability to establish meaningful stands proved costly. \u201cWe just followed our plans and tried to build partnership, but unfortunately, we didn\u2019t have partnerships.\u201d He also described Abbas\u2019 five-wicket haul at Lord\u2019s as a memorable achievement while stressing that the team continued to work on improving both their batting and bowling.
\n\u201cI think a Lord\u2019s five-for is a memorable moment for Abbas. To be honest, we\u2019re trying to do our best with both batting and bowling,\u201d he added. Chasing a daunting target of 389, Pakistan were bowled out for 194 in 50.5 overs, with Saud providing the bulk of the resistance. The left-handed batter scored a fighting 97 off 122 deliveries, hitting 13 fours and two sixes, but his determined knock ultimately went in vain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LORDA Pakistan captain Babar Azam acknowledged that his side failed to capitalise on \u201cfavourable\u201d conditions with the bat despite making a strong start with the ball in a second Test that ended in defeat for Green Shirts. Speaking during the post-match presentation, Babar reflected on his side\u2019s disappointing performance after they suffered a 194-run defeat […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":565058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-565030","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n