Pakistan star batter Babar Azam was dismissed for a two-ball duck in the first T20I against South Africa in Rawalpindi, marking a disappointing return to the format after his last appearance in December 2024.
Published: October 29, 2025 8:23 AM IST
New Delhi: Pakistan batter Babar Azam was out for a two ball duck in the opening T20I clash against South Africa in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. Making his return to T20Is after last featuring in December 2024, Babar failed to deliver as he fell to Corbin Bosch. In the sixth over of Pakistan’s innings, he mistimed a shot off a quick length delivery, offering a simple catch to Reeza Hendricks at cover. His innings lasted just two balls, and fans on social media were quick to troll the star batter for his disappointing performance.
Babar’s wicket stunned the crowd at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, while social media buzzed with reactions as fans expressed their disappointment.
Unreal Downfall of Babar Azam. Now he can’t score even against B or C Teams pic.twitter.com/hbs5DiUG6O
— Aryan Goel (@Aryan42832Goel) October 28, 2025
Farzi King , Ling Babar Azam goes for a 🦆 #BabarAzam𓃵 #PAKvSA pic.twitter.com/38ABBjjqHP
— Neelotpal Srivastav (@NS_Neelotpal) October 28, 2025
Babar also dropped a straightforward catch at long-on
Earlier in the match, Babar also dropped a straightforward catch at long-on, which turned out to be costly for Pakistan. The moment came in the 17th over of South Africa’s innings when George Linde hit a delivery from Shaheen Afridi straight towards him. Although Babar was well positioned, the ball slipped through his hands after bouncing off them.
Can’t bat can’t field ,burden on Pakistan team Babar azam pic.twitter.com/bJfPXfCSa6
— Huzaifa khan (@HuzaifaKhan021) October 28, 2025
Linde went on to play a quickfire knock of 36 runs off 22 balls, helping South Africa reach a total of 194/9 in their 20 overs.
Pakistan playing XI: Saim Ayub, Sahibzada Farhan, Babar Azam, Salman Agha (c), Usman Khan (wk), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
South Africa playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Reeza Hendricks, Tony de Zorzi, Dewald Brevis, Matthew Breetzke, Donovan Ferreira (c), George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Lizaad Williams, Nandre Burger, Lungi Ngidi
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