Watch: Babar Azam plays 'shot of the international summer'
November 05, 2019
CANBERRA: Pakistan's T20 captain Babar Azam stunned Mitchell Starc by hitting him for a majestic four, on Tuesday, at the Manuka Oval.
The Pakistani skipper's shot was just too good for Starc's delivery which was angling away from the right-handed batsman.
Twitterati appreciated the brilliant stroke from Babar, who was handed his first loss as Pakistan's T20 captain against Australia.
Here's what people had to say:-
As soon as the ball hit the fence for a boundary, the commentator couldn't help but claim that this was possibly the 'shot of the international summer so far'.
Pakistan vs Australia: Steve Smith hands Babar Azam first loss as T20I captain
Steve Smith's unbeaten 80-run knock helped Australia defeat Pakistan by seven wickets in the second T20I at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Tuesday.
Defending a modest 151-run target, the Pakistani bowlers managed to get rid of two out of three danger men in the former of captain Aaron Finch and David Warner but could not do the same to Smith, who made them pay the price.
His risk-free 51-ball innings quashed Pakistan's flailing hopes of triggering a batting collapse as Australia accomplished a task it never felt they wouldn't: win
