Pakistan captain Babar Azam has conceded his gamers could not mix properly as a unit in opposition to England because the guests sealed the three-match sequence with an exhilarating 26-run win within the second Test.
“We got plenty of opportunities to win, but we couldn’t grab it as a team,” Babar stated after England bowled out Pakistan for 328 on Monday to win inside 4 days.
“Today we also had an opportunity, but we couldn’t finish it. Our main bowlers got unfit and it cost us, but that’s not the excuse because I believe as a team we didn’t play well.”
Pakistan, already with out injured Shaheen Afridi for the sequence, suffered two main blows when quick bowler Haris Rauf pulled his thigh muscle in the course of the first-Test defeat at Rawalpindi final week after which Naseem Shah was additionally dominated out on the eve of the following match due to a niggle in his shoulder.
“In Test matches you need experience, how your players perform in pressure situations,” Babar stated.
“We were in the game and had partnerships going, but we lost back-to-back set batsmen (Nawaz and Saud), then the tail came and unfortunately we couldn’t finish the game.”
Babar needed to push himself as much as No.3 from his typical 4 after he dropped his skilled take a look at batter Azhar Ali due to a scarcity of kind.
The Pakistan skipper made 75 within the first innings, however as soon as he was dismissed on the second day, Pakistan misplaced seven wickets within the area of 37 runs and conceded a 79-run lead.
Ollie Robinson undid Babar for just one with an excellent inswinger because the Pakistan captain tried to go away the ball solely to see his off-stump getting knocked over.
“We had a number of soft dismissals (in the first innings),” Babar stated. “There were few good balls, but our batters could have done differently to the deliveries on which they got out.
“Every participant has to step up in several circumstances. As knowledgeable you must play in additional worse circumstances than this and carry out.”
Babar praised debutant mystery spinner Abrar Ahmed for his match haul of 11-234 as the bespectacled 24-year-old claimed the first seven England wickets in the first innings before adding four more to his tally in the second innings.
“Abrar modified the sport within the first innings and had a dream begin to his Test cricket,” Babar stated.
“As a captain you’re comfortable when a teen earns you wickets.”
