Babar Azam misread the length and line of the ball, which shattered his stumps.
Sohail Akhtar won the toss and put Karachi Kings into bat first. Azam opened the batting for Kings, while Akhtar threw the ball to Shaheen Afridi and Afridi delivered. Though Sharjeel Khan gave the team a good start, Babar Azam was looking to get settled.
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However, it was not to be as Afridi bowled a spectacular delivery which put Azam in two minds, whether to go forward or stay back, and in the end, he was stuck on the crease. The ball pitched perfectly and Azam played the wrong line, with the ball missing the inside half of his bat and clattered into his stumps.
Afridi celebrated a bit, but then put a shoulder around Babar’s shoulders, given that he is the Pakistan captain in all formats.
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