SA vs PAK: 18 year old bowler has become the biggest problem for Babar Azam, after ODI-T20I, now he has to kneel in Test also.
Babar Azam: The 19 year old bowler became the victim in all three formats.
Babar Azam OUT All Three Formats Against Kwena Maphaka: The year 2025 has definitely started a little better for Babar Azam with the bat, in which he managed to score 58 runs in the first innings of the Pakistani team in the second match of the Test series against South Africa being played at the Cape Town Stadium in Newlands. Babar had to open in this innings after the injury of opening batsman Sam Ayub, after which he faced 127 balls and also hit 7 fours in his innings. However, Babar could not succeed in taking his innings forward and in the first session of the third day’s play, he was shown the way to the pavilion by 18-year-old left-arm fast bowler Quena Mafaka, who was playing his first Test match. Quena Mafaka is becoming a big problem for Babar after making his debut in international cricket.
After ODI and T20, now Babar becomes victim of Quena in Test also
The year 2024 was not at all good for Babar Azam in all three formats with the bat, in which he had to completely lose the captaincy of the Pakistan team. Now with the beginning of the new year, everyone is expecting better performance from Babar. Babar had his sights set on the Cape Town Test but Quena completely dashed his hopes. Before making Babar his victim in Test, Quena had shown him the way to the pavilion in ODI and T20 also. In such a situation, 18 year old Quena is now seen becoming a big headache for Babar Azam in international cricket. Quena made Babar his first victim in the T20 International when he showed him the way to the pavilion on a duck. After this, Quena dismissed Babar in the ODI, while now in the Test, Mafaka has shown the way to the pavilion for his first wicket.
South Africa’s position is very strong
If we talk about the Cape Town Test match, then the position of the host South Africa seems to be very strong, in which they made a huge score of 615 runs in their first innings, while in the third day’s play till lunch time, the Pakistan team was in the lead. Only 6 wickets were taken till the score of 155. In such a situation, the African team has a great chance to win this match by an innings.
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