Pakistan cricket’s strength in T20Is is also their weakness, Pakistan’s over-reliance on their top three in ODIs appears to be bleeding in T20I cricket as well.
Nearly two-thirds in T20Is since the start of the 2021 World Cup:-
Unlike the 50-over format, the top three account for almost two-thirds of Pakistan’s runs in T20Is – 67.5% – since the start of the 2021 World Cup.
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As in ODIs, this figure is by some distance the highest of all sides, with India’s top three second-ranked, accounting for 58.4% of their team’s runs.
And there isn’t much evidence of runs coming in from further down for Pakistan. Since the last T20 World Cup, only two of the top three players have scored 100 runs in the format, and there is little clarity on the personnel who make up Pakistan’s best middle-order.
Take it early 2021: No one in the middle order has scored 200 T20I runs. What do Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam do for the ODI team, what Babar, Mohammad Rizwan and Fakhar do in T20Is.
The top three are forced into this approach:-
One might think that downward volatility has forced the top three into this approach, but this may not be quite true.
It is true that there is a game of musical chairs, but whoever goes there produces the firepower Pakistan has ever needed. Come
Surprisingly, in 13 matches since the last World Cup, for a middle-order as Pakistan, the No. 4 to No. 8 batsmen have scored 152.18, the highest among all T20I sides since then. Is.
So what does this tell us, other than telling us that Pakistan should avoid batting first against India in their Asia Cup games?
The batting unit behaves on the basis of batting:-
The way Pakistan’s batting unit behaves at the base of batting means that a one-size-fits-all approach may not be the most efficient way to finish the last run of their T20I innings.
The status quo may be fine when they give chase; This is probably the best way to get the most out of this outfit.
But when Pakistan bat first, Babar, and to a lesser extent the other two at the top, cannot consume the number of deliveries they make.
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When statistically the world’s most explosive middle order sits in the dugout, powerless to make an impact. Game numbers show they can.
Perhaps Pakistan’s two most resultant T20 matches in the last decade perfectly illustrate the batting prowess of this side. In their World Cup opening game against India, they played to their strength, and there is no better pair than Babar and Rizwan when chasing a total.
The Semi-Final Against Australia in the semi-finals after 16 days:-
Especially the one below. 16 days later in the semi-final against Australia, that same credibility became a crutch that held the innings to an end.
Pakistan left the runs that mattered when Matthew Wade dismissed Shaheen Afridi at fine leg 90 minutes later.
Babar and Rizwan must have felt justified in their conservatism during that semi-final. If you don’t have complete confidence in your middle order, the value you place on your wicket adds up quickly, especially in key games.
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The openers were probably justified in having doubts on that occasion. But, in a format that requires taking all kinds of risks, lending to the middle order that belief is just one more thing that may be required.
Because Rizwan and Babar batting together may be a beautiful sight, it can also be worrying when they are setting goals.
