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"Pakistan Fielding" Memes Flood Social Media, Thanks To Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed's Dropped Chances

Putting the horror show in Australia behind them, Pakistan reached New Zealand with the hopes of redeeming themselves in the 5-match T20I series. As Shaheen Afridi and his team looked to pile pressure with the ball, the fielders, including former skipper Babar Azam helped little in the fielding, dropping chance after chance. First, it was Babar who dropped an easy catch involving New Zealand's Kane Williamson, later it was Iftikhar Ahmed who gave the dangerous Daryl Mitchell a lifeline.

Tim Southee Hits Milestone As New Zealand Beat Pakistan In First T20I

Tim Southee became the first player to 150 wickets in Twenty20 internationals as New Zealand beat Pakistan by 46 runs Friday in their series opener in Auckland. Veteran seam bowler Southee claimed four wickets to pass the milestone and help dismiss the tourists for 180 in the 18th over in response to New Zealand's imposing 226-8, handing them first blood in the five-match series. Southee's figures of 4-25 were the best of a run-dominated encounter at Eden Park and took him to 151 wickets in T20 internationals, 11 more than Bangladesh spinner Shakib Al Hasan.

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New Zealand sour Shaheen Afridi's captaincy debut in Auckland

Shaheen Afridi's debut as Pakistan's T20 captain ended in a 46-run defeat against New Zealand in the series opener in Auckland on Friday.

Canadian field hockey teams prepare for last-chance qualifiers for Paris Olympics

With the Paris 2024 Olympics less than seven months away, Canadian athletes and teams are preparing for last-chance qualification events, looking to book their ticket to the biggest sporting spectacle on the planet.

Watch: Babar Azam Misses Another Simple Catch, Gets Roasted On Social Media

Pakistan cricket team's fielding performances have come under a lot of criticism in the recent past. During the recently concluded Test series against Australia, there were several missed catches and fielding errors that left the fans frustrated. Pakistan fans were left disappointed once again when Babar Azam missed an extremely easy catch during the first T20I encounter against New Zealand in Auckland on Friday. Williamson miscued a shot off the bowling of Abbas Afridi and the ball went straight towards Babar at mid-on. it should have been an easy catch but Babar misjudged it completely and ended up wasting a simple chance. Social media was not happy and fans started roasting him for the missed opportunity.

Watch: David Warner Storms Social Media, Reaches BBL Match In Helicopter

Australian cricket team batter David Warner made a Hollywood-style entry in a helicopter ahead of Sydney Thunder's Big Bash League match against Sydney Sixers at the Sydney Cricket Ground. The reason for Australia batter's unique entry is that he attended his brother's wedding in Hunter Valley and flew directly for the match. Warner recently called time on his Test and ODI career. The 37-year-old batter played his last Test match against Pakistan, where he scored 57 runs and helped Australia claim 3-0 clean sweep in the series. In his marvelous 13-year-long career, Warner played 112 Tests and 161 ODIs and broke numerous records.

NZ's Mitchell Santner To Miss First T20I Against Pakistan, Tests Positive For Covid-19

New Zealand all-rounder Mitchell Santner will not be featuring in the first T20I of the five-match series against Pakistan on Friday after being tested positive for COVID-19. The first T20I of the five-match series between New Zealand and Pakistan will take place today at Auckland's Eden Park. New Zealand Cricket (NZC) took to X (formerly Twitter) to announce the news of the all-rounder's infection. "Mitch Santner won't travel to Eden Park this evening for the opening KFC T20I against Pakistan after testing positive for COVID earlier today. He will continue to be monitored over the coming days and will travel solo home to Hamilton. #NZvPAK," tweeted NZC.

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"Pakistan Fielding" Memes Flood Social Media, Thanks To Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed's Dropped Chances

Tim Southee Hits Milestone As New Zealand Beat Pakistan In First T20I

ILT20: Mohammed Amir set to join Shaheen Afridi at Desert Vipers for new season

New Zealand sour Shaheen Afridi's captaincy debut in Auckland

Canadian field hockey teams prepare for last-chance qualifiers for Paris Olympics

Watch: Babar Azam Misses Another Simple Catch, Gets Roasted On Social Media

Watch: David Warner Storms Social Media, Reaches BBL Match In Helicopter

NZ's Mitchell Santner To Miss First T20I Against Pakistan, Tests Positive For Covid-19