Babar Azam, who had made a positive start with five crisp boundaries in his 23 off 26 balls, attempted a cover drive off a slightly back-of-length delivery from Pandya. An over before, Azam, who has been under pressure, struck five boundaries before edging one behind to KL Rahul off Hardik Pandya.
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However, the ball found the outside edge of his bat and nestled safely in KL Rahul’s gloves, sparking celebrations in the Indian camp.
As the Indian players rejoiced, Pandya turned up the heat with a bold ‘bye-bye’ wave directed at Babar, a gesture that instantly went viral.
Additionally, early end to Babar Azam's inning has led to online trolling of the batter on social media platforms.