Babar Azam-Led Pakistan To Miss T20 World Cup 2024 Warm-up Matches | Check Details

This could be a blessing in disguise for Babar Azam & Co. because who could be the better team for preparing for the T20 World Cup rather than the defending champions.

New Delhi: Pakistan Cricket Board have not yet announced their squad for the T20 World Cup 2024 which is scheduled to take place in the USA and West Indies later this year starting from June 02. As per the reports practice games to prepare for the mega-event will take place on May 25 and 26.

Since the Pakistan Cricket team will be busy in the four-match T20I series against England which is scheduled to start on May 22 and the fourth match will be played on May 30. Reportedly Pakistan will announce their squad for the marquee event after facing England in the 1st T20I.

This could be a blessing in disguise for Babar Azam & Co. because who could be the better team for preparing for the T20 World Cup rather than the defending champions?

Earlier, Babar Azam slammed his 39th half-century and Mohammad Rizwan struck fifty after pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed a three-fer as Pakistan defeated Ireland by six wickets with 18 balls to spare in the third T20I and won the three-match series 2-1 here on Tuesday.

Babar struck a 42-ball 75 while Rizwan blasted a 38-ball 56 as Pakistan reached 181/4 in 17 overs after Shaheen Afridi claimed brilliant figures of 3-14 off four overs and his namesake Abbas Afridi bagged 2-43 after the visitors had won the toss and elected to field first. After Pakistan lost opener Saim Ayub for 14 off 11 balls with the total at 16 runs, Rizwan and Babar a 139-run partnership for the second wicket. Rizwan was the first to reach his half-century off 30 balls, his knock studded with four boundaries and three sixes.

Babar crossed the half-century mark off 31 balls, hitting five boundaries and two maximums. Rizwan was the next to go, bowled by Mark Adairas he moved way too far across and was bowled by a brilliant yorker in the blockhole. Babar fell next, just three runs later when he was caught by Curtis Campher off Craig Young. By that time, Pakistan were cruising towards victory and Azam Khan ensured they reached the target with an unbeaten 18.