"This too shall pass ZimBabar" - Twitterati roast Babar Azam after his failure against Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup 2022

Pakistan captain Babar Azam faced the ire of cricket fans on Twitter after his second consecutive batting failure in the T20 World Cup 2022 on Thursday, October 27. In the Men in Green's second Super 12 clash against Zimbabwe, Babar departed for just four runs, much to the disappointment of the fans.

Zimbabwe batted first in the contest after winning the toss. They began the innings well but a middle-order collapse meant the Chevrons could only manage 130/8 after 20 overs. Sean Williams (31) top-scored for Zimbabwe, while Mohammad Wasim Jr (4/24) and Shadab Khan (3/23) starred with the ball for Pakistan.

Many thought the chase would be a walk in the park for Pakistan. However, the Zimbabwe bowlers put on a show by dismissing Babar in the fourth over with 13 runs on the scorecard.

His prolific scoring opening partner Mohammad Rizwan (14) also departed soon after, leaving Men in Green in a spot of bother.

Fans troll Babar Azam after his failure against Zimbabwe in Perth

Fans took note of Babar's early departure against Zimbabwe and went on to troll him on Twitter. Here are some of the reactions:

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"Brilliant catch from Babar, didn't expect that" - Shadab Khan on Pakistan captain's sensational catch in the first innings

Speaking at the mid-innings break, Pakistan all-rounder Shadab Khan hailed his skipper for taking a magnificent catch in the slips to dismiss Chakabva off his bowling.

Shadab also shed light on his game plan and thought process during the first innings and said:

"Yes, brilliant catch from Babar, didn't expect that and he took a stunner. (About how Hasaranga got hit the other day on the same track and how Shadab did well today) I mixed up the speed a bit, some bowled quicker and some bowled slower but I mixed it up.

"Before coming here, we knew we had the best bowling line-up in the World Cup, we wanted to maximize that, did well to contain them at the end."