What Is Bobbyball Cricket: The Pakistan cricket team, captained by Babar Azam, has created panic in the cricket world by batting in T20 style in the first innings of the second and last Test match of the series against Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka and Pakistan teams are face to face at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo. After bundling out Sri Lanka for 200 in the first innings, Pakistan got off to a stellar start. In no time, he scored his fastest 100 runs in the 21st century Test. This new approach of Pakistan is being given the name of ‘Bobby Ball’. Let us know on whose nickname the name ‘Bobby Ball’ is derived.
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After a strong performance by the bowlers led by Brar Ahmed (69/4) and Naseem Shah (41/3), on the basis of Abdullah Shafiq’s aggressive innings, Pakistan strengthened their position against Sri Lanka on the first day of the second Test match. After bundling out Sri Lanka’s first innings for 166 runs, Pakistan scored 145 for 2 at stumps on the first day. At stumps, opener Shafiq is at the crease after scoring 74 runs and captain Babar Azam is supporting him by scoring eight runs. (AP)
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Pakistan is ahead 1-0 in this two-match series. After wrapping up Sri Lanka’s innings cheaply, Pakistan batted aggressively and scored at a run rate of over six in the opening over. The team completed a century of 50 runs in 50 balls and 100 runs in 100 balls. Since then, ‘Bobby Ball’ started trending on Twitter. During this, Shafiq completed his 5th half-century of his Test career in 49 balls, while Shan Masood scored his fifty in 44 balls. (AP)
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Pakistan is ahead 1-0 in this two-match series. After wrapping up Sri Lanka’s innings cheaply, Pakistan batted aggressively and scored at a run rate of over six in the opening over. The team completed a century of 50 runs in 50 balls and 100 runs in 100 balls. Since then, ‘Bobby Ball’ started trending on Twitter. During this, Shafiq completed his 5th half-century of his Test career in 49 balls, while Shan Masood scored his fifty in 44 balls. (AP)
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Pakistan captain Babar Azam’s nickname is Bobby. The fans are seeing Babar’s association with this nickname. Fans say that this is a new era for Pakistan cricket. Which includes this kind of smoky batting. Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafiq’s partnership of 50 runs in 42 balls is an example. (AP)
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Asita Fernando dismissed Masood in his second spell after dismissing Imam-ul-Haq (six) in the third over of the innings. Masood scored 51 runs in 47 balls with the help of four fours and a six. He shared a quick 108-run partnership with Shafiq for the second wicket. When Shafiq was on 42, Prabhat Jayasuriya gave his life by dropping his catch on his own ball. He has so far hit seven fours and two sixes in his 99-ball unbeaten innings. (AP)
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Earlier, Sri Lanka’s decision to bat after winning the toss proved wrong. The match started an hour late due to rain, but as soon as it started, opener Nishan Madushanka (4) was run out in the third over. Captain Dimuth Karunaratne played Shaheen Afridi’s ball in cover and ran to take the run but Shan Masood’s throw scattered the bails while Madushanka did not reach the crease. (AP)
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Kusal Mendis scored six runs and was caught in the cover off Afridi’s ball. Naseem Shah dismissed Angelo Mathews (9) and Karunaratne (17) in two consecutive overs. Sri Lanka had lost four wickets for 36 runs. Dhananjay D’Silva and Dinesh Chandimal tried to bring Sri Lanka back into the match by sharing an 85-run partnership for the fifth wicket. Naseem broke this partnership by dismissing former Sri Lankan captain Chandimal for 34 runs. D’Silva became the victim of Abrar after scoring 57 runs. (AP)
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After breaking the partnership of these two, Pakistan’s bowlers again dominated the match. Ramesh Mendis (27) took the team’s score beyond 160 with tail batsmen. (AP)