Asia Cup 2025 is about to start, but Pakistan is in very bad shape. You see that on Thursday, even against a team like UAE (Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates), top Pakistani batsmen Sahibzada Farhan (16), Sam Ayub (11), and captain Salman Agha (7) failed to capitalize on the opportunity. Thanks to Fakhar Zaman (77), whose batting helped Pakistan reach 171. But what is the condition of Pakistan’s power? You can clearly understand from the performance of its top 5 batsmen against a team like the UAE, but the matter is different from this. The matter is about those statistics, which have become a blot on the Pakistani team, which has blown the minds of Pakistan’s supporters.
This is the condition, such is the condition of the batsmen
Power-play (first 6 overs) has a lot of importance in T-20, but the power of Pakistani batsmen got punctured in the power-play. You can understand this from the fact that in the year 2025, Pakistan lost its wicket after every 20.5 runs in the 18 T20 matches played. This means that its batting average this year is 20.5. And this is the worst average after Zimbabwe among the 12 countries that have full-time Test status. This means that Pakistan is number 11 in this matter. Zimbabwe has lost its wicket after every 17.55 runs this year.
Pakistani power caught in the trap of dot balls
Once upon a time, batsmen like Younis Khan and Shahid Afridi dominated the Pakistani team in T20. Their power was known all over the world, but what is the condition of their batting power today? You can understand this from the fact that Pakistani batsmen played 50 dot balls (empty balls) against a team like the UAE. Its percentage was 38.5. And since the 2024 T20 World Cup last year, Pakistan’s dot ball percentage has become 40.7. And this is the third-highest percentage number among the 12 countries with full-time Test status.
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