Pakistan captain Babar Azam rued his team's failure to put pressure on Afghanistan with spin in Monday's eight-wicket loss at the World Cup.
Pakistani spinners took no wickets in Chennai as their combined 21 overs conceded 6.23 runs an over. Afghanistan chased down the target of 283 with eight wickets to spare.
"In the middle overs, the spinners didn't bowl as they should have. They didn't put pressure on ," a dejected Babar told reporters. In contrast, Afghan spinners bowled a combined 38 overs and picked up four crucial wickets at an economy rate of 4.63; one of the highest uses of spin by any team in World Cup history."I think when you've got the options like we do it’s foolish not to use them, certainly when looking at that pitch today," he said.
"As soon as he got that length right, he spins the ball so much," the coach said. "When he's practicing, you hear that ball fizzing."
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