Babar Azam, who struggled for just 24 runs in 20 balls during the first T20I of the three-match series against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore as preparation ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026 in India and Sri Lanka, continues to struggle with the bat with another poor performance during the second encounter at the same venue. 

Babar arrived in the middle during the powerplay when the national side was 72/2, just a ball short of the sixth over of the first innings, after the home side, Salman Ali Agha, won the toss and opted to bat first on a pitch which they reckoned would get slow in the second innings. Babar was two runs in four balls when he faced Adam Zampa.

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The right-handed batter continues to get dominated by the leg-spinner. Zampa traps the batter plumb in front of the stumps as Babar looked to work the leg-break towards the square leg side, but he was beaten by the turn and was hit on the front pad as the umpire didn’t hesitate in raising the finger, with the delivery clearly hitting the middle stump.

Babar Azam fails for two runs during PAK vs AUS 2nd T20I

It was the fifth time that the Australian spinner has dismissed Babar, who, in reply, has smashed only 78 runs at a run-a-ball during the same face-off at an average of 15.6 and a strike rate of 100 with the help of only three boundaries and just a couple of over boundaries.

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teams get a good start?? call babar azam to ruin it 🔔

Babar Azam 2(5) vs Pakistan pic.twitter.com/R1WClBBcd9

— Kh4N PCT (@Kh4N_PCT) January 31, 2026

Pakistan’s former captain hasn’t scored a single T20I fifty at home since 2025, which is a concern for the management ahead of the World Cup, where the batter needs to shoulder the responsibility in the middle order. Pakistan, apart from that, has got a massive contribution from their captain, Salman Ali Agha, with 76 runs in 40 balls with the help of eight fours and four sixes.

Pakistan reached 125 runs for the loss of four wickets in 13 overs as Saim Ayub also played a decent yet small dashing knock of 23 runs in 11 balls, thanks to four boundaries at a strike rate of over 209.09.

Brief Scores: Pakistan 136/4 (Salman Ali Agha 76, Usman Khan 26*, Adam Zampa 1/16) vs Australia