AUS vs PAK | Twitter and Babar in disbelief as Cummins corker spectacularly crashes through gap between bat and pad

12/27/2023

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The titanic clash between Australia and Pakistan was hyped to be an intense battle between some of the world's best in Pat Cummins and Babar Azam but in actuality, it proved to be no contest. The Aussie skipper produced an unplayable beauty to split open his adversary and send bails cartwheeling.

Australia retook control of the Boxing Day Test in the final session on Day 2 with two quick scalps after Pakistan had fought their way into the contest by scrapping past 120 with just one wicket lost while chasing a first-innings total of 318. The duo of Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique had looked comfortable throughout the afternoon session in their 90-run stand barring a few threatening spells from the hosts and it took a brilliant catch from Pat Cummins off his own bowling to eventually dismiss the latter for 62. However, while the cricketing fraternity was busy singing praises of the skipper's ability to produce crucial wickets, the veteran took things up a notch with a late contender for the ball of the year.

Cummins began his battle with the newly arrived Babar Azam at the crease with a couple of short deliveries on a tight line, provoking the former Pakistan captain to fend them off the backfoot. The setup was in place and the right-arm quick delivered the telling blow by pitching the next delivery slightly fuller on fourth stump, drawing Babar onto his front foot, before nipping back in sharply to pierce the gap between the batter's willow and pads with stunning precision. The wooden stumps were disturbed, the bails were scattered and a bewildered Babar could do little except stare at the pitch in astonishment while Cummins punched the air in delight.

Masood's departure soon after further reduced Pakistan to 147/4 and Twitterati was quick to laud Cummins for triggering a potentially match-winning collapse.

What a delivery!!

UNBELIEVABLE!

Pat Cummins gets rid of Babar Azam again - with another BEAUTY! #OhWhatAFeeling @Toyota_Aus #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/iXQ6M7E10l
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 27, 2023

Miraculous!!

Brilliant from Cummins! #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/0gc6y2yXcV
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) December 27, 2023

Zimbabar

Blud cannot even bat even when the top order has given him a great start of 124-2.

Zim Babar Azam for a reason 😆🤣😂#PAKvsAUS

pic.twitter.com/Se6UhGoyFc
— Johns (@JohnyBravo183) December 27, 2023

True

Babar Azam brother it's not your fault. Your unnecessary hype has become your enemy.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) December 27, 2023

Stats don't lie

•Babar Azam Outside Pakistan Since August 2022

Innings - 38

Runs - 968

Average - 25

100s - 0

Ducks - 3

•In PAK — Avg - 56, 100s - 6

He's not out of form... He's missing flat tracks of Pakistan pic.twitter.com/OFzqFEjOXD
— Gaurav (@Melbourne__82) December 27, 2023

Absolutely

Dream delivery by Cummins to get the big wicket of Babar Azam. He was pumped.#PAKvAUS pic.twitter.com/5Ev773zcSh
— Himanshu Pareek (@Sports_Himanshu) December 27, 2023

Outstanding

Outstanding spell from Pat Cummins. Sensational c&b to dismiss Shafique and break threatening partnership followed by a peach of a delivery to breach cluless Babar’s defence. Pendulum’s swung dramatically the other way
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 27, 2023

Dispression

Babar Azam situation when his fans say

- lumber 1

- Fab 1

- best in all format

Missed the century at MCG by 99 runs

Plastic King Exposed once again#AUSvPAK #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/kHyolOQPsh
— Ash (@Ashsay_) December 27, 2023

Heartbroken

Babar Azam gone scoring 1 run🥺

Now my whole day be like 💔#AUSvsPAK #PAKvAUS #BabarAzam𓃵 pic.twitter.com/KkxJVFVq3D
— Rehan Malik (@ArehanThoughts) December 27, 2023

Copycat?

Babar trying his best to emulate Kohli.

The wicket was very similar to how Cummins got Kohli in the final pic.twitter.com/0eSjSwbzCx
— yang goi (@GongR1ght) December 27, 2023

Just 99 runs short!