Star Pakistani batter and T20I captain Babar Azam is representing Stallions these days in the ongoing Champions One-Day Cup, the matches of which are taking place in Faisalabad. The 29-year-old is playing under the leadership of Mohammad Haris and has top-scored for the side in both the matches played so far. His 76-run knock in the first match against Lions helped Stallions win the game by 133 runs, but his 45 from as many balls can’t prevent them from losing the second match against Mohammad Rizwan’s Markhors by 126 runs on Sunday (September 15).
Stallions dismissed Markhors for 231 runs in the first half of the match after Rizwan decided to bat first but could only manage to post a total of 105 runs in reply to the 232-run target.
After Stallions suffered a humiliating defeat in the second match, captain Mohammad Haris stunned everyone with his surprise reaction. While speaking to the presenter during the post-match presentation ceremony, the right-handed batter said that he is happy that his side lost the match.
The clip of Haris expressing happiness over his side’s defeat was shared online, and within no time it went viral on the internet.
Not very often you hear a captain say he was happy that his team lost #Cricket #ChampionsCup pic.twitter.com/zuqpaz6E1Z— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) September 16, 2024
According to Haris, it wasn’t a mistake to field first because he wanted to check with his side strength in the run chase.
“Koi galti nahi hui. Hum jo chah rahe the… team ki strength check kar rahe the. Kyuki pehele din humne jab toss jeeta toh humne pehle batting kari, toh usme hum apni strength check kar rahe the. Aaj humne chaha ki hum chase karte hai taki apni strength ka pata chal jaye tournament se pehle toh wahi hua aur mujhe Khushi hui ki hum haar gaye,” Haris said.
23-year-old Haris, who is leading the Stallions despite having the likes of Babar and Test captain Shan Masood in the team, scored 55 runs in the first match, but he was clean bowled for just three runs from seven balls by Zahid Mahmood in the second match.
The right-handed wicketkeeper-batter will hope to come up with a big show on Thursday (September 19) when his side take on Saud Shakeel’s Dolphins in the third match.
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