'Give me Highways, give me 50m boundaries' - Fans react as Babar Azam scores his 3rd T20I century against New Zealand second T20I

Pakistan skipper and batting superstar, Babar Azam smashed his career’s third T20I century during the second T20I against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. Both teams played this second of the five-match T20I series on Saturday, 15^th April. The hosts’ skipper Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first at the flat track of Gaddafi Stadium.

Babar Azam smashed a swashbuckling knock of 101 runs off just 58 balls with 11 boundaries and three sixes to his name. He also stitched a crucial 99-run partnership for the first wicket with star wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan (50 runs off 34 balls).

Just after Babar’s century, a section of cricket fans took it as an opportunity to come up with a lot of different kinds of reactions on the micro-blogging site Twitter. Some of the fans appreciated it whereas a few others called it his heroic only on the flat tracks of Pakistan and second-string international teams.

Here’s how fans reacted:

Give me Highways
Give me 50m boundaries
Give me Afg, Zim, Ned, Nam, WI
Give me C side of Aus, Nz, Eng
Give me unknown local bowlers

Or I retire😤. #PAKvNZ #BabarAzam𓃵 pic.twitter.com/N0RwXOr8YM

— Khushi (@khushi_1007) April 16, 2023

I think he is #BabarAzam𓃵 paid worker?😂😂😂
Come on 🤡🤡 kah skty hu tm log😂 https://t.co/QByQxFm0Ny

— 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗿_𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻 (@tera_hu_Yar) April 16, 2023

Call 2-4 c grade teams more so as to make babar world class....ha

Ha...counting centuries in sena..
Is it 1...2..
Ha..ha.. @waheedkhan

— sanjay kumar (@sanjuparmar175) April 15, 2023

On fast pitch he 0.or slow 100 #BabarAzam𓃵

— saifullah (@saifull67328547) April 16, 2023

Classical!!
Classical Century💯 for the King Babar Azam👑#BabarAzam𓃵 #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/qIwy31YX3O

— FAHAD 🇵🇰🏏❤ (@Fahad_Ali_8) April 16, 2023

Literally aise hi sakoon se soya kal main! @babarazam258 ki century meri birthday ki Khushi se bhi kahi zayada ha! #BabarAzam𓃵 #BabarAzam

— ASHAR JOHN (@ASHARJOHN2809) April 16, 2023

101 in his 101st match still i can not come out of the last night match 👑❤️ #BabarAzam𓃵 #PakvsNz pic.twitter.com/1gbpuwLPYv

— Hamad Ali (@HamadAl63027912) April 16, 2023

'The King stands tall' 🔥 Ma shaa Allah ❤️ So proud of you Kaptaaaaann ❤️ #BabarAzam #BabarAzam𓃵

— Fatima Ashraf (@Fatima_ProudBOT) April 16, 2023

Speaking of the action of the match between Pakistan and New Zealand, the hosts posted a total of 192 runs for the loss of four wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Skipper Babar Azam and opener Mohammad Rizwan played knocks of 101 and 50 runs respectively. Other than these two, the middle order batter Iftikhar Ahmed also played a crucial knock of 33 runs off just 19 balls in the end with a boundary and three sixes on his credit.

Matt Henry scalped two wickets for the Kiwis alongside one wicket each claimed by James Neesham and Rachin Ravindra.

While chasing the target, the visitors fell short of the target and could score only 154 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the entire 20 overs; Pakistan won the match by 38 runs having skipper Babar Azam as ‘Player of the Match. It was only Mark Chapman in the second innings for New Zealand who scored 65 runs off 40 balls with four boundaries and four sixes with the wood.