'Arshdeep ne isko bahut jyada gehra sadma diya hai' - Fans react as Babar Azam departs early against Sri Lanka in first Test

Babar Azam (Source: Twitter)

In the ongoing Test between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, Sri Lanka has the upper hand on Day 2 of the first Test after getting rid of Pakistani captain Babar Azam. The Sri Lankan bowler Prabath Jayasuriya dismissed the 28-year-old and gave the upper hand to the home side.

On a good batting wicket in Galle, Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. The home side had no answer to the dangerous first spell of Shaheen Afridi. After 15.2 overs, Sri Lanka was 54/4. That’s when Angelo Mathews and Dhananjaya De Silva framed a crucial 131-run partnership for the fifth wicket. It revived the Sri Lankan innings.

As Mathews was dismissed by Abrar Ahmed, Samarawickrama joined De Silva. The wicketkeeper batter scored a decent 36 and helped De Silva to get to his 10th Test hundred. Sri Lanka posted a total of 312 runs in their first innings.

Big wicket for Sri Lanka

Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, and Abrar Ahmed claimed three wickets each for Pakistan. Pakistan was also in trouble in their innings. Although Shan Masood scored a counterattacking 39(30), wickets fell from the other end. The Pakistani captain Babar Azam in his stay at the crease looked comfortable till he got out.

Prabath Jayasuriya bowled a delivery that bounced a bit more than Babar Azam expected it to. As a result, the ball caught the edge of Azam’s shoulder of the bat. The ball hit the thighs of Babar and quickly rose to the air. The wicketkeeper recognized the chance and claimed the catch comfortably.

Sri Lanka celebrated the big wicket of Babar Azam. The home side knew how dangerous Babar could have been. Babar returned to the pavilion with a disappointed face. It left Pakistan in tatters at 73/4. Later Pakistan lost their fifth wicket when Sarfaraz Ahmed was dismissed. Since then, the duo of Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman has revived the innings of Pakistan.

Here's how the fans reacted to Babar Azam's dismissal:

"Oh look, another day, another magical disappearing act by Babar Azam. Truly a master of getting out at crucial moments.

— Rakshit (@imrj2001) July 17, 2023

I mean they cant win in sri lanka

They cant win at home
Its been 2 years they last won test series..oh god..self claimed best team and best bowlers

— Rahul Verma (@RahulVe06359104) July 17, 2023

Statpadder gone 😹

— AK🚩 (@Rc18forever) July 17, 2023

Can't even score against Sl ,he is missing Zim

— B (@avac8881) July 17, 2023

No flat (highways of paxtan) pitches no party! 😂😂

— Meghna Singh (Maggie ⭐) (@Who_Meghna_S) July 17, 2023

Babar missing Zimbabwe and other 2nd string attacks as per 😭😭😭

This man in his prime can't deliver vs quality opposition. There's a reason why he'll never be good enough for fab 4 conversations 💀💀💀

Aukaat is permanent.

— MG (@ManeeshGiri_) July 17, 2023

Meanwhile choker celebrated A FOUR against WI CLUB Z Bowling after 80 balls with 3 drop chances😂

— 🇵🇸ۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗ𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙𝅙🇵🇸ۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗۗ (@____66pm) July 17, 2023

Still Hits a boundary on 2nd ball not 80 ball🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🙏

— Malik۵۶🎗️ (@mufaddl_vora) July 17, 2023

Arshdeep Ne Isko Bohat Jayda Gehra Sadma Diya Hai😭🤣

— Guri Pbks (@Guri_Pbks) July 17, 2023

LBW Still Haunts Him 😭🤣😭

— Guri Pbks (@Guri_Pbks) July 17, 2023

Feeling Sad for Fab 4 day-dreamers 😕

— Shubman Gang (@ShubmanGang) July 17, 2023