English player Ben Duckett praises Babar-Rizwan winning partnership

• “We were really happy at the halfway mark, we thought we’d have a good score there and maybe over par,” says Ben.
• “If we had taken two wickets after ten overs, it could have been very different,” he says.
• Ben Duckett also praised the Karachi crowd saying that the spectators at the stadium were fantastic.

KARACHI: England batsman Ben Duckett has said that his team thought their score on the board was very good, it could have been different if his team had taken two wickets.

In an exclusive interview Geo News after the 2nd T20I Which Pakistan won by 10 wickets, the 27-year-old England cricketer said that sometimes you have to take your hat off and praise the opponents.

“We were really happy at half-time, we thought we’d have a good score there and maybe more than equal. I said in an interview at half-time that we’ve got to take wickets. I think sometimes you have to take wickets. Hats off, two incredible players played well. If we had taken two wickets after ten overs, it could have been very different. But unfortunately, we didn’t,” he said later. England defeated in Game

Duckett took 7 shots to make 43 off 22 balls and added 53 for the third wicket with Phil Salt as Shahnawaz Durman sent Alex Hales and David Mullan back to the pavilion with back-to-back deliveries.

“I think actually, in the first innings, we struggled against the sevens, which made my job easier: to try and score as quickly as I could against the spin. And thankfully, I Hit some gaps today. I played really well,” he said of his innings.

Ben Duckett is among the players who have played PSL matches in Pakistan before. In the 2022 edition, he represented Quetta Gladiators and featured in 4 games for their side.

“I think in general, the experience is great. I’ve only played a couple of games here. But, I’ve experienced seeing people play and how they go about it. It’s obvious. It helps to keep senior players in the team who have been out,” said the England cricketer who has played 3 T20Is for his side.

He also praised the crowd of Karachi and said that the spectators in the stadium were wonderful.

“It was so loud. I was in deep cover, I couldn’t really hear any of my teammates. They’ve been fantastic. We know how much they love watching Pakistan play and I’m sure they’ll appreciate it today.” Will enjoy,” he said.

The Englishman said his team will have to move on from the defeat in the second T20I and bounce back for the third match.

“Take the good things we’ve done and try to improve individually where we can, where we didn’t go out tonight,” he said ahead of today’s third T20I.