'Gobar Azam aur BKL Rahul kuch sikho isse' - Fans roast Babar Azam and KL Rahul over Meg Lanning's statement on strike-rate in WTL 2023

The 7^th match of the Women’s T20 League saw top 2 teams of the tournament, Mumbai and Delhi clashing against each other at the DY Patil Sports Academy Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, March 9. Many fans expected a thrilling contest between the two teams but that didn’t happen as the Harmanpreet Kaur-led team clinched a comprehensive victory over Delhi by 8 wickets.

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Delhi skipper Meg Lanning, who is also the orange cap holder in the tournament, talked about the loss after the match. She talked about her team’s batting performance and said that they couldn’t put partnerships in the middle and even blamed herself for using too much ball in the initial stage of the innings.

"To be honest, we were actually in very similar positions in the 12-over mark. And unfortunately in the innings we just couldn’t put partnerships together. I’ll take a lot of blame for that. I think I took up some balls early and then got out at a crucial time which was disappointing.” She said at the post-match interview.

I feel like a bit silly wearing this orange cap: Meg Lanning

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Lanning also mentioned that they needed a set batter in the end and that’s where they lagged behind. However, the star Australian batter was asked how the orange cap suits her, she interestingly came up with an amazing reply and said that she failed to contribute anything to the scoreboard so it didn't feel good to wear this.

"We needed a set batter to get us through towards the back end. So that was a difference really, you know, lots of stuff to work on. I thought Mumbai bought excellently and that’s the game sometimes it doesn’t go your way,"

"Ooooh, I feel like a bit silly wearing this to be honest with you. Yeah, look, hopefully, I can keep contributing. And you know, we’ve got a few more wins in us," the Delhi skipper said.

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Here’s how fans reacted to Lanning's comments:

My skippa 👑

— ThatCricketNerd 🏏 (Tox) (@ThatCricketNerd) March 9, 2023

Becoming a bigger fan everyday🫶🏻

— BaniiM (@BM_3697) March 9, 2023

Bsdkl Rahul seekhlo iss se kuch.... Binna sharam aadmi...

— REAL ID (@AshwinAv3) March 9, 2023

Gobar,Pizwan, and BKL be like :Why are you looking at me?

— Rishab.B86 (@RishabB86) March 9, 2023

That mentality 🙏🙏🛐

— SAHIL MOHANTY (@SAHILMO62840945) March 9, 2023

This clarity and mentality pushes one ahead of others.

— movieman (@movieman777) March 9, 2023

Actions speak louder than words
She said quite a few things
But played a gr8 knock for the academy
That is what matters the most
😉😊

— Srijan Das (@SrijanCricket) March 9, 2023

Kl is academy topper of tuk tuk academy 😍

— AKHIL AK47 ( SKY FC ) (@Sammy41648183) March 9, 2023