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Not Pakistan’s year after all. Shoaib Malik (left) and Babar Azam console spinner Shadab Khan after Pakistan suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the semifinal against Australia. Despite being ahead for much of the contest, Pakistan’s unbeaten run in the T20 World Cup came to an end, thanks in main to some lower-order hitting from Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade. Was it the curse of the toss? It was just the second toss Babar lost during the tournament, and the first time it was fielding second against one of the top teams.