BAN vs PAK | Worldcup Match | 5th July | Discussion

[SIPRA]

Yeah don't know what has happened to us..

Yes. Very unfortunate.

 

[jericho]

Maybe but this team was young and inexperienced, just like in 1975.

on paper, yes this team have many young players, but many of them were in the team that won Champions Trophy in 2017. Problem is some didnt live up to their expectations (Hasan, Shadab in the beginning of tournament, Shoaib) and the team combinations were not correct, but I felt that since most of them are young, they were more hungry in their approach then the team that played in 2015.

in 2015 WC team, Misbah and Afridi were retiring from ODI so the team future was left hanging, Ajmal was banned so the bowling took a hit big time going into the WC, Younis Khan was mostly useless in that tournament, Akmal and Shehzad were just there to take selfies, the 2015 team on paper may have more experience than this team, but they were not as in sync IMO as this team. We at least found good things leaving this tournament even if we didnt win it, i think most of these players would be back for the next WC

 

[PakSword]

Yes. Very unfortunate.

For me, we performed well. Haven't reached semis on run rate only.. Getting 11 points and beating teams like England and New Zealand deserve respect.

But our childish attitude loses all the respect we earn..

I was not in the favor of blaming India for our failure.. Many Pakistanis were supporting India in that match.. it felt like we are kind of selfish people.. when time comes, hum gadhay ko bhi baap bana laitay hain..

Phir not giving the deserving respect to English team and giving too much credit to India by saying that India lost deliberately.. as if India is some kind of god of cricket on Earth which only can be beaten when it wants..

And today, we are acting like we have won the world cup... disrespecting the opposition.. knowing that Allah saved us from humiliation against Afghanistan.. warna abhi apna ganda sa munh le ke baithay hotay

 

[Chhatrapati]

Well plaid Pakistan. You could've won few matches and we would be in Semis or even in Finals. That would be one of a competition. But alas.

 

[Chhatrapati]

@Arsalan sb kindly clean those comments.

 

[Areesh]

Will Afghanistan and Bangladesh celebrate with grace previously if these low morons had won against Pakistan! Now it has taken the nation to the corner that somehow believe Afghanis and Bangalis are better! Sometimes it is needed to give a shutup call loud and clear!

Do not be a naive FOOL!

Stamp your authority on them otherwise even dogs will bark at you where Lions and Tigers live!

We are not them

This is exactly Indians behave after fake surgical strikes

Don't embarass us

 

[PakSword]

Well plaid Pakistan. You could've won few matches and we would be in Semis or even in Finals. That would be one of a competition. But alas.

I think our chance against SL was better.. We could have ended on 12. NZ also got one point against India and had the match been played, NZ would have ended on 10..

But this was the destiny... Loss against WI was extremely unfortunate.. Pakistan isn't a kind of team that we lost a whole lot of run rate in that match alone..

 

[Proudpakistaniguy]

I think our chance against SL was better.. We could have ended on 12. NZ also got one point against India and had the match been played, NZ would have ended on 10..

But this was the destiny... Loss against WI was extremely unfortunate.. Pakistan isn't a kind of team that we lost a whole lot of run rate in that match alone..

Even if Carlos brathwaite could have hit that six then it would be all over for NZ but i dont see them winning semi

 

[Asian.Century]

Pakistan thrash Bangladesh in Worldcup

LONDON: Pakistan thrashed Bangladesh by 94 runs thanks to prolific displays from centurion Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam and a stunning six-wicket haul from young pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi here at Lord’s on Friday.

But despite the emphatic victory – their fourth successive in the World Cup – Pakistan crashed out of the World Cup with New Zealand making it to the semi-finals because of a superior run-rate.

Friday saw Pakistan at their best as Imam-ul-Haq hit a run-a-ball 100 and Babar Azam posted a fluent 96 to help them pile up 315-9, quite a sizeable total on a Lord’s wicket that wasn’t an easy surface to bat on.

Then Shaheen Shah Afridi produced the best spell of his international career as he ripped through the Bangladesh batting line-up with 6-35, the best ever figures by a Pakistani bowler in World Cup history.

Shaheen, 19, took the key wickets of Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal and Liton Dias and his lethal spell meant that Bangladesh were never really in contention. In the end, they were bowled out for 221 in 44.1 overs.

Pakistan’s big win was sweet revenge of their stunning World Cup defeat against Bangladesh at the 1999 World Cup in England, which was the only time the two teams had played each other in the tournament’s history.

Earlier, Pakistan decided against making a miracle bid and qualify for the semi-finals.

The Pakistanis won a much-needed toss to stay in the hunt for qualification. They needed to put a huge total, something in the vicinity of 450, to have any chance of qualifying for the last four.

Pakistan took the safe approach and were only able to accumulate 315-9 despite a run-ball 100 from opener Imam and a sparkling 96 from Babar, who became the highest run-getter for Pakistan in a World Cup. Imad Wasim posted a 26-ball 43. He hit the only six of the Pakistani innings.

Imam hit seven fours in his seventh ODI ton while Babar had 11 boundaries in his 98-ball 96. But Pakistan, who needed to win the match by a whopping margin to achieve a better run-rate than New Zealand in a bid to earn a semi-final spot, never showed any intent to go for it.

Pakistan needed a daring approach to have any chance of reaching the last four. But as usual, they were unable to think out of the box.

They decided to retain the same line-up which meant that struggling opener Fakhar Zaman had to face Bangladesh’s spinner Mehidy Hasan. Pakistan had the option of bringing in pinch-hitter Asif Ali but decided against it. It was clear that instead of capitalizing on their slim chance, Pakistan were keen to just win the match in order to finish an otherwise disappointing World Cup campaign on a high note.

Facing an insurmountable target, Pakistan needed to bat like they were playing a T20 game to get to a Test match like score. Instead they started off as if Friday’s game was a Test match. They took just one run from the first nine balls. They were 18 after 35 balls. Fakhar, supposedly the biggest pinch-hitter in the line-up, struggled miserably against the spinners and was finally put out of his misery by medium pacer Mohammad Saifuddin. He fell trying to slice the ball only to get caught by Mehidy for just 13 from 31 balls.

However, Babar Azam was a different story. The inform number three hit 11 sweetly-timed fours and was unlucky to miss what would have been his second World Cup ton, falling for 96 to Saifuddin.

Babar walked in when Pakistan were 23-1 in 7.2 overs having just lost Fakhar. His effortless batting was a treat for the fans and was the prime reason why even Imam got into his element. Together the two put on 157 runs for the second wicket. It was way short of what Pakistan needed but was sufficient enough to put them on their innings on right track

In the process, Babar broke yet another record when he surpassed the legendary Javed Miandad as the highest run-getter in a World Cup. Miandad had amassed 437 runs from nine World Cup matches in the 1992 edition of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand. Miandad scored five fifties in the World Cup, playing a key role in Pakistan’s title-winning campaign.

Babar, 24, finished the World Cup with 474 runs from eight matches (Pakistan’s game against Sri Lanka was washed out) at an average of 59.25. He scored a century (101 not out against New Zealand) and three fifties in the tournament.

He was lucky to be dropped at 57 but was unable to make the most of the reprieve, falling four runs short of his hundred. After having hit two successive boundaries, Babar went for another but missed a Yorker from Saifuddin. The umpire thought he was out but Babar went for a review, which turned out to be a bad call.

Imam, meanwhile, completed his first hundred of the tournament before falling in a bizarre manner – hit wicket – to Mustafizur Rahman.

Veteran batsman Mohammad Hafeez, probably playing his last ODI for Pakistan, made a 25-ball 27 before once again throwing his wicket away with a gentle sweep off his pads that went straight into the safe hands of Shakib Al Hasan.

Skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed had to leave the field retired hurt after being hit on the elbow at the non-strikers end. Wahab Riaz fell cheaply to Saifuddin while Mustafizur scalped Shadab Khan with a stunning catch off his own bowling. Mustafiz finished with a five-wicket haul to become the highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 20 wickets.

 

[PakSword]

Even if Carlos brathwaite could have hit that six then it would be all over for NZ but i dont see them winning semi

That's a game played.. I was talking about the matches that weren't played..

Our team has dropped so many catches in this tournament alone that we have become number one..

I think this team is not inferior to any other team in this tournament in either batting or bowling.. only difference is fielding.. I want PCB to keep the same team for the next two years and work on fielding as much as on other departments.. we will surely win the next champions trophy..

Even in today's match, Babar Azam dropped a catch..

 

[Kakaspai]

That's a game played.. I was talking about the matches that weren't played..

Our team has dropped so many catches in this tournament alone that we have become number one..

I think this team is not inferior to any other team in this tournament in either batting or bowling.. only difference is fielding.. I want PCB to keep the same team for the next two years and work on fielding as much as on other departments.. we will surely win the next champions trophy..

Even in today's match, Babar Azam dropped a catch..

There is no champions trophy anymore.Next Icc event is WCt20

 

[Chhatrapati]

I think our chance against SL was better.. We could have ended on 12. NZ also got one point against India and had the match been played, NZ would have ended on 10..

But this was the destiny... Loss against WI was extremely unfortunate.. Pakistan isn't a kind of team that we lost a whole lot of run rate in that match alone..

This world cup was full of such surprises. I expected you to beat Windies they were not a great side. But then I write you off after loss against India & Aus. But then you beat England and New Zealand who were looking strong.
Unfortunate.

 

[Asian.Century]

Politics, race and culture aside, the indians and bengalis are NOWHERE near as vile and as anti-Pakistani as the KUFFAR af-ghands.

Pay those Russian breed Afghanis, as the Americans said, they will sell their mothers!

Love seeing the broken naked Afghanis in mental comma after loss from Pakistan.

F**K KUFFAR, namak haram af-ghandistan. Hope the americans bomb and murder more of these retarded low IQ sub-human savages......

Afghan Taliban is cleaning them nicely, sooner the Ameican leave, Taliban will crush them with brute force

 

[PakSword]

There is no champions trophy anymore.Next Icc event is WCt20

Well, then we should prepare for the next WC, or Asian Cup or whatever.. Present Pakistan team can beat any team in the world if they work on their fielding..

 

[Yaseen1]

Rules of cricket world cup are unjust and I am sure Pakistani team played much better than newzeland but due to cancellation of match and other technical issues we not qualified for semifinals .We won 4 match consequently which proves worth of our team