England vs India at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham

[RIP Pak LAW]

Bro,

In WCC game, pressure can get the better of you. Do you expect miracles from any batsman under these circumstances?

Look at the target presented. How many can chase it in a WCC game?

Dhoni is used material. He doesn't have hitting ability anymore. They had 5 bloody wickets but yet there was no intent. Even Panday stopped hitting boundaries the moment Dhoni arrived at the crease.

 

[PakSword]

India has been beaten fairly.. England was a much better team and I hope it shatters some confidence of Indian players..

 

[maximuswarrior]

This is what I am trying to tell my Pakistani fellow.. Had India won this match, it would have been much easier to win all the remaining matches.. It would have boosted Indian team's confidence.. and it is extremely difficult to beat a confident side. .

It is better for Pakistan to win from Bangladesh and not qualify, than qualify and lose to confident Indian side again in the finals..

I will be very happy with 11 points and not qualifying to the semis..


Kia baat karti hain.. as if Indian side is afraid of Pakistan..

We had some bad luck with rain. We also didn’t play some games to our full potential. You pay the price. Pakistan should play to its full potential against BD and see what happens in the game between England and NZ.

Expecting India to win against England would be too much of an ask from Pakistan, BD or SL.

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

India lost DELIBERATELY.......

Everyone is noticing it. from layman to observers. Their was no intent at all.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1145385719000698882

 

[Goku]

This is the strangest chase i have seen in world cricket... This is clearly a team decision to go for NRR and not for the win.. Look at the body language of players (fist bumps in last over) and the coach.. This is a new low, only to keep pakistan out!

I dont think so there is any Pakistani angle , i think they had already given up even before starting the chase and when it got tough they thought about NRR

 

[halfilhal]

Dhoni is used material. He doesn't have hitting ability anymore. They had 5 bloody wickets but yet there was no intent. Even Panday stopped hitting boundaries the moment Dhoni arrived at the crease.

You are right. You should totally suck Basit's co*k to get over this.

 

[LeGenD]

That was a fix!! They didn't want to win this because it increases Pakistani's chances of qualifying. Clearly shown by the lack of intent and then to make sure their run rate isn't too effected they hit a few boundaries in the last over. Fixed!!

Outcome of this match does not affect Pakistan.

If England defeat NZ and Pakistan defeat Bangladesh, Pakistan will still be through.

However, is this the approach we want? To advance on the shoulders of the performance of others? Pakistan need to revisit its cricket approach.

 

[Zulfiqar]

WTF. They were not even trying even with five wickets at hand.

At least our pakistani tail enders try to put an effort.

 

[litman]

i dont think india lost the match on will. they were looking for big hits till the time pandya and pant were batting. the moment pandya got out things really got out of their hands. so they decided to improve the run rate.

 

[PaklovesTurkiye]

I'm actually surprised to see how casually dhoni is taking singles without being mad of not hitting boundaries

Everyone is surprised except those who know Indians and their jealousy/hatred for Pakistanis

 

[masterchief_mirza]

India lost by 31 runs.
Now wait for SL and BD. I hope they give a fight to the Indians.

Even if India lose both those matches, they will advance on net run rate. Remember we were the only team WI beat - and they walloped us - which ultimately will be the reason we don't qualify.

I personally feel this is all for the best. Eng should beat NZ. Pak don't deserve to qualify. The best we can do is return with some pride after several good results and look forward to next time. We must work on fielding, professionalism, and fixing our "mercurial" tag, which is NOT a good thing in the slightest. At least we beat Afghan trash. that's all that matters this time. Pakistan zindabad. We shall return.

 

[atya]

This is what I am trying to tell.. Had India won this match, it would have been much easier to win all the remaining matches.. It would have boosted Indian team's confidence.. and it is extremely difficult to beat a confident side. .

It is better for Pakistan to win from Bangladesh and not qualify, than qualify and lose to confident Indian side again in the finals..

I will be very happy with 11 points and not qualifying to the semis..


Kia baat karti hain.. as if Indian side is afraid of Pakistan..

It's politics mate...that has been present throughout the tourney. They hate every atom of our being.

 

[mastaan]

I dont think so there is any Pakistani angle , i think they had already given up even before starting the chase and when it got tough they thought about NRR

28/1 in first 10 over, only 1 six while there was a 55m boundary and 50-60 run in last 10 overs ... yes, this was only about NRR.. but that lack of intent throughout the iniings was painful

 

[jericho]

This is what I am trying to tell my Pakistani fellow.. Had India won this match, it would have been much easier to win all the remaining matches.. It would have boosted Indian team's confidence.. and it is extremely difficult to beat a confident side. .

Losing to kick other teams out is something for fans to keep themselves occupied with, a sports team would only want to look at its own performance, its ridiculous to think Ind would lose this to keep Pak out when Pak havent even beat BD yet

i was still surprised by how relaxed Dhoni was taking singles out there, usually batsmen will show disappointment or anger not being able to hit 4 or 6 but Dhoni simply planned to take singles and was happy doing it, looks like Kholi will find it more difficult to defend him from here

 

[masterchief_mirza]

Everyone is surprised except those who know Indians and their jealousy/hatred for Pakistanis

The fixture programme is corrupted in favour of India. They can pick and choose who will advance. Nothing we can do about that though.