Afghanistan [286/2] cruise to a famous 8-wicket win over Pakistan [282/7] at ICC World Cup 2023

[JaDed]

The coach is Ajay Jadeja.

Mentor not coach..

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Pressure releasing 4

 

[NeVerMind]

Usama releases all the pressure with back to back boundaries

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

this guy should be removed from bowling.

 

[7sins]

lol our spinners are so crap they can't even take a single wicket on this track. Usama mir what a crap bowler lost us the Australian match and now showing his magic here

 

[Sherazkhalid]

there goes the pressure

Yep one hit and pressure is off

 

[castortroy]

Required rate is increasing .

Makes no difference.

When you have this bowling attack, you don't have to take any risks whatsoever

 

[shah9425]

Embarrassing it is

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Game is in 30th over but still no dew effect
Kudrat ka Nizam favoring Pakistan

 

[Major]

Ayt goodnight boys. I'll come back in the morning when all this drama is over.

Afghanistan will win, bookmark on my return

hey stay here and watch the game. Trust me u will miss a thriller.

 

[JaDed]

Mir sahab will be tournament ka mujrim at this rate.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Let's see what happened to that rising run rate.

 

[vprasanna83]

This is seriously pathetic bowling . Are these the best spinners in Pakistan

 

[jnaveen1980]

Afhganistan would have wreaked havoc on this track had they bowled second

 

[oatmeal]

PCT should leave Usama Mir in the stadium after the match

 

[GLORY OF '92]

I reckon I could bowl better than this Mir

 

[MSaad1237]

Usama Mirrrrrrr why is he in the team again???

 

[Sunzi]

I'm gonna have a coronary. These guys are absolutely pathetic. If I see another thread talking about Usama Mir. OMG.

Useless bunch of players.

 

[castortroy]

You don't play 2 leg spinners in ODI cricket.

Especially 2 awful ones that would struggle to make the Bangladesh team

 

[The_KING]

Will the PCB have the guts to sack Babar following the World Cup? I doubt it.

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

I Reaching 200 would have psychological impact on Pak, they would start
panicking after that

 

[Devadwal]

Great fielding

 

[7sins]

PCT should leave Usama Mir in the stadium after the match

Yeah maybe he can learn how to bowl from club cricketers in india

 

[jnaveen1980]

There is a hint of reverse from Hasan. But he is a bit slow

 

[ex-q-zit]

Pakistan needs to squeeze the runs. the inexperienced AFG batsmen will throw away their wickets as the RRR increases.

 

[castortroy]

So easy for Afghanistan, it's embarrassing

 

[batandballbattle]

Mir has been able to outdo shadab in awfulness in just two games
what a horror show this WC is turning out to be, it's like we used up all of our energy in the record chase

 

[Asif321]

Honestly afghans deserve to win

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Ladoo is back.

 

[Mockingbird]

Even if Pak scrapes by Afg here, they probably won’t get the RR boost they needed. SF berth looking more difficult now with SA and Australia breathing down their necks.

 

[JaDed]

I Reaching 200 would have psychological impact on Pak, they would start
panicking after that

And Afghans would start getting excited , two way street that

 

[Sunzi]

Pak cricket is in disarray. Truly.

 

[castortroy]

Pakistan needs to squeeze the runs. the inexperienced AFG batsmen will throw away their wickets as the RRR increases.

Why would they need to throw their wickets away when they are getting 2 bad balls per overb

 

[GLORY OF '92]

I'm gonna have a coronary. These guys are absolutely pathetic. If I see another thread talking about Usama Mir. OMG.

Useless bunch of players.

No No Babar is king etc.

I'm feeling like smashing some cake with a baseball bat.

 

[Cric_lover4487]

Afghanistan batsmen have surprised me with their maturity. I expected them to bust in 20 overs like 120 allout. Egg on my face I will never underestimate anyone.

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

This is seriously pathetic bowling . Are these the best spinners in Pakistan

From what I have heard, he is sitting in the reserve

 

[MMHS]

OK - if PAK looses today, then they have SAF, Poms, BD & Kiwis. Not impossible, but not with this bowling - there is not much dew either today.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Brutal bouncer from Hasan ALi, Rizwan collects on second bounce

 

[oatmeal]

Pakistan needs to squeeze the runs. the inexperienced AFG batsmen will throw away their wickets as the RRR increases.

True, but so far they are not being brainless. I am surprised they have been so mature in their approach

 

[Shafi]

Will the PCB have the guts to sack Babar following the World Cup? I doubt it.

Zaka scare of Babar!!!! You cannot sack him otherwise he will announce retirement

 

[jnaveen1980]

OK - if PAK looses today, then they have SAF, Poms, BD & Kiwis. Not impossible, but not with this bowling - there is not much dew either today.

Chennai rarely has dew. It is a given.

 

[Asif321]

Wow really we kept Abrar out for usama ?

 

[gani999]

Even if Pak scrapes by Afg here, they probably won’t get the RR boost they needed. SF berth looking more difficult now with SA and Australia breathing down their necks.

New Zealand as well.

 

[7sins]

Hassan the trundler is here

 

[owenhcricket]

I've been quite even handed with criticisms for Pakistan but this has been a horrible performance in the field. Toothless bowling, no new ideas, dead captaincy and spinners who are basically slow bowlers you'd find easy to hit on the sundya league circuit.

 

[ex-q-zit]

Can anyone answer how Usama was in the 15 member squad over abrar?

 

[Lampard]

It’s difficult to win any match with the way Pakistan is bowling in this World Cup. I think they are only going to win another match against Bangladesh maybe and will lose all other including this one.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

we need a miracle from here

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Mentor not coach..

he knows how to bat against pak in world cups

 

[NeVerMind]

Seems like Imam pep talk did nothing for the team...just like the player himself

 

[7sins]

Wow really we kept Abrar out for usama ?

Babar kept Amir put for hassan and imad out for Nawaz figure it out

 

[GLORY OF '92]

OK - if PAK looses today, then they have SAF, Poms, BD & Kiwis. Not impossible, but not with this bowling - there is not much dew either today.

It's over

 

[Savak]

Hassan Ali during the 2017 CT was clocking 143-145 km/hr. He is now a 130-132 km/hr trundler. Is it another case age fudging?

 

[JaDed]

There is no dew as well

Game is in 30th over but still no dew effect
Kudrat ka Nizam favoring Pakistan

They have been always lucky in chennai.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Their backfoot cover drive through off side is very impressive. This is something you associate with good batsmen. All of them play that shot very well.

 

[Major]

What a stupid theme song we have to hear in this world cup. Its like all of a sudden an IPL segment comes into play. Dumb tune.

 

[castortroy]

Australia should get the 4rh place now pretty easy.

They will hammer Netherlands, new Zealand and Afghanistan

 

[ex-q-zit]

Why would they need to throw their wickets away when they are getting 2 bad balls per overb

Beacusethey have no experience in being in such situations.

 

[oatmeal]

I have always supported Babar both as a player and captain. but if PCT loses today, then Babar should be stripped of his captaincy

 

[JaDed]

he knows how to bat against pak in world cups

Lol don’t compare this lot to Waqar Aquib , Mushtaq combo

 

[Major]

finally chacha is bought

 

[gani999]

Chennai rarely has dew. It is a given.

Chennai does have dew at this time of the year. It even gets severe between nov and jan. The farmers around the city use the dew to raise crops as well.

 

[SM1989]

Can anyone answer how Usama was in the 15 member squad over abrar?

He has more experience than Abrar who would have had to make a debut in a world cup.

 

[Asif321]

Can anyone answer how Usama was in the 15 member squad over abrar?

How Nawaz was how fakhar was how shadab was how Agha was how Hassan was there were Many other bold choices which could have been made .

 

[7sins]

No chance less than 100 needed

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

what the ... is going on.

 

[castortroy]

There are no close fielders or slip so there is absolutely no pressure

 

[Devadwal]

Chacha came to break the partnership

 

[Lampard]

Why isn’t Babar bowling with iftikhar more?

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Usama continues

why ... why. we have sixth bowler in ifti. try him.

 

[Asif321]

Shame for usama Nawaz and shadab . Ifti is bowling better than them

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

Afghanistan batsmen have surprised me with their maturity. I expected them to bust in 20 overs like 120 allout. Egg on my face I will never underestimate anyone.

Their mentor Ajay Jadeja made them bat more smarter.

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

Our only hope is that Afghanistan pulls a Babar and inexplicably goes into their shell and creates pressure on themselves for no reason.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

oh it is iftikhar... he is giving away runs

 

[Major]

Guys trust me, Pakistan can still win as there is no batting in the afghan line up. They did not play Najibullah

Once ibrahim gets out. Rehmat and Hashmat are the two guys we can get and after them there is not a single guy that can hold a bat.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

OK - if PAK looses today, then they have SAF, Poms, BD & Kiwis. Not impossible, but not with this bowling - there is not much dew either today.

It is over friend, SA may make 500 against us. We need to win two against SENA+I and beat all others and we are losing today, we ain't winning nothing.

 

[ex-q-zit]

He has more experience than Abrar who would have had to make a debut in a world cup.

Abudallah and Saud have already proved even newcomers are better than the so called experienced guys

 

[Asif321]

lol and people were saying boost your NRR in this match

 

[nosundries]

I think Pakistan are waiting for something to happen rather than making it happen. Singles are too easy here.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

what to do now