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

[pillionrider]

Pakistan look real nervous and seem to be waiting for Afg to mess up.

 

[Savak]

Pakistan let Nabi bowl 10 overs for 31 runs. Compare the Afghanistan batting approach in comparison

 

[owenhcricket]

Rauf just isn't learning his lesson. Its either short or wide.

 

[batandballbattle]

persisting with pace when afg couldn't have made it more obvious that the pitch holds nicely for spinners

 

[TheSultan]

Afghanistan getting Pakistani posters nervous , relax the middle overs is where these guys screw up.
Only way Pak mess this is with their pathetic catching.

They normally would but today is their lucky day, they’ll get out halwa spinners.

Imagine having to face Rashid, Mujeeb and Noor in the nets and then you get the gift of Shadab and Usama in the middle

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Afghanistan should look to win in 43

 

[Champ_Pal]

babar plz remove HARIS RAUFF

You are an Afg fan right? Enjoy the game.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Target is now below 200.

 

[aukhan]

Just realized Lumber 1 batsmen was batting on a minefield today.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Not a single lbw appeal so far, i think we are done and dusted

 

[imshally81]

Wide.. Harsh call

 

[7sins]

Target under 200 no pressure rrr is nothing because not a single bowler building pressure boundaries leaking every over

 

[Champ_Pal]

Is Ajay Jadeja part of Afg coaching staff?

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Wow.. Stadium is interrupted by Dil Dil Pakistan

 

[hitthestump]

Babar should be sacked

He assembled the worst attack in Pakistan WC's history. He had four years of captaincy, had all the say in playing 11 and selection of the squad.

I don’t think there’s any question that Babar’s captaincy will not survive this WC.

His race is run. It is Rizwan’s turn now but a lot of lessons need to be learned about Babar’s tenure.

 

[JaDed]

Bring in Shadab.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

now we need two wickets quick

 

[castortroy]

Target under 200 no pressure rrr is nothing because not a single bowler building pressure boundaries leaking every over

Why is anyone surprised.

This attack has been getting smashed for the last 2 months

 

[7sins]

Haris for 2nd match in a row killed the momentum or pressure for pakistan by bowling 24 run over against Australia and 17 run over against afghanistan

 

[Devadwal]

283 Afghanistan can't even chase in dream's. Its just matter of one wicket

 

[jnaveen1980]

How did Pak batting go. Seems like Babar has found his form?

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Bring in Shadab.

Chalo, ye tajurba bhi kar lete hain

 

[mominsaigol]

dont worry every career doesnt end like Sarfrazs does

Why do you hate sarfraz so much bhai? Kya begara hai uss nei tumahara?

 

[Captain]

Babar Azam is a serious Mental midget... Needs to be sacked as a captain with immediate effect after this embarrassment today. Otherwise he will take this team to the new low's.

 

[IAJ]

Amazing start by AFG

 

[hafizexpress]

Afghanistan are humiliating us even worse then India lol

There is nothing worse than losing 8 wickets for 36 runs

 

[oatmeal]

Rauf is not a new ball bowler. He got tonked in the last game too

 

[CerebralPatriot]

I don’t think there’s any question that Babar’s captaincy will not survive this WC.

His race is run. It is Rizwan’s turn now but a lot of lessons need to be learned about Babar’s tenure.

If it is Rizwan nothing will change, in fact things we get worse

Only three men are capable for the job: Saud Shakeel, Imad Wasim and Sarfraz

 

[globetrotter]

Didn’t expected this opening from afg openers

 

[m.shah]

Pakistan just hasn't the team to reach semis.So many issues plus poor captain

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

How did Pak batting go. Seems like Babar has found his form?

They did everything the batting could, now up to the bowlers.

 

[NeVerMind]

I don’t think there’s any question that Babar’s captaincy will not survive this WC.

His race is run. It is Rizwan’s turn now but a lot of lessons need to be learned about Babar’s tenure.

Question is, is Rizwan ruthless to drop players and move away from the yaari-dosti culture? I don't think so...

 

[The_KING]

Ifti chacha has been our best spinner in recent games but the genius captain hasn’t bowled him yet.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Fluent innings by Gurbaz, Zadran and Iftikhar proves that Babar and Shafique's knock were so selfish and statspadding.
No real demon in the pitch

Babar and Rizwan were the sole reason behind humiliating loss to India.

 

[hitthestump]

This game is over.

With no scoreboard pressure who is going to take wickets for us. Nobody.

Well done to Afghanistan and shame on Mickey, Babar and the PCB for humiliating the nation on the turf of dushman mulk

 

[castortroy]

Usama starting with a full toss and half volley

 

[oatmeal]

Bring on Shadab

 

[Energy]

Babar is such an idiotic captain who persists with long bowling spells even when they're bowling lose.

Both Rauf and Mir are bowling poorly bur Babar is letting them bowl. That is really poor and dumb.

 

[7sins]

Man babar babar how dumb are you try ifti or shadab

 

[amvbfm]

I don’t think there’s any question that Babar’s captaincy will not survive this WC.

His race is run. It is Rizwan’s turn now but a lot of lessons need to be learned about Babar’s tenure.

If it survives then Pakistan won’t survive as a test playing nation

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Where is shadab hiding?

 

[jnaveen1980]

He has a weird leg spinning action. I amnot sure how he would generate bounce out of the pitch with that innocuous release. Is he successful in domestic?

 

[mominsaigol]

There is nothing worse than losing 8 wickets for 36 runs

No their is nothing worse then getting slapped by a minnow, especially given the way their playing, in 9 to 10 wickets lol

With India you can justify it cause its bumrahz Siraj, kuldeep and a world class attack.

What's the justification for afg?

 

[JaDed]

They normally would but today is their lucky day, they’ll get out halwa spinners.

Imagine having to face Rashid, Mujeeb and Noor in the nets and then you get the gift of Shadab and Usama in the middle

Afghans don’t have it mentally to cross the line against PCT.. atleast not for now.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

we need amazing effort to win this match

 

[Champ_Pal]

Pakistan's fielding has been very poor. Shafiq should have stopped that at this level.

 

[imshally81]

Our fielding is just club level

 

[7sins]

Is Ajay Jadeja part of Afg coaching staff?

Yes

 

[shortbread]

Ramiz seems confident, Afg unlikely to sustain this momentum for 50 overs he says.

 

[oatmeal]

Long way to go, you need one wicket to start a collapse

 

[Devadwal]

No slip now .wow

 

[MMHS]

Rauf is officially almost 30 …. I’ll take a fair bit of buffer on that, but let’s stick to 30. By next WC, he’ll be 33+ … officially.

Absolutely no way, he should play a single ODI after this WC,

……. And to think that my boss, wants him to lead PAK pace attack in Australian Tests!!!

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

Is Ajay Jadeja part of Afg coaching staff?

Yes.

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Usama always looks nervous.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Athers is secretly happy as it will open a door for England.

 

[7sins]

Usama always looks nervous.

Midget mentality nothing cricketer shouldn't be any where near the team

 

[batandballbattle]

mir just looks lost out there
very flimsy body language

 

[amvbfm]

Man babar babar how dumb are you try ifti or shadab ffs

Tauba tauba blasphemy! 15 over say pehlay Shadab nahi asakta. Must not stray from the script.

 

[ArabKnight]

Ramiz seems confident, Afg unlikely to sustain this momentum for 50 overs he says.

That means Afghanistan has this match in the bag.

 

[nish_mate]

Bring on chacha
Its his day

After the match, Babar will be taking Chachas tshirts for his chache da puttar

 

[emranabbas]

For heavens sake one over without a boundary is impossible???

And there's us can't hit a boundary for every few overs

 

[m.shah]

That is a nice fifty

 

[pillionrider]

Glad Hayden is calling out the purposeless diving. The lady earlier took the cliched route - see dive, appreciate effort.

 

[mominsaigol]

If it is Rizwan nothing will change, in fact things we get worse

Only three men are capable for the job: Saud Shakeel, Imad Wasim and Sarfraz

Imad or sarfraz not saud. Saud is way too relaxed as a captain. He should be our no 3 or 4 though.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

It is shameful to see such performance from Pakistan. We were better than this even with Bilawal Bhatti, Anwar Ali and Asad Ali. This is the worst Pakistani attack in last 2.5 decades.

 

[hafizexpress]

At least 15 runs have already been leaked purely due to poor fielding

 

[castortroy]

Lol Usama is another trash spinner from pak

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

That boycott cricket thread can become limelight today.

 

[Cover Drive Six]

He has a weird leg spinning action. I amnot sure how he would generate bounce out of the pitch with that innocuous release. Is he successful in domestic?

Bowling juicy and slow flights, batsmen have time for either drives or cut shots.

 

[Syed1]

This Mir is proper quota selection by Punjab Cricket Board.

 

[Nado_]

Usama is just in love with that half volley length

 

[Flat_Track_Bully]

Mir is awful

 

[GLORY OF '92]

No ball why are we playing this nobody pathetic idiotic disgrace disgusting

 

[jusarrived]

Wow this is poor. Spinners bowling no balls

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Afghanistan could not have asked for a better start

 

[m.shah]

Lol no ball from spinner

 

[oatmeal]

spinner bowling no ball is inexcusable

 

[hass]

We're actually going to lose to Afghanistan in THIS manner? Unreal. SHOCKING display

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

No ball
Poor Usama look at his face

 

[chinaman00]

If a minnow can score 100 inside the first 15 overs without the loss of a wicket, then you don’t deserve to advance to the semis.