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

[pratiktc]

It's a matter of one wkt.
Afg don't have the mettle to handle pressure for 50 ovs while batting

 

[Ali Active]

This is so humailating

 

[shortbread]

Something about this seems intentional, the bowling, body language, fielding..... seems like they dont mind losing?!

 

[castortroy]

Not a single economical bowler in this line up.

Spray gun attack and 2 club level leg spinners

 

[ex-q-zit]

If this team was the no. 1 team untll a month ago then the ICC rankings is questionable.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Man, what a truly pathetic and garbage team Pakistan are. They are completely shambolic in every facet of the game.

This team just doesn't have it. The only thing Babar has done is completely soiling himself and destroying his own legacy with his awful batting, captaincy, everything.

 

[Devadwal]

No chance for Afghanistan winning .there are not going to score 230

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Don't have words to say anything now. Doomed

 

[Ali Active]

If pak loses this no one should even think about defending this loss

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Game is gone man. Look at the scoreboard

Yeah... it looks scary.

 

[Omer2002]

no no no but apprarently 200 runs is enough

 

[ArabKnight]

Afghanistan will be gloating hard after this victory, knocking Pakistan out.

Well deserved to them.

 

[Ali Active]

even afghanistan have better powerplay players than us

 

[oatmeal]

Game is not lost yet, all you need is one wicket

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Spinners going for 7 an over. not good.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

This WC is reminiscent of the 2003 ODI WC, when too many key players lose form and confidence at the worst possible time.

This is worse

No chance for Afghanistan winning .there are not going to score 230

Please

 

[Mockingbird]

Yeah... it looks scary.

They can still turn it around.

 

[Ramsay]

The game is still in the bag. A breakthrough is around the corner.

 

[Devadwal]

Mir now will take wickets after taking drink . Full energy now for all the Pakistani players

 

[7sins]

Jaisay mulk waisi team

Totally agreed sad affairs

 

[castortroy]

When is the long hop coming?

 

[karthikc]

Jaisay mulk waisi team

I think this sums it all up..It is a reflection of the direction the nation and its economy have taken. Of course there are exceptions like Nadeem in javelin...but..

 

[ArabKnight]

Imad Wasim highlights. What a player he is. Now we're stuck with Saud.

 

[Ali Active]

Never in wildest dream i thought we will lose to Afghanistan

 

[jnaveen1980]

I am surprised at the way these gusy construct the innings. Taking singles whenever on offer. Is that guy actually 23?

 

[globetrotter]

If this team was the no. 1 team untll a month ago then the ICC rankings is questionable.

Already told ICC to run anti virus, anti malware on their servers

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

two legspinners really doesnt make sense.... could have played nawaz.

 

[Shafi]

No point to waste sleep over these idiots. Our current ranking should be 8-9 just where Misbah left us. Nothing improves since then. We were lucky to play against 3rd/4th grade players.

 

[Aviator]

These players are only good at making tall claims... We r here to win world cup, we r best bowling unit, blah blah... You can't even beat Afghanistan. Now they are running out of excuses.. How will they defend this shameful performance?

 

[m.shah]

Usama is average.

 

[oatmeal]

You cant keep giving up singles. there is no pressure at all

 

[Cover Drive Six]

Man Babar, remove Usama ASAP and bring Ifthi.
Please Try something.

 

[castortroy]

No pressure on these guys now against the spin.

No slip and they can just milk

 

[mominsaigol]

It is stronger.

but it doesn’t matter because other teams are better.

But 2023 team will beat the 2019 team in a series. I don’t know why you are bigging up a team that 24 out of 30 ODIs in 2018-19.

Again, not bigging up the current team. It is terrible, but better than the 2019 one.

The 2019 team beat a much stronger England then 2023 England. No clue what you are on about.

And no it wouldn't, trust me it wouldn't. I keep telling you over and over, Imam regressed not improved, Fakhar wasn't onsong In 2019 but you could count him occasionally, especially with this bowling attack, only shaheen would trouble him, he'd give the NZ treatment to them like he did earlier this year.

Hafeez would rip babar apart. With the exception of chacha > Ifti rest doesn't make sense.

2019 shaheen is also > 2023 current wc team.

But chalo, 2023 mubarak.

 

[7sins]

I think this sums it all up..It is a reflection of the direction the nation and its economy have taken. Of course there are exceptions like Nadeem in javelin...but..

1 athlete in a 25 million plus population is not an achievement

 

[Chip32]

I remember that even Javed Miandad would complain about this discrimination against Karachi players by the Lahoris in his prime. It's not new, is it?

He’s just whining for no reason. Usama played some games before the WC and did ok. From memory Abrar didn’t play at all. The obvious selection here was Usama.

In the end though it was a huge management failure to not develop a single spinner in the last 4 years and rely on tripe like Shadab and Nawaz.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Restrict AFG to 210 in 40 overs . Last 10 overs even 70 is a nightmare to chase on this ground.

 

[RexRex]

Afghanistan eliminating Pakistan from the WC is an amazing twist.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Never in wildest dream i thought we will lose to Afghanistan

welll we were being overconfident ... never will afg chase 283. and here they are. we really need to win this match. pressure is so on.

 

[batandballbattle]

Mir has the expression of a little boy who's lost his ami in a shopping mall

 

[Devadwal]

Why mir is bowling to short?

 

[castortroy]

2 long hops in mir last over

 

[NeVerMind]

All it took was one player getting injured (Naseem) and one hammering (against India in Asia Cup) for this team to be mentally shot!

 

[jnaveen1980]

Crowd is against us mean Indians that's why we forgot how to bowl bat and field today

I doubt chennai is going to pick a side. That is just a DHONi supporters crowd. Rashid Khan is a poipular figure everywhere in INdia.

 

[nish_mate]

Someone tell PCT, winning team gets to cut a cake in front of the cameras.....

 

[Ali Active]

Somehow afghanistan will manage to lose

 

[Shafi]

Mir now will take wickets after taking drink . Full energy now for all the Pakistani players

Come on!!!! This team shouldn't play main round if we played against top players

 

[Devadwal]

Nelson. Wicket is coming

 

[jnaveen1980]

One way or the other it will be interesting to watch Pavilion today

 

[NeVerMind]

No point to waste sleep over these idiots. Our current ranking should be 8-9 just where Misbah left us. Nothing improves since then. We were lucky to play against 3rd/4th grade players.

And never used that opportunity to test some fringe/bench players who could have been handy now...you reap what you sow!

 

[m.shah]

Bowling too short

 

[MMHS]

Mir is literally scared to bowl here - get him off and bring a pacer, ball has lost its shine a bit by now.

 

[Kroll]

Dare I say it, even Misbah's ODI teams would have more fight, pride and beat minnows like Afg than these turkeys.

 

[aukhan]

The four-over specialist bowlers and the self-proclaimed Lumber 1 batsmen in the universe have been outperformed by Afghan players. Disgusting!

 

[shortbread]

2 wickets and Afg will wilt under pressure, one break through for starters!

 

[castortroy]

Way too easy for Afghanistan here

 

[Asad T]

Win Predictor not looking good

 

[Savak]

Nothing in the pitch at all for the spinners in the second innings

 

[Devadwal]

Iftikar to take 2 wickets

 

[imshally81]

Iftikhar on...

 

[Champ_Pal]

Why mir is bowling to short?

From what I have seen, he has good height. So he gets good bounce. Not a big spinner of the ball. Here he seems to have lost confidence in his release. It looks as though he is trying not to bowl Fulltosses.

 

[castortroy]

2 wickets and Afg will wilt under pressure, one break through for starters!

Lol the pak attack will continue serving up rubbish so there won't be any pressure on the batters

 

[batandballbattle]

Dare I say it, even Misbah's ODI teams would have more fight, pride and beat minnows like Afg than these turkeys.

that 2015 team was pretty dire too, current afg would give them a run for their money

 

[Mockingbird]

Not watching the match… has the pitch become easier to bat or is this bad bowling or great batting

 

[MSaad1237]

We have the most average bowling attack in this WC lol.

 

[shortbread]

Dew is negating the spinners turn, Indian pitches are horrible!

 

[oatmeal]

Chacha will take a wicket

 

[TNAmarkFromIndia]

Crowd is against us mean Indians that's why we forgot how to bowl bat and field today

Maybe they need to play Dil Dil Pakistan in the stadium.

 

[ex-q-zit]

Never in wildest dream i thought we will lose to Afghanistan

You would have lost a couple oftimes already if not for Imad and Naseem who pulled Pak out.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

shadab changing ends?

 

[Major]

Chacha getting more spin than all the bowlers that played tonight

 

[jnaveen1980]

If this team was the no. 1 team untll a month ago then the ICC rankings is questionable.

They did finish 4th in Asia cup super league. Those surfacecs helped seamers too.

 

[Devadwal]

Chacha is bowling like Warne .no chance for Afghanistan now

 

[pratiktc]

Trust Ifti to be the guy that brings Pak back

 

[Ali Active]

Chachu looks better bowler than both

 

[NeVerMind]

When Chacha is your best spinner, you're in serious trouble

 

[IAJ]

Spinners going for 7 an over. not good.

part-time spinners.

 

[RehanG]

one wicket and rest will follow.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ball is turning for finger spinners. But i don't think Nawaz would make a difference. He is just a darter.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

No chance for Afghanistan winning .there are not going to score 230

Not sure about 230 but 280 is a HUGE chase at Chennai. Even I don't see this chase happening. Afghans don't have batting quality to do this chase. Rahmat and Shahidi are just terrible