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

[MMHS]

It's over

Looks so - bowling, complemented by Babar’s captaincy, it really looks hopeless situation.

In fact, Srilanka blew their chances, otherwise they were like 230/2 in 30 overs, then dropped 2-3 catches.

 

[imshally81]

Match is gone?

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pie floaters giving free pies (4s) every over

 

[Kianig89]

what to do now

Dua prayers the only way

 

[Rana]

Rahmat surprisingly playing very good

I genuinely think this guy is cr@p

 

[Major]

Match is gone?

not yet. If we get ibrahim, there isnt much afghan batting

 

[Syed1]

Going to repeat a certain posters words


"Loving the humiliation, well deserved"

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

really we need to hope afg have a brain freeze here.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Target is now 100

 

[SM1989]

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

Agreed but the management overrates "experience"

 

[oatmeal]

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

And Akram developed a mysterious "illness" before the match. That team was probably the best Pakistan team to have played in a world cup.

 

[7sins]

Another clean up will start post WC, Imam Usama Ruaf Hassan Shadab Nawaz should be docked their WC match fees and sent to Palestine

And these jokers were fighting for the central contract because they want more NOCs for the t20 leagues

 

[Champ_Pal]

Hasan Ali's pace has dropped so much. I remember in 2017 CT, the ball used to zip through to the keeper whenever he bowled. Injuries seems to have taken a toll on his bowling.

 

[NeVerMind]

Match is gone?

Tbh a couple of wickets and Afghanis will panic but with the current bowling and captaincy, can't see that happening

 

[Justcrazy]

Pakistan need to accept they do not deserve to be in semi final

 

[Rana]

100 to win with 9 wickets

Only Afghanistan can bottle this

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

100 runs from 19 overs...... they need to bowl through their skins.

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

And Afghans would start getting excited , two way street that

The afgans seems very driven to me today. Forever fans of the underdog (unless they are playing India)

 

[castortroy]

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.

They need 100 runs to win it from here.

Mir and Shadab still have to bowl.

No pressure applied by babar.

It would be one epic bottle job if Afghanistan didn't win from this position

 

[Syed1]

Babar and friends can't defend a score even if it's 400.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

The pitch used to change against strong teams and today it changed against Afg, well, we are stuck in 90s and even Afg has marched into 2020s

 

[Lampard]

It’s too easy for Afghanistan.

 

[Justcrazy]

Afghanistan need 100 runs from 19 overs.

 

[Omer2002]

Pakistan need to accept they do not deserve to be in semi final

They shouldnt be in this world cup I said this from Day 1.

 

[Energy]

Match is gone because none of the bowlers look like taking a wicket. Only Afghanistan errors are going to buy us any wickets.

 

[vodafone_lover]

Just loving this...kuchh bhi kaho majaa aa raha hai

Well done Afghanistan..doesn't matter now you loose or win from here, you've made Pakistani and British shivering in their pants and that's an achievement guys

Zadran, you beauty

 

[F16]

A couple of wickets now and it can put Afg on the backfoot

 

[ex-q-zit]

100 runs required with many batsmen to come. I think now its finally curtains for Pakistan in this match and maybe the WC. Dont see them making a comeback after this blow no matter how unpredictable they are

 

[Asif321]

Shaheen and Afghan self imploding is only hope now

 

[Nikhil_cric]

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.

Where is PAK-BD happening ? Eden?

 

[Major]

They need 100 runs to win it from here.

Mir and Shadab still have to bowl.

No pressure applied by babar.

It would be one epic bottle job if Afghanistan didn't win from this position

Afghanistans game to lose, and they will bottle it.

We only need 2 wickets here thats it.

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

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

No, this approach is better. spread the field and hope for the best.

 

[Devadwal]

Afghanistan can't handle pressure and eventually they crumble under pressure

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

I mean .... this is so heart breaking. they need to pull them back.

 

[Major]

Where is PAK-BD happening ? Eden?

yeh in kolkata i think

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

not yet. If we get ibrahim, there isnt much afghan batting

Rahmat looks set and both Nabi and Rashid can bat, not sure what do you mean by not much.

 

[WengerOut]

Still think Afg will choke eventhough they have exceeded expectations. When you can see finishing line from a distance, it is a different pressure.

 

[castortroy]

Pak actually thought 287 was enough.

For Pak to defend any total with this attack, 340 is bear minimum

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Afghanistan can't handle pressure and eventually they crumble under pressure

chup .... trying to do a reverse jinx.

 

[ezhil]

A victory today for afghan will means odis are here to stay atleast for the next 10 years

 

[amvbfm]

not yet. If we get ibrahim, there isnt much afghan batting

No bro. It's over. There is enough batting in Shahidi, alikhil and nabi.

 

[Sunzi]

Pakistan need to accept they do not deserve to be in semi final

Semi-Final? Lol.

We are at SL's level max. A couple of batters, no bowling - Shaheen has done no better than Madushanka. We can turn up and score 350 or get bundled out for under 200. Sri Lankan level which is just above associate level.

 

[Justcrazy]

Its astounding to see what kind of preparation Pakistan has done. Midget minded captain , spinners who cannot spin , fast bowlers who are toothless after first spell , fielders who cannot catch , all rounders who cannot be good with bat or ball , coach who is coaching online !!!!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

yeh in kolkata i think

Ok thanks .

Should be a cracker at Eden

 

[Major]

Still think Afg will choke eventhough they have exceeded expectations. When you can see finishing line from a distance, it is a different pressure.

exactly. This is why Babar should not had gone for wickets, but to increasing the ball margin by getting ifti to bowl earlier.

2 wickets willl change the game here

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Now everyone will see, why they are called as Unpredictables..
Pak to win by 10 runs
Shaheen Afridi man of the match

 

[Buffet]

Why not make it hard to take singles and let them them take risk. It's just poor to allow easy singles here.

 

[oatmeal]

They need 100 runs to win it from here.

Mir and Shadab still have to bowl.

No pressure applied by babar.

It would be one epic bottle job if Afghanistan didn't win from this position

it is definitely possible. afghanistan have always been prone to collapses like that

 

[Itachi]

AFG will choke and Pak will win.

But Pak has lots of concern to address.

 

[Kianig89]

Another feather in Pakistan WC history which already has many stains AFG has made it a one sided affair

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Rizwan looks like the pwrson in command now. Babar was merely listening in the huddle whil3 Rizwan was yammering away

 

[jnaveen1980]

The pitch used to change against strong teams and today it changed against Afg, well, we are stuck in 90s and even Afg has marched into 2020s

This pitch was heavily in favor of Pakistan as it seems more batting friendly than typical spinner friendly chennai wicket. Probably a 300 plus wicket.

 

[Justcrazy]

Semi-Final? Lol.

We are at SL's level max. A couple of batters, no bowling - Shaheen has done no better than Madushanka. We can turn up and score 350 or get bundled out for under 200. Sri Lankan level which is just above associate level.

Lanka at full strength will beat this Pakistan team.

 

[Asif321]

If Pakistan lose this . Bangla tigers would also hurt Pakistan then

 

[Sunzi]

A victory today for afghan will means odis are here to stay atleast for the next 10 years

10 years at this rate Afghanistan will replace Pak as a cricketing "force".

 

[oatmeal]

Why not make it hard to take singles and let them them take risk. It's just poor to allow easy singles here.

There is nothing to lose here. Babar needs to attack

 

[Buffet]

Plenty of runs left. It's highly unusual for minnow to chase such a big total.

 

[Major]

No bro. It's over. There is enough batting in Shahidi, alikhil and nabi.

Alikhil sucks, Azmat sucks, nabi can go either way.

Once we get Imran and either of rehmat or hashmat the flood gates will open. There batting is very very very weak

 

[Shafi]

Good to see Babar has been exposed badly in this World Cup. I think this guy is even inferior to Azhar Ali in pressure match or against spin

 

[gani999]

No bro. It's over. There is enough batting in Shahidi, alikhil and nabi.

Even Rashid Khan can tonk a few. He can bat.

 

[Devadwal]

Hasan is building pressure by bowling Dot after dot.

 

[emranabbas]

This is turning tight as newzealand vs india

Our new rivals are Afghanistan

 

[hass]

Afghanistan can't handle pressure and eventually they crumble under pressure

Bro stop it lol

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Everyone except Babar knows to have an attacking field to stop the singles and there lies the whole problem.

 

[7sins]

Less than 100 required now easy

 

[jnaveen1980]

Match is still on a knife edge. What is the highest succecss chase for Afghanistan against top sides ?

 

[Blistering Barnacle]

In retrospect, this was a good match to bet on Afghanistan winning. Pak have been out of form awfully for months. Literally nothing has been working for Pak - top order, opening bowlers, middle batsmen, middle bowlers etc. We really have done terribly and don't deserve to be anywhere close to semis. It looks like we're going to be humiliated today as well.

 

[Lampard]

I don’t know how Pakistan comes back into this game

 

[Justcrazy]

This Pakistan team is now an associate member

 

[JaDed]

Pak actually thought 287 was enough.

For Pak to defend any total with this attack, 340 is bear minimum

It’s more to do with your silly fielding. With that fielding anything below 300 will always look chaseable unless individual brilliance.

 

[adzzy786]

This is depressing

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Hasan smiling the cockroach

 

[Asif321]

Alikhil sucks, Azmat sucks, nabi can go either way.

Once we get Imran and either of rehmat or hashmat the flood gates will open. There batting is very very very weak

Alikhil is quality batter . Even in u19 Asia cup he was one who thrashed Pakistan . Also vs India and England he played well

 

[Kroll]

Horrific and shameful, another low in many. This is like a slow death, hurry up and finish it Afg.

 

[Sunzi]

Lanka at full strength will beat this Pakistan team.

Probably, but if they didn't, they're about the same level.

 

[Mamoon]

Going to repeat a certain posters words


"Loving the humiliation, well deserved"

You butchered my quote just like Pakistan butchered its chances of winning the World Cup.

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

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

They are waiting for Kudrat Ka nizam

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Plenty of runs left. It's highly unusual for minnow to chase such a big total.

Highly unusual for minnows to be at 184/1 in a chase. I am telling you, Afg is on a mission here.

 

[Devadwal]

Plenty of runs left. It's highly unusual for minnow to chase such a big total.

Yes 100 is too many runs .don't think Afghanistan can Chase this. Required Run rate is increasing so collapsed can happen anytime

 

[Shafi]

Afg should try to finish ASAP to improve their NRR to be around 6-7. We'll be around 8-9