How satisfied are you with Pakistan's performance at the T20 World Cup 2021?

[Saj]

Played 5 won 5 in the group stage, but they come up against the mentally tough Australians in the semi-final.

Perhaps it was a case of peaking too early?

Maybe individual errors cost them?

Overall how satisfied are you with Pakistan's effort at this T20 World Cup tournament?

 

[Cric1234]

Played well in group stages 3 wins against minnows 2 chasing small targets against India and NZ overrated but still decent.

In future we will continue to struggle in high scoring matches unless we have more power hitters in the top 5.

 

[Mamoon]

Not satisfied.

Pakistan played average cricket in all matches except the one against India.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

It was a decent performance.

Somewhat satisfied.

Of course, we lost the semis...

 

[The_KING]

Won 5 out of 5 in the group, but 3 of those 5 matches were against minnows. When it really mattered, when the pressure was really on, Pakistan bottled it. Overall I give Pakistan 6.5 out of 10 for the world cup performance.

 

[Devadwal]

Not satisfied.

Pakistan played average cricket in all matches except the one against India.

Pakistan were really lucky as they won all toss against top team . today they lose a toss and so is match .

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">To Babar Azam & the team: I know exactly how all of you are feeling right now bec I have faced similar disappointments on the cricket field. But you shd all be proud of the quality of cricket you played & the humility you showed in your wins. Congratulations Team Australia.</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1458860750643019783?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[reversehook]

over achieved, look at the expectations before the tournament, zero hopes. so well done.

 

[AdamM97]

Overall a good tournament, very enjoyable as well.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

They had a chance to win the trophy on these pitches, esp when you know opponent is NZ over whom you have the wood. Bottled it real bad today

 

[Darkrai]

They won more matches than i expected, but they refused to address their weaknesses that were apparent throughout the tournament.

I remember, after the NZ match, IK tweeted that "A good team will analyze its mistakes when it loses. A great team does a thorough analysis of its game even when it wins.". Pakistan didn't do that.

The openers are too slow, Malik and Hafeez are not good enough against quality oppositions, and Hasan was poor throughout the tournament. I'm hoping these weaknesses will be addressed before the next WC.

Overall, it was a decent tournament.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

They won more matches than i expected, but they refused to address their weaknesses that were apparent throughout the tournament.

I remember, after the NZ match, IK tweeted that "A good team will analyze its mistakes when it loses. A great team does a thorough analysis of its game even when it wins.". Pakistan didn't do that.

The openers are too slow, Malik and Hafeez are not good enough against quality oppositions, and Hasan was poor throughout the tournament. I'm hoping these weaknesses will be addressed before the next WC.

Overall, it was a decent tournament.

I hope they retire at least now.

 

[sweep_shot]

I think Pakistan played well overall.

Shaheen, Babar, and Rizwan were decent. So was Fakhar and Asif Ali.

Only weak link was Hasan Ali who really shouldn't have played in the semi-final.

 

[Uzi]

Before the tournament started I didn't think much of our chances. I thought we would struggle to get out of the group. However we played brilliantly to beat India and NZ. I was happy with that, but once you get to the semis, you have to produce your best. Hassan Ali was disastrous today and cost us the game. Moderately satisfied I guess even though I'm disappointed we didn't finish the job today.

 

[Savak]

The team overachieved given the expectations. Unfortunately the bowlers were also untested because of insufficient exposure against murderous hitters of the ball and that showed up very badly in the practice game against South Africa and in the Semi Final against Australia. Against quality hitters everything has to be spot on, the usual deliveries you bowl to most low quality batsmen will get whacked in areas of the ground you never imagined before. The likes of Afridi, Hasan and Rauf were shell shocked to see their full blooded yorkers and slower deliveries being tackled in ways they are rarely used too.

 

[Rana]

It was disrespectful to their bench when they didn’t do squad rotation for the games against Scotland and Namibia.

Asif Ali has played a total of 10-15 balls in the space of 6 games

Hassan Ali was given two dead rubbers to get his act together, but couldn’t!

 

[WC-Passion]

I didn't expect Pakistan to get out of the group stages coming in, the middle order looked very unreliable and the pace attack outside of Afridi was nothing special. So I'd say I'm pretty content with a close SF loss, even if it was wildly frustrating in the moment as it felt entirely preventable.

 

[Barragan]

Should have won the WC!

The tournament was Pak's to lose and they did just that, lose on their own accord.

Giving Imad two overs in a row with Warner there, not bowling Hafeez straight away once Finch was out, giving hassan 4 overs and of course, the icing on the cake being the dropped catch from hassan ali.

 

[yadunoe]

I agree some tactical mistakes costed us esp not trying the bench against Namibia and Scotland I think Dhani and husnain should of tried for sure and hassan ali and probably fakhar shouldn't of played semis would of preferred Haider and hasnain

 

[Bilal7]

Very satisfied.

The people who are disappointed haven't being paying attention. Our "team" consisted of Babar, Rizwan and Shaheen. There was slim hope that Pakistan would make it out of the group, let alone win the number of matches they did. Best of all, India got a hammering that will be the beginning of a reverse streak for the foreseeable future.

Every single one of the batters proved their worth, the two spinners were back at their best and Shaheen was outstanding with the new ball. The death bowling needs to be worked on and someone needs to do something to make the fielders hit the stumps but overall, you cannot fault the performance...

Except from one man, Hasan Ali. Ever since the first game against India, I did not see what ge brings to this side. He does not have the pace to be effective at the death or in the middle, nor does he have the swing to operate in tandem with Shaheen. His job seemed to be a release bowler for the opposition and to make his teammates look even more brilliant.

Unfortunately, this should be the beginning of the end of his IT20 career. Bring in a death bowler in his place and you strike two birds with one stone.

I am not even upset about the catch; its his bowling which he should be faulted for because it has been horrid throughout the six games.

 

[realitygaf]

I agree some tactical mistakes costed us esp not trying the bench against Namibia and Scotland I think Dhani and husnain should of tried for sure and hassan ali and probably fakhar shouldn't of played semis would of preferred Haider and hasnain

Oh bhai Dahani was not eligible for the group games

 

[Snatch]

The fine lines and small margins in T20s do not align well with fans that think in a 'black and white' fashion. It's the nature of a game. Winning a key game does not make you the best ever, and losing doesn't make you the worst. This is why the most successful sportspeople never get 'too' high from as win, and never too low from a loss. That's one of the things that made Dhoni so great.

 

[Ami]

At best a semi final side and thats what we achieved.

 

[Markhor]

Given the shambles of a buildup with last minute squad selection and coaching changes, and the two cancelled series - they exceeded expectations by qualifying from the group.

However to get into a good position and lose a semi-final still hurts.

Any weaknesses in a team gets exposed in the crunch stage of a World Cup I'm afraid and our relatively sedate Powerplays and poor death bowling eventually got found out. I also remember somebody making a thread saying we can't afford two expensive pacers in Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf.

Those were prophetic words.

 

[TeamPak95]

Overall, I am satisfied with Pakistan's performance this tournament. I'd give it an 8/10.

Thrashed India to end the streak in comprehensive fashion via Babar, Rizwan and Shaheen brilliance. When it was needed, Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali cashed in with late-order hitting vs New Zealand and Afghanistan. Won in convincing fashion vs Namibia and Scotland, although vs Namibia Shoaib Malik came through to catapult the 1st innings score with his power hitting. Imad and Shadab throughout the tournament have been decent performers as well.

Going past the heartbreak, Babar and Rizwan in particular did their thing as usual with setting a solid platform for the other batters to launch from. Fakhar turns up at the right time in crunch games, and Shaheen, minus the 3 6's, was at his usual best in his first over vs Finch and Marsh.

Hasan Ali would have to be the most prominent negative in this entire tournament. Post-India game, he just kept leaking runs and just wasn't his confident self. With this tournament done, management needs a hard look at his T20I future (most probably will be dropped). If I had to nitpick and add in another negative in this tournament for Pakistan, it would be the reluctance of trying out bench strength against at least one of Namibia and Scotland (Scotland in particular as Pakistan had already qualified by then). It isn't a bad thing to keep your consistently winning combination throughout the tournament to keep the form high but at the very least testing out your bench strength, especially after qualifying for the semi-finals, would give a chance for the bench players to get a feel for the tournament. I highly doubt Pakistan would've lost had they tested out their bench vs Scotland. I was of the opinion that they should've rested Hasan Ali for at least one of the last two games (Scotland in particular) so that he can reset and then come back fully refreshed vs Australia. Nothing against Mohammad Wasim Jr but no one in their right mind would have him play his first game of the tournament vs Australia in a semi-final expecting good-great results.

All in all, I am left heart-broken but again I am satisfied with Pakistan's performance in this WT20.

 

[Kroll]

Unfortunately, this should be the beginning of the end of his IT20 career.

Famous last words. )

 

[Hasan]

Very satisfied and the defeat today is of limited consequence in comparison to the progress made across the tournament.

Pakistan now has a body of players who are maturing very well and with good bench strength. Babar is an excellent captain, there is good team spirit and the players are becoming more professional with respect to fitness and preparation.

Very happy and this group of players will be also do Pakistan nation proud. Good time to be a Pakistani fan!

 

[Suleiman]

Wish we lost a game in the group stages to face our tournament punching bag England.

We always bottle it to Australia, the team that has dropped catches to thank for a number of their famous victories.

 

[Artaxerxes]

It was a good performance considering Pakistan has been playing no cricket at home for a decade.Pakistan also doesn’t play many matches with top teams.Hassan was the weak link.He is a good player but he was not in form.One of Hasnain,Dhani or Wasim jnr could have played in placed of Hassan but there was no guarantee they would have performed.

 

[Ahmed216]

Very satisfied. Tey exceeded expectations.The guys played with heart and really wanted to win the tournament.
Shadab's bowling was the biggest positive he's finally come of age.
Shaheen was superb throughout. Rizwan and babar were very soild.
Babar needs to be brave and give chances to other players lile dahani haider.
Time for Hafeez and Malik to retire

 

[gazza619]

The planning really needs to start now for next years WC in Australia. We need to identify our core players for that tournament pretty quickly. Remember these are going to be hard bouncy pitches. Time to give Haider & Iftikhar a go?

The team think tank need to find a genuine 6th bowler in the XI. Should we look at M Wasim or Faheem Ashraf as that option? Shadab showed how how vital leggies are in the shorter format. Should we prepare Usman Qadir as the second leggie in the XI?

Lots of questions I am afraid.

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

I'm satisfied with the performance but I really hope that we don't stick to this bunch of players and make some necessary changes.

Pakistan is not playing modern cricket and that's something that we need to sort out if we wish to become a top team.

This is what I mean by modern cricket

1. Saving wickets is fine if you do it for the first couple of overs. Maybe max three, but after that, you have to attack and you need batters who can execute those plans. There's no point in being 160/4 at the end of 20 overs and losing by seven wickets. You'd rather be 190/9 or all-out for 140. This also means that teams basing their strategy on part-time bowlers will always be under threat and won't have a situation where a part-time bowler would be able to sneak in a couple of overs.

2. It's great to try getting wickets in the first ten overs in an innings, but the last five should be all about saving runs. Wide yorkers, slower ball bouncers, defensive bowling, and defensive fields are what we need to learn. We don't have any defensive bowling skills at the moment and this is going to hurt us even more in the next world cup.

3. Fielding under pressure situations is the key. I've watched so much cricket where Ricky Ponting would get a runout from the point at the most crucial stage in the match. We've literally never shown any kind of brilliance in the field that changes the direction of the match. Imagine the runout opportunities availed in the match today, would have been a stroll in the park but instead, we end up losing with one over to spare.

4. Team loyalty is good and all but it also creates a culture of complacency. We've failed to identify our best bowler/batters or identify key matchups time and time again. Warner versus Imad today was a bad call when we could have tried Hafeez at that stage knowing his record against left-handed batters.

In my opinion, people who don't have a place in this team right now

Hafeez. Malik. Hasan. and I'm borderline about Asif. He may give you a good batting performance against bad bowling lineups but I don't think he can do the same against good bowling lineups. Also, if we continue to keep Rizwan and Babar as openers, we need to sacrifice one batsman and get someone like Nawaz/Wasim Jr. in the team to get more bowling options.

Naseem Shah also makes it to the team in 18 in place of Hassan.

Babar. Rizwan. Fakhar. Haider. Nawaz. Asif. Shadab. Imad. Rauf. Shaheen. Naseem/Wasim Jr. would be something that I'd like to see going forward.

Nawaz is again someone who isn't tested against good bowling lineups but I'd like to see him get a consistent run in the team.

 

[Snowflake]

Should have won the WC!

The tournament was Pak's to lose and they did just that, lose on their own accord.

Giving Imad two overs in a row with Warner there, not bowling Hafeez straight away once Finch was out, giving hassan 4 overs and of course, the icing on the cake being the dropped catch from hassan ali.

Please post this in the "what went wrong thread". I don't have the energy to argue with folks blaming our batting or toss or whatever other silly reasons. What you said is exactly and the only things that went wrong.

 

[hass]

Credit for a superb tournament display. No one fancied Pakistan to go unbeaten against India, New Zealand and Afghanistan. Some brilliant performances along the way. Fielding let us down tonight with run out chances and a dropped catch. Some big mistakes under pressure with the ball too (no balls, double bounce etc). T20 is a punishing format and you have to give Australia credit for their aggressive batting. Plenty of positives to take away with this Pakistan team and plenty of lessons to learn in time for the upcoming world cups. This group has the chance to go on and build on the standards set here. They made their people fall in love with the game again.

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Although there are a few casuals in this thread. Might i remind members here that suffer from short term memory loss that Pakistan had nothing but B teams to play barring the series against England, no show from NZ and Eng, Waqar resigned, Misbah resigned and then Pakistan had nothing but the National T20 to go on as prep. How can anyone say they under achieved? Sometimes some of the people on here are a sad bunch and really don't deserve it when Pak wins.

The only thing i would want Babar to learn is to make tough decisions when you spot clear weaknesses within the team, in hindsight i would've played Nawaz today in place of Hassan Ali as i thought spin will be the way to go against Australia.

 

[AAli98]

Had them odds on going out in the group stages.. punched well above there weight. Well done

 

[Usman Chadda]

Not satisfied.

These were the best conditions for us to win a WC in, we will get annihilated and smashed off the park in most countries. Next year we will be as good as Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

Our team choked tonight and let slip a golden opportunity. Still in shock how they completely fell apart in the final overs.

 

[gani999]

Not too long ago, no one expected Pakistan to reach the semi finals. In fact, a lot of people said that Pakistan won't chase anything over a 100 against India.

For a team that had been looked down upon so badly by so many people, Pakistan should be proud of its performance. They proved so many people wrong. Even in the semi-final they went down fighting despite the bad moments.


I think Pakistan has performed very well indeed. No reason for Pak fans to be dissatisfied.

 

[Attiq_Lone]

I am very satisfied on their performance especially the batting line up on these tricky pitches in the UAE, I now just hope that we identify our core players for the next world cup and prepare them for the next world cup. The powerplay utilisation needs to be much better, it was great for UAE type pitches but in australia it could hurt us, so I really think that someone like Haider should be groomed as an opener and we need a finisher who could replace malik and hafeez (ideally iftikhar). I hope they still persist with Hassan, although he had a very poor tournanent, but he is still your match winner, bad patch comes, he will get over it. Wasim Jr needs a lot more matches we need a 6th pace bowler in Australia.

So Ideally Haider to open with Rizwan and Babar to bat at 3

Shaheen Rauf and Hassan your main 3 fast bowlers with Shadab and Imad as your spinners, Wasim Jr as a 6th option and Iftikhar as your optional part timer

This team would do very well, if groomed properly, I just don't want to see Hafeez and Malik again, not that I have anything against them, it's just that this young team has shown some real potential, they have become men in this tournament and this defeat will prove benefitial for their future, so I want to see them grow without Hafeez and Malik, I want Babar to evolve as a leader without the need of senior players, he is the senior now, he has characters like Rizwan and Shadab with him and even Imad, they have now played enough cricket to now step up and wear that senior leadership hat.

 

[shamaan]

They didn't over exceed my expectations but they didn't underachive I thought they would get to semi final.

 

[shamaan]

The planning really needs to start now for next years WC in Australia. We need to identify our core players for that tournament pretty quickly. Remember these are going to be hard bouncy pitches. Time to give Haider & Iftikhar a go?

The team think tank need to find a genuine 6th bowler in the XI. Should we look at M Wasim or Faheem Ashraf as that option? Shadab showed how how vital leggies are in the shorter format. Should we prepare Usman Qadir as the second leggie in the XI?

Lots of questions I am afraid.

I hope Malik and Hafeez retire if they don't then 1 will play the world cup next year.

 

[Syed1]

I'm fairly satisfied.... But honestly expected atleast a final. Heck I was confident we were going to play the final when we dismissed Warner today. I feel boys took the foot of the pedal thinking they have already won.


Also you can't win if someone like a Hasan Ali gives away 44 and also dropped a catch. As a team you cannot recover from such a torrid performance.


All in all a good tournament for Pakistan. Imagine if we were like India beaten black and blue and then taking solace in beating minnows.

 

[PakLFC]

Not that happy. 3 teams that we defeated were minnows. Defeated two good sides and lost to one, hardly great.

 

[Sunzi]

Happy.

Could quite easily have followed the blueprint of losing to India, squeeky-bum time v NZ and then picking up towards the end of the Super 12s vs the minnows to open the door to a 'will we, won't we' heartbreak hotel qualification scenario... before inevitably not being able to qualify.

The world cup wasn't about India but getting that monkey off our backs so emphatically was incredible. 5 out of 5 and strong positives in the shape of Babar and Rizwan, Afridi's growth couple with other contributions along the way gave me much pleasure.

Watched it in Pak (from London) which will live with me forever. Amazing.

 

[zulfiqar]

I'm very happy with their effort. Every team at the WC wanted to lift the trophy, but by beating India for the first time at a WC, by beating one of the eventual finalists and going undefeated until being knocked out, and by giving all cricket fans a competitive see-saw of a semifinal match, I enjoyed every bit of it! We also made sure our games against minnows weren't one-sided affairs either, especially against Afghanistan

Our bowling was about a 8/10 in the Cup, only being surpassed perhaps by NZ and in a similar league to Aus.
Our batting was about a 7/10 in the Cup, giving us one masterclass performance against India and a decent performance here in the semis as well to make the game competitive. We have glaring weaknesses in our batting and there were at least 4-5 teams at the Cup that had a better batting lineup/mindset than us in my ranking, and we'll need to revamp our strategy when it comes to batting in T20. It's not about having the right players as much as it's about having the right strategy in place.

 

[Shafi]

We achieved more than we deserved. Our team is full of accumulators, hit/miss, out of form and over-aged players. We were riding on luck. Eventually it ran out against a quality team. Saqlain should be blamed not to replace Hasan with Nawaz knowing that these are spinning pitches and SENA teams struggle against spin. Afridi gets over excited after a wicket or 2, Babar as usual no leadership qualities.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

I'm more disappointed with the long term strategy than the team itself.

We didn't try any bench players or give anyone a chance.

I know the situation is slightly different but Kohli never even bothered to bat in his last match as captain so he could give a youngster some WC exposure.

Did we really have to leave Haider to sit on the bench? What did we gain from Maliks fastest 50 against Scotland? What do we gain from carrying Sarfraz around as a glorified imam from country to country?

I'm afraid despite the good performance in the tournament the overall perspective is still doom and gloom.

We have a series against Bangladesh who have lost every match in this WC convincingly yet have selected a squad of old timers again.

So yes as a fan I'm glad the team got to the semis but rather than seeing some light at the end of a tunnel after a defeat, I am unfortunately seeing some darkness.

From a purely performance perspective we have a lot of issues at critical junctures of a T20 game - namely death bowling and PP batting.

 

[MenInG]

Really have no complaints.

This is just one tournament - success or loss in it does not mean we are the best team ever.

But where we were before this tournament and where we are now as a T20 team is very heartening

 

[Corridor of Uncertainty]

Satisfied but Pakistan has stuff to do.

Find replacements for Malik and Hafeez.
Get one more world class fast bowler ready
Get a spin allrounder ready
Find long term coaching staff

And get team better at playing spin. Test matches are coming.

 

[Rajdeep]

There are two ways of looking at it.

Had anyone told Pak fans before the start of the tournament that their team would reach semi finals by topping the group and beating India, they would have taken it in a heart beat. So from that point of view it is a very satisfying tournament.

But if the same question was asked after beating India and NZ, semi final exit does not look very good.

Lets be honest, Pakistan had everything going - players in form, crowd support, helpful pitches, home conditions etc. So considering everything, it is not so satisfying crashing out at semi final.

Its the same feeling Indian team had when they crashed out at semis in 2019 world cup or 2016 T20 world cup. I considered both those tournaments as failures for Indian team.

Also remember India was brilliant in CT 2017 as well up until the finals. Dont think anyone would call that a satisfying tournament.

 

[hass]

Have to say half of this site will never be happy about Pakistan. Just remember how wrong so many of you were when you predicted a complete disaster of a tournament.

 

[Local.Dada]

Feels dejavu as an Indian fan. Every world tournament we beat Pakistan, dominate the league phase and then got knocked out in semis. It happens so often that there is a lot more outrage when India chokes in knockouts as we were desensitized to beating Pakistan in such competitions .

I think Pakistanis are excited about beating India and I don’t blame them, that’s the nature of those contests. Well done and fair game. We have been there before.

However Pakistan has played on these pitches for ever in internationals or PSL , conditons suit their weak suit which is batting, their bowling which is already world class is made to look even better by these conditons, they have improved their fielding too relatively speaking. This was their cup for the taking but I am sure the hangover of beating India will last now. Timely after CT euphoria was dying down unfortunately.

 

[Civil]

We performed well above our punching weight. It's always better to support a team that over achieves and has nothing to lose.

So I am completely satisfied. No other country could field a team as competitive as we are given the preconditions we have (many self inflicted).

Its much better than supporting a team that has the expectation to win everytime and fails.

 

[transparent opacity]

The team did nothing wrong and was one of the best teams in the tournament.

Did more than what most of us expected, so no complaints really.
More than satisfied with the performance and hope that the team has given to the supporters.

 

[srh]

3 complaints:
1) The openers were slow but it is not really their fault, these 2 openers are slow by nature, it is fault of selectors and team management to continue playing slow batsmen as openers.
2) The lower middle order did not contain reliable hitters
3) Only one genuine wicket taker bowler Shaheen

 

[nextover666666]

Pakistan were really lucky as they won all toss against top team . today they lose a toss and so is match .

I see your still hurt from the first match when your team loss by 10 wickets.
Its okay time heal all wounds.

Secondly TOSS did not have the outcome of the Pak vs Aus match, we had the game in the bag at one point, however due to some bad bowling, and tactics, and great batting by Aussie, we ended up losing the game.

If the TOSS was really an issue, than Pakistan would have lost by 10 wickets just like India did.

The fact of the matter is this Your India got humbled by a better team, accept defeat gracefully.

When we lose, we accept that we loss dont do not blame on toss or anything.

 

[shamaan]

3 complaints:
1) The openers were slow but it is not really their fault, these 2 openers are slow by nature, it is fault of selectors and team management to continue playing slow batsmen as openers.
2) The lower middle order did not contain reliable hitters
3) Only one genuine wicket taker bowler Shaheen

Yes becouse the lower order was required in this tournament.

 

[Duckworth Lewis]

Punched above their weights. Great attitude from players and hunger for success was evident. Given the odds stacked against them, this is a more than a decent achievement. They rarely play LOIs in UAE against quality opposition. So I don't buy Pakistan had home advantage. For the people complaining about toss advantage, Pakistan still made a close game out of it despite losing the toss unlike India (against Pak, NZ) or Australia (against England) who meekly surrendered.