ICC World Cup 2023: Heartbreak for Pakistan (270) as South Africa (271/9) win Match 26 by 1 wicket

[Nil Dhumrojal]

Markram should hit some boundaries now if he wants to win this for his team

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

One more wicket and Pakistan's chances will extend upto 80%

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

I hope Haris continues ....

 

[FearlessRoar]

We are 80 runs short

 

[Asif321]

34 and 4 wickets

 

[Kroll]

Just shows the brainless death batting by Pak cost them now, if they tried to bat out the 50 overs instead of holing out, there was still a chance here.

 

[Devadwal]

You got millions of reasons to troll Rauf but chucking???

Watch his slower delivery which he was got the wicket. Anyone has replay of the Jansen dismissal

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

ah .... markram vs. Haris. I hope he gets out.

 

[Mockingbird]

Win or lose, this Babar captaincy has been terrible to say the least. Your bowlers are bowling so well on a bouncy wicket- why no slip, no short leg? Sorry to say, but he is dumb as a post.

 

[Sunzi]

We are 80 runs short

Landscape has changes for sure in ODI; anything less than 320 in the modern area is below-par.

We start scoring 270-300 when teams are scoring 350.

 

[sweep_shot]

33 runs are needed from 71 balls.

 

[amvbfm]

Field is still spread even for Coetzee sigh

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Even miss hits and edges will take then through

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Keep a slip man!

 

[Devadwal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1717931835412660424

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

I am dying inside.

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Need to attack. Game is 87% lost. Get a slip in and fielders up.

 

[saqib.rai]

Cmon Shaheen, Rauf and Wasim
Almost there. InshAllah we will win this and get the momentum to reach semis

This is it. All support for the boys.

 

[Mamoon]

Watch his slower delivery which he was got the wicket. Anyone has replay of the Jansen dismissal

100% agreed. He threw the ball.

 

[sweep_shot]

RRR is now less than 3.

 

[Mamoon]

Since they haven't been "successful" to date that's a moot point.

How is it a moot point?

 

[7sins]

The difference is the innings of markham and our choker lumber 1 hero babar. While markham going to make a 100 and choker babar made 73 srikte rate 50 and out

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Why is Babar sitting out at such important moment in the game.

 

[Kroll]

Despite getting our A$$ booted out of the WC, at least we can all celebrate Babar's half century tonight and the boys can enjoy some nice cake.

 

[imshally81]

100% agreed. He threw the ball.

That was clean action

 

[Buffet]

Haris has 3 overs left (including this over).
Shaheen has 3.
Waseem has 3.

Spinners have to bowl the other 5 overs.

Why worry about something so irrelevant? Last 5 overs are not important

 

[Mamoon]

@Technics 1210

Gut feeling

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Lol, Babr brings an extra slip in and Rauf bowls on leg stump.

 

[Mamoon]

That was clean action

I disagree.

 

[Asif321]

The end is nigh

 

[sweep_shot]

Coetzee seems like a better batter than Jansen.

Jansen was scratchy. Coetzee is playing like a proper batter.

 

[sindhiboy]

coetzee handling rauf with ease

 

[MMHS]

Even if I take Babar isn’t that astute, but what is Mickey paid for? They are just trying to keep SAF longer in middle. Basically plan is to Bowled or LBW, taking every other dismissal mood out. They have 12 overs - even 6 maidens wont help.

 

[7sins]

Dummy babar saving Shaheen for what exactly?

 

[sweep_shot]

Why worry about something so irrelevant? Last 5 overs are not important

If game goes past 45th over, that can be relevant.

 

[imshally81]

I disagree.

You have a right...

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Markram should hit some boundaries now if he wants to win this for his team

He could score at 4 an over and win it.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Coetzee seems like a better batter than Jansen.

Jansen was scratchy. Coetzee is playing like a proper batter.

Jansen's role is to hit out. He did that

 

[Asif321]

Atleast Pakistan looked more charged up and energetic . Not duds like in last games . But sadly its late

 

[KingKhanWC]

Why does he always choose to bat first? This and last match would have been won if batting second.

Looks over, only double wicket over in the next 3 can give Pak a chance.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

yaar ... we should have scored 20-30 more runs in the end. giving away 4 overs is gonna hurt us real bad..

 

[ex-q-zit]

SA just dont know the art of chasing making an easy match difficult. If only Pakistan had played their full quota of 50 overs and scored abother 20-25 runs this might have been their match.

 

[Mamoon]

Why does he always choose to bat first? This and last match would have been won if batting second.

Looks over, only double wicket over in the next 3 can give Pak a chance.

Bat first, bat second, bat third, bat fourth, bat fifth.

When you’re not good you’re not good enough.

 

[castortroy]

Another 50 runs may have been enough

 

[Buffet]

If game goes past 45th over, that can be relevant.

28 runs in 11 overs, why will anyone worry about who bowls the last 5 overs. It's about taking 3 wickets and not about bowling 11 overs.
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[sweep_shot]

Another 50 runs may have been enough

Even 30 additional runs could've been tricky.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

@Technics 1210

Gut feeling

Pakistan can still win. A couple of Yorkers would work

 

[Nil Dhumrojal]

So Pakistan is going to be the first team being out of the second round officially after loosing this match ????

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

25 to go.. what a game..

 

[Mamoon]

SA just dont know the art of chasing making an easy match difficult. If only Pakistan had played their full quota of 50 overs and scored abother 20-25 runs this might have been their match.

Match would have been over by now without the two fluke wickets of De Kock and VDD. Pakistan got incredibly lucky in this game but they are so mediocre they couldn’t capitalize.

This wasn’t a close game at all. It is another shellacking for Pakistan but they were able to create the illusion that they put up a fight because of the lucky breaks.

 

[sindhiboy]

good test for coetzee with the bat
theres a reason saffers adamant on putting him at no 8

 

[castortroy]

How many run out opportunities have these lot had

 

[Sunzi]

How is it a moot point?

I think they've won 1 ICC Trophy in the 90s. I wouldn't call that the gauge of success - they're perennial underachievers/"chokers".

So it's moot to suggest that a largely unsuccessful, but impressive team nonetheless, would remain successful if they've never been successful in an all white era or a mixed era.

 

[angrypathan]

Missed run out opportunity

 

[7sins]

They are easily dealing in single doubles

 

[sweep_shot]

Direct hit could've gotten Markham.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Why are SA running such risky singles?

 

[FearlessRoar]

Thriller

 

[Ahmed216]

Markram has been very very lucky

 

[Kroll]

Roll on 2027, hope we have a brand new team that can compete never mind win against a top 5 side.

 

[sweep_shot]

They are easily dealing in single doubles

That's all they need.

RRR is about 2.5.

 

[7sins]

So Pakistan is going to be the first team being out of the second round officially after loosing this match ????

Yes but England also out already no?

 

[Devadwal]

South Africa is trying best to chokes .they will not win the world cup . that's sure

 

[KingKhanWC]

Bat first, bat second, bat third, bat fourth, bat fifth.

When you’re not good you’re not good enough.

This is India, batting 2nd 70% of the time on these flat decks will take you home.

I think he bottled it v Afg, worrying about their spinners but on those pitches nothing to worry about.

The team isnt bad, the whole PCB shambles before Asia Cup, coming to Hindustan, messed up selectors, part time coaches and the chairman is a clueless as one can get.

The captain also has been poor.

Pakistan has no MAN like Imran Khan in area of society, let alone in the cricket world.

This embarrasment at least wont allow Ashraf and his cronies to take glory, only shining light on this debacle.

 

[MMHS]

This kid has taken his every run behind point …. And there is no slip/gully - this is poor even Babar’s standard

 

[Ali T]

few run out opportunities missed !

 

[captain.hansolo]

come on pakistan! you can do this! please win!

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Can't hit the stumps. Make imagine it's a cake?

 

[Asif321]

So Pakistan is going to be the first team being out of the second round officially after loosing this match ????

Dutch and bng are out too

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

it is too late isnt it .......

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

22 more to go.. need a couple of boundaries to ease the pressure

 

[sweep_shot]

So Pakistan is going to be the first team being out of the second round officially after loosing this match ????

No. They are not officially out even if they lose today. They should still be alive mathematically.

 

[hassan918]

Another direct hit run-out opportunity missed. This time by Imam.

 

[7sins]

South Africa is trying best to chokes .they will not win the world cup . that's sure

Too early to say this kind of win will help them for sure and plus Chennai pitch don't suit there game style but they still did well

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

Mis field by none other than Babar
This man can't bat, field and captain in pressure situation

 

[deltexas]

Pak will run not batting out their overs. That was some brain dead batting. Just singles would have gotten them to 300. It's done and dusted now..

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Good gamble. game is over anyway but MUST have a slip in now.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

why not yorkers

 

[angrypathan]

This kid has taken his every run behind point …. And there is no slip/gully - this is poor even Babar’s standard

Nothing is poor by Babar’s standard.

 

[amvbfm]

Usama? Hahaha Babar..