ICC World Cup 2023: Pakistan (200/1) keep their hopes of a Semi-Final berth alive with a 21 runs DLS win over New Zealand (401/6)

[GLORY OF '92]

Rainnnnn

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

am

How we doing on DLS

sure you u guys are ahead by lots...
xcellent show by pak...you guys have set the WC on aaag!

 

[kron]

daryl mitchell averages 21 in odi lol. how??

 

[Asif321]

Chalo Mubarak . Off to Kolkata

 

[thelandofthebravepeople]

Let's hope the game does not resume.

 

[ex-q-zit]

80% rain forecast. I dont think play will resume for thr night.

 

[kingusama92]

Rain again.

PAK still ahead on DLS.

 

[MMHS]

Mubarak ho ..... now let's all sing in Singhalese .......

 

[AAli98]

Qudrat ka nizaam in full force in Bengalooro usually break favours fielding side

 

[7sins]

21 runs ahead that 3 sixes saved us for now

 

[pillionrider]

21 runs ahead

 

[Buffet]

Rain is just spoiler here. It would have been great to see a full 50 overs here. Pakistan got this game, it's done with these bowlers.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Pakistan is currently 21 runs ahead of DLS.

 

[oatmeal]

I dont think play will resume

 

[imshally81]

Raining again

 

[mominsaigol]

Fakhar cheetah

 

[NeVerMind]

am

sure you u guys are ahead by lots...
xcellent show by pak...you guys have set the WC on aaag!

Don't know about AAG but we did play the most exciting match in the WC so far (against the Saffers) and the first tight match of the whole WC...

 

[hamzie]

@Nikhil_cric is it heavy rain

 

[t_kaay]

Losing overs now every minute so target will be getting reduced. With 9 wickets in hand, we must be favourites

 

[Amjid Javed]

Hope it rains for rest of game now

 

[kingusama92]

If a lot of overs are lost, this will become impossible for NZ to defend. Too many wickets in the bank for PAK.

 

[shariqnoor]

7:40pm is the cutoff time. 45 minutes of rain will be enough for the rest of the match to be abandoned.

 

[ex-q-zit]

they need henry who i still think is nothing special but he is their best in this lineup
henry boult lockie is the best lineup for them.
southee is way too old and washed
jamieson is crap in odi but gets bounce but wont be enough
tickner etc all trash. milne is a t20 bowler.

Henry is out of the WC. Lockie too isn't fit.

 

[Ahmed216]

i am totally against the booing. i am totally for indian crowds to support and appreciate the oppositions. i have lived in ahmedabad which has more masjids and anjuman schools than probably your province. i have several muslim friends in ahmedabad who would gladly cheer for their dharti maa bharat, two of whom are in our defence forces and guess where they are posted....
any ways - lovers of real skilled cricket know no boundaries - irrespective of what faith they follow...i know its hard for you guys to understand this - hence why i said you are hard wired....

Its easy to understand for me believe me. But there's bound to be more support for Pak in places where there's sizeable Muslim population. Thats how it is.

As I said in my previous post others are also appreciative. I have my relatives in India and I know how inclusive and peace loving India has been as a country always

 

[chinaman00]

Because of that massive 20 run over before rain interrupted play, Pakistan is 21 runs ahead on DLS.

This is what game awareness is all about.

 

[emranabbas]

Can we not restart the match tomorrow? Instead of closing it off

 

[t_kaay]

7:40pm is the cutoff time. 45 minutes of rain will be enough for the rest of the match to be abandoned.

Need mopping up time as well so maybe less than 45 mins rain will do

 

[Syed1]

That 20 run over of Sodhi might just be the difference between the sides

 

[mazkhan]

We need khudrat ka nizam

Pakistan pace bowling has been deliberately handicapped by these short boundaries and flat decks where flicks are going for sixes.

Either have a fair competition between bat or ball or don't bother

 

[kron]

If a lot of overs are lost, this will become impossible for NZ to defend. Too many wickets in the bank for PAK.

without rain do you think we could chase 400 though ?

 

[t_kaay]

Can we not restart the match tomorrow? Instead of closing it off

We did that in the Asia cup against India.....didn't go down too good for us

 

[7sins]

If we win right now what will be our net rr

 

[kron]

so if the match is a draw then we are pretty much out yea ? afghans perhaps may have a chance though lankans beat kiwis.

 

[t_kaay]

without rain do you think we could chase 400 though ?

I don't think we could to be honest. Yes, Fakhar is going ballistic but once he is out, we would need someone to continue the big hitting. Very rarely do we all "click".

 

[kron]

If we win right now what will be our net rr

we needed to hit 160 lol by 26 overs. which we obviously wont be able to.

 

[Syed1]

so if the match is a draw then we are pretty much out yea ? afghans perhaps may have a chance though lankans beat kiwis.

Match can't be drawn as enough overs have been played to get DLS number. On DLS Pak is winning

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

A pity if rain caused match to be called off....this is a true quality spirited chase from Pak, FZ has batted like viv gilly sanath prime

 

[t_kaay]

so if the match is a draw then we are pretty much out yea ? afghans perhaps may have a chance though lankans beat kiwis.

Can't be a draw. PAK win if there's no more play

 

[kron]

I don't think we could to be honest. Yes, Fakhar is going ballistic but once he is out, we would need someone to continue the big hitting. Very rarely do we all "click".

agreed. i think we would have lost if we had to chase 400 in a game not affected by rain. we can still lose this with DLS in play but we have somewhat of a chance now.

 

[t_kaay]

A pity if rain caused match to be called off....this is a true quality spirited chase from Pak, FZ has batted like viv gilly sanath prime

Won't be "called off".....there's a result guaranteed

 

[bluevision]

Guess that's it. It's not the quick passing shower, it's very light constant drizzle (10km away). Dont think play will resume. Congrts Pakistan!

 

[MMHS]

so if the match is a draw then we are pretty much out yea ? afghans perhaps may have a chance though lankans beat kiwis.

It's an officially complete game - if no more play, PAK wins by 20 runs.

 

[kron]

Can't be a draw. PAK win if there's no more play

feel a bit sorry for nz but it is what it is. if we do win it that way.

 

[adzzy786]

What an innings from Fakhar mash’Allah, where are those who wanted him out the team

 

[emranabbas]

A pity if rain caused match to be called off....this is a true quality spirited chase from Pak, FZ has batted like viv gilly sanath prime

We can always restart tomorrow morning

 

[CricketAnalyst]

Mubarak ho ..... now let's all sing in Singhalese .......

100 reps of "Srilanka Mata" should do the trick.

 

[Ali Active]

agreed. i think we would have lost if we had to chase 400 in a game not affected by rain. we can still lose this with DLS in play but we have somewhat of a chance now.

bro u new to the cricket?
pak is winning this on dls they are 20 runs ahead

 

[kron]

Guess that's it. It's not the quick passing shower, it's very light constant drizzle (10km away). Dont think play will resume. Congrts Pakistan!

nz are our perennial bunnies huh. tbf its unfortunate. they most likely would have won this in a normal game.

 

[amvbfm]

Kisi nay mamoon ki khairiyat maloom ki?

 

[pratiktc]

Congrats Pak
NZ paid the price for picking Sodhi here

 

[Cric_lover4487]

In case Pak win by rain washout. How will it affect NRR?

 

[pillionrider]

A pity if rain caused match to be called off....this is a true quality spirited chase from Pak, FZ has batted like viv gilly sanath prime

The minimum overs have been completed. So this will have a result. Right now it's Pakistan winning

 

[kron]

bro u new to the cricket?
pak is winning this on dls they are 20 runs ahead

forgot about that. did they mention we are ahead by 20 ? ah just saw it. all good.

 

[saqib.rai]

Only if ICC had a head to head criteria instead of NRR

we would have WON 2019 WC and this WC. NO ONE CAN STOP US when we pick up our momentum

2 World Cups lost because of ICC and its pathetic criteria to rank teams equal on points

 

[pakistani pride]

without rain do you think we could chase 400 though ?

nah bro. 400 is massive, thanks to FZ we might bag 2 points here, inshallah it keeps raining.

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

We can always restart tomorrow morning

is there a spare/reserve day?

 

[Ali Active]

Fakhar single handedly won us this game

 

[Smbhayi]

so if the match is a draw then we are pretty much out yea ? afghans perhaps may have a chance though lankans beat kiwis.

It's not a draw lol.. if the game is not restarting then pak win by 20 odd runs..

 

[kingusama92]

A good chunk of overs will be lost with how much it's raining.

 

[t_kaay]

Commentators seem convinced we ain't gonna get back on. They talking about Pak having the 2 points. 50 odd mins left till cut off. In reality, after about another half hour they will have decided I guess

 

[batandballbattle]

If we win right now what will be our net rr

not sure of exact numbers but NRR will still be behind NZ

 

[IndoorCricket]

told yah. Advantage Pakistan.

 

[gkb101277867]

Why are people celebrating the rain here? The rain is a disaster for pakistan because it would mean we wouldn’t be able to reduce the NRR difference

 

[amvbfm]

Only if ICC had a head to head criteria instead of NRR

we would have WON 2019 WC and this WC. NO ONE CAN STOP US when we pick up our momentum

2 WCs lost because of ICC and its pathetic criteria to rank teams equal on points

NRR is a fairer criteria. Takes into account all games rather than just one.

 

[kron]

wanted the full 50 tbh. happy with the outcome but damn fakhar was beasting. reminded me of the 190 vs Saffers.

 

[mominsaigol]

Bro, I have seen Haris - I'll rest discussion here...... let me watch FZ ..

Still watching FZ?

 

[CrIc_Mystique]

My cousin in stadium says rain is heavier now and very less chances of restart...
if it doesnt start....well done to Pak - this was jadoo from FZ

 

[Raja Ishtiaq]

so if the match is a draw then we are pretty much out yea ? afghans perhaps may have a chance though lankans beat kiwis.

Why will it be a draw? Enough overs have been played for a result to be determined through duckworth lewis.

 

[pratiktc]

Match is over.
It's not going to restart now. Just a formality to wait for another half an hour

 

[kingusama92]

Why are people celebrating the rain here? The rain is a disaster for pakistan because it would mean we wouldn’t be able to reduce the NRR difference

Getting two points after giving up 400 runs is massive.

It's not ideal but you take it and move on.

 

[pillionrider]

Fakhar single handedly won us this game

All things considered, has to be the best knock this WC and a contender for Pakistan's best ever in WCs. I think it will be judged in hindsight. If Pakistan actually make the semis, it will dethrone Inzy's.

 

[Kroll]

To be ahead on DLS chasing originally 400 is some going, thank you Fakhar Zaman.

 

[rhony]

Only if ICC had a head to head criteria instead of NRR

we would have WON 2019 WC and this WC. NO ONE CAN STOP US when we pick up our momentum

2 World Cups lost because of ICC and its pathetic criteria to rank teams equal on points

Head to head won't work if there are three teams in contention and each have a win against another. Losses against Zim and Afg hurt Pak in the last two WCs.

 

[Ali Active]

All things considered, has to be the best knock this WC and a contender for Pakistan's best ever in WCs. I think it will be judged in hindsight. If Pakistan actually make the semis, it will dethrone Inzy's.

If Pak qualify this will be greatest single innings played by pakistani in WC this basically means not only winning the game for pakistan but making them qualify so its a huge innings

 

[nish_mate]

Pakistan to Bengaluru hoping for a big punt
Pakistan gone on hobbit hunt,
In the morning they faltered on the hunt
Come Afternoon they woke up to the hunt
Along came Fakhar and he bagged the whole of Hobbit runt

Pakistan going on a Hobbit hunt today,
Through cover, extra cover, mid off, mid on, gully and point they will find their way.
With Babar in the tow, come what may,
An adventure Fakhar will have, hip-hip-hooray!

 

[Kroll]

All things considered, has to be the best knock this WC and a contender for Pakistan's best ever in WCs. I think it will be judged in hindsight. If Pakistan actually make the semis, it will dethrone Inzy's.

Different time, different era, Inzy's ultimately led to a WC, so can't really compare.

 

[Ab Fan]

Bangalore producing a nail bitter with clouds coming into consequence.

Thank you Pakistan for making this tournament entertaining.

 

[Fazzy321]

Why are people celebrating the rain here? The rain is a disaster for pakistan because it would mean we wouldn’t be able to reduce the NRR difference

It won’t make much difference to NRR anyway even if we have to chase this. We might even lose the match chasing

 

[pakistani pride]

Why are people celebrating the rain here? The rain is a disaster for pakistan because it would mean we wouldn’t be able to reduce the NRR difference

LOL how will you better NRR chasing 400 odd runs. Take 2 point and hope for the best.
By winning today, at least we are still sort of alive in the WC.

 

[kron]

yea lets be honest. as good as fakhar has been, i doubt we could have chased 400. under 350 sure. no problem there on this pitch vs this crap attack but 400 nhaaaa