ICC World Cup 2023: Pakistan (205/3) end their losing streak with a convincing victory over Bangladesh (204) by 7 wickets

[Desprado123]

He is using his brain, he doesn't want to miss out padding stats against a weak BD attack.

We are really day dreaming if we think that we are going for Semi we are out and that 100% confirm. That is why we want a realistic captain in this. If this was Sarfarz or Imad he would have 100% tried lower order and Babar, Saud, Agha, and Rizwan would have come later the if the job was done by Usama and Wasim. It would have give us idea that how they bat and is their power hitting.

 

[rhony]

This will be 6th straight loss in a row for Bangldesh.

Rockbottom for them for sure. Makes it worse considering this is the last world cup for many of the stars. Mushfiqur is done. Tamil is done. Shakib is out of sorts. Mahmudullah still has it but age is not on his side. Taskin has lost the zip. Fizz isn't Fizz anymore.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Shakib should bowl spinners here. These trundlers don't look like they are going to do anything . Bowl Mahmudullah , man

 

[GLORY OF '92]

What a shot that was from Fakhar, wasn't even that wide.

If he was in this form at the start we'd be in the semis already. Such a shame.

 

[hitthestump]

They need 9rpo to do this in 30 overs.

That should be the aim and they should get it comfortable with 1 boundary an over

 

[emranabbas]

If he was in this form at the start we'd be in the semis already. Such a shame.

Realistically they all know they are getting danda easy ride is over

 

[Syed1]

3rd day of test match forward defense by captain dosti yaari

 

[t_kaay]

commentator......"he just smacked that Fakhar".........

 

[Rana]

The Mayor of slog sweep city

 

[topspin]

I can't even imagine Imam hitting a six if he was playing today.

 

[Syed1]

Each six by Fakhar is slap in the face of Imam-Babar dosti

 

[Mas-LFC]

In the slot, banged for SIX

 

[jnaveen1980]

They should have sent Ifti up the order. He would have loved this ground as well.

 

[shah9425]

Fakhar lovely innings keep going

 

[Mas-LFC]

Pakistan needs to get these runs before 32nd over

 

[Syed1]

Team has looked different since the inclusion of Wasim Jr and Fakhar lol

 

[adi_62941]

Each six by Fakhar is slap in the face of Imam-Babar dosti

All were crying like a baby when babar was not ready to drop fakhar for abdullah.

 

[Hermoine Green]

Each six by Fakhar is slap in the face of Imam-Babar dosti

Tbh, it wasnt Babar Imam dosti, it was Chacha-Bhateeja thing

 

[adi_62941]

Team has looked different since the inclusion of Wasim Jr and Fakhar lol

Yes because we are playing against a minnow

 

[boomboomcheema]

Ugly Babar killing Momentum.

 

[Ali T]

Pakistan needs to get these runs before 32nd over

What's the significance of the 32nd over?

 

[Ali Active]

babar playing dots might result in fakhar wicket

 

[jnaveen1980]

Ramiz is pumping up Babar Azam.

 

[Desprado123]

to be honest my dream team in current Realistic situation was

Abdullah
Fakhar
Babar
Saud
Agha
Sarfarz
Iftkar
Imad
Amir
Naseem
Shaheen.

I am sure if proper guide, keep players on their place, fitness, making correction technique and errors. I sure 10000% that WC was ours in this condition. Sarfarz is far far better Batsman than Rizwan against Spin.

 

[Ali Active]

rameez just praising babar babar just tuk tuking

 

[jnaveen1980]

He is a bit selfish. "Good selfish" - Ramiz about Babar. Howard had to change the topic lol

 

[Mas-LFC]

Looks like we are bothers in this. Babar did the same with Sarfarz his captaincy is also coming to an end.

BD-Pak bhai bhai init. Chota bhai learns from baddi bhai.

 

[Nado_]

Babar is hell bent on people to really start disliking him

 

[Shafi]

Babar doesn't deserve to play in semi with his selfish attitude.

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

Babar not even making any attempt to hide he's looking for a personal score ahead of team requirements. He's not going to miss out on an unbeaten 30 or 40 against Bangladesh.

 

[boomboomcheema]

What a selfish guy. Batting at 9 in 14 whe teams needs a quick finish.

 

[7sins]

Crap babar just Stat padding instead of playing for the team should be stripped off captaincy

 

[emranabbas]

to be honest my dream team in current Realistic situation was

Abdullah
Fakhar
Babar
Saud
Agha
Sarfarz
Iftkar
Imad
Amir
Naseem
Shaheen.

I am sure if proper guide, keep players on their place, fitness, making correction technique and errors. I sure 10000% that WC was ours in this condition. Sarfarz is far far better Batsman than Rizwan against Spin.

Only 1 spinner and that not a wicket taker

 

[Ali T]

to be honest my dream team in current Realistic situation was

Abdullah
Fakhar
Babar
Saud
Agha
Sarfarz
Iftkar
Imad
Amir
Naseem
Shaheen.

I am sure if proper guide, keep players on their place, fitness, making correction technique and errors. I sure 10000% that WC was ours in this condition. Sarfarz is far far better Batsman than Rizwan against Spin.

Looks like a pretty solid line up
Not sure how keen I am to have Amir back in, but purely on cricketing terms, it's a solid team

 

[shariqnoor]

That’s not true bro - I’m not justifying the performance, but I a. Reading lot about Mirpur dust bowl - which is not true at all.

For last couple of years they are trying to change the surface, but it’ll take time. If you had noticed India played a Test there with three pacers, they don’t do that even at home. Last few series, every team has played with three pacers, some times four. Last NZ series, within first PP in 5 innings, 13 wickets fell - all to pacers, something unheard off in BD cricket.

The reason team is sinking, I don’t want to discuss here ….. may be after WC you’ll see me posting more in time pass.

I'm not sure that teams are playing 3 pacers against Bangladesh because the pitch is suitable for fast bowlers. The fact is that Bangladesh is terrible at playing pace bowling.

If you keep playing on spinning tracks, naturally fast bowlers won't be developed. Mustafizur has made a career out of off-cutters. He would have more wickets in his career with his off-cutters than he has with his fast deliveries. That should tell you a lot.

I'm sure corruption is right up there as the mother of all issues, but on the cricketing side they really need to prepare flatbeds in the domestics.

 

[topspin]

Ramiz raving about about Babar and his stats.

But this tournament has exposed him as a 40 averaging batsman with a strike rate of 80ish. Minnow bashing has inflated that average and strike rate to mid 50s and high 80s respectively.

 

[Syed1]

Pathetic batting by captain dosti yaari

 

[sweep_shot]

Pakistan should've batted more aggressively after crossing 120.

 

[NeVerMind]

News to treat this like you need 52 runs off 30 balls to reach this target in 30 overs

 

[Nado_]

Pakistan really need to get Abrar in , there’s nothing to lose given the way our leggies are doing . It’s not hard for a player to get “injured”.

But I understand politics , if they put Abrar in and if he performs , Babar and management is going to look like an absolute joke.

 

[MMHS]

I’m not sure what is more embarrassing today- our display or Babar’s display.

Come on man, even he has the fresh memory of loosing a SF for NRR just last time!!!!

 

[Champ_Pal]

BD is possibly the worst cricketing nation in the world. Even Ned are better than them.

 

[Mas-LFC]

What's the significance of the 32nd over?

Early the better for NRR. Since another 53 runs left. 32 over is another 7overs 42 balls

 

[Syed1]

Now imagine instead of Fakhar, best friends Imam and Babar batting here. We would have struggled to get to the target by 45th over.

 

[shariqnoor]

Ifitkhar should have been out there. There are no wrist spinners in Bangladesh team and he would have smashed this lollypop attack. But Babar wanted to get a nice 30 not out without caring for the NRR.

 

[sweep_shot]

7th six for Fakhar.

He is on 80*.

 

[7sins]

1 player if playing for the team while other Lumper 1 player playing for himself these type of players are cancer for the team

 

[cricenjoyer]

to be honest my dream team in current Realistic situation was

Abdullah
Fakhar
Babar
Saud
Agha
Sarfarz
Iftkar
Imad
Amir
Naseem
Shaheen.

I am sure if proper guide, keep players on their place, fitness, making correction technique and errors. I sure 10000% that WC was ours in this condition. Sarfarz is far far better Batsman than Rizwan against Spin.

Yes the guy who has only scored 2 odi 100s (one vs Ireland) is a much better choice than the guy who scored 130+ in the highest world cup chase in history. Wah what logic

 

[emranabbas]

Pakistan really need to get Abrar in , there’s nothing to lose given the way our leggies are doing . It’s not hard for a player to get “injured”.

But I understand politics , if they put Abrar in and if he performs , Babar and management is going to look like an absolute joke.

We can always send shadab back

 

[PakPremi]

Very poor Captaincy. Very bad. Why not send Iftkar, Wasim or even Usama mir to try how would hit and bat? I mean this guy never use brain.

Are u serious u know they cannot hit even one boundary without a risk, and without wasting 15 balls first.

 

[deltexas]

commentator......"he just smacked that Fakhar".........

They should just use his last name Zaman.. using his first name no matter how you say it sounds very bad during english commentary..

 

[emranabbas]

Captains knock

 

[Ali Active]

thank god he is gone

 

[jnaveen1980]

Another Pakistan batsman outplaying Babar in this world cup. Ironical it happens when Ramiz Raja is glorifying Babar.

 

[NeVerMind]

Babar tries to launch one and holes out

 

[Asif321]

lol only fakhar can hit .

 

[PakPremi]

We can always send shadab back

Why Shadab he has more value than Usama and Nawaz

 

[aukhan]

KING of bilaterals.

 

[globetrotter]

Babar shuld have sent Riz to boost NRR

 

[boomboomcheema]

Loser selfish paindoo gone. Only did damage to Pakistan's chances here. Wish he didn't come..

 

[Marooned]

Mashallah king

Goes down like one.

 

[emranabbas]

Babar the limited player

Only good vs zimbabwe honk Kong and Nepal

 

[sweep_shot]

Babar is gone.

160/2.

 

[Syed1]

I maintain that had Abrar been from Punjab and Mir from Karachi, Abrar would have been in the squad. There is an innate bias against Karachi players in PCB.

 

[Ali T]

Not a good knock from Babar.
Chacha or Saud Shakeel needs to come in now

 

[t_kaay]

Could be a blessing in disguise

 

[emranabbas]

Why Shadab he has more value than Usama and Nawaz

He's already injured

 

[Syed1]

Get lost Babar don't let the door hit you on the way out

 

[Cpt. Rishwat]

No unbeaten 25* for Babar. Next time just send in a proper hitter to do the job, know your own strengths and weaknesses.

 

[7sins]

The cancer of the team is gone

 

[jnaveen1980]

Now that he has failed. On social media his PR team will double down on the hype by sharing some useless stats from the past.

 

[PakPremi]

Well atleast he tried to up the run rate.

 

[badsha001]

Babar needs to be kicked out of the professional setup and be told to show some courage and then learn to become selfless.

 

[Asif321]

No Ifti lol

 

[Omer2002]

i hope people are happy now...about the NRR

Losing wickets also dents NRR

 

[Syed1]

Comes in with a stable platform and scores 9(16).

 

[Mas-LFC]

Fakhar has big shots and the ability to take the game away from the opponent. Has put away all the balls in the slot. Whereas Das didn’t middle one ball over for six nor any shots in anger for six!

 

[t_kaay]

Rizwan will hurry things up with his quick singles and sweep slogs

 

[PakPremi]

Now that he has failed. On social media his PR team will double down on the hype by sharing some useless stats from the past.

And his haters would do the same showing why he cannot bat.

 

[Desprado123]

Looks like a pretty solid line up
Not sure how keen I am to have Amir back in, but purely on cricketing terms, it's a solid team

Pakistan ha sir. If properly negotiate than Amir would be back because at least he bowl batter than Harris Rauf and he bat vert well and batter than Nawaz, Shaheen and Naseem.

I selected Sarfarz and Harris in the team because Harris techique is far batter than our current batting line up and Sarfarz in India dam if in form and selectors, and Coach keep in Auqat and on his place than we would have eaten spinners alive on these pitches.

Now sir you see many team will drop many players who are in form because they will build new team from the scratch so we should do now same.

Above 11

Than take Sami Ayub
Abrar, Wasim JR, and Rizwan squad as well as you need pressure of bench Straight.