ICC World Cup 2023: Pakistan (345/4) complete the highest run-chase in World Cup history to defeat Sri Lanka (344/9) by 6 wickets

[Raja Ishtiaq]

Our batsmen will shut up the negative fans who think we can't chase this.

Just watch!

 

[Devadwal]

Poor batting from Lankan last 10 over bring Pakistan in the game .

 

[I think therfore I am]

Pitches remain the same.

Our batsmen deteriorate under pressure and facing quality attacks.

This one is 50 50.

Sri Lanka have a terrible attack but the pressure of chasing 350 is high.

Nothing new same old. They will be lions against weaker teams. Just imagine what Eng India and Australia will do to Pakistan

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Collapse incoming 160 max

 

[NeVerMind]

Are Babar and Rizwan opening? If so, at least they not shying away from the challenge....sorry CricInfo listed them coming out...my bad

 

[Sherazkhalid]

That's a long run up for the spinner

 

[heddie19]

Highest run chase on this ground is 252

 

[Devadwal]

Our batsmen will shut up the negative fans who think we can't chase this.

Just watch!

I like this confidence.hope you stay here for full game

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA scored 430 on a smaller ground in Delhi.

 

[pratiktc]

Have a feeling Abdullah Shafique gonna do something special today

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Now tuk tuk starts

 

[heddie19]

Are Babar and Rizwan opening? If so, at least they not shying away from the challenge....

Ever watched ODI cricket before or you only watch T20is?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Almost run out

 

[Ahmed216]

Imam and run outs

 

[Devadwal]

Run out chance missed

 

[imshally81]

Oh horrible running

 

[7sins]

Lol imam is a joker

 

[I think therfore I am]

Highest run chase on this ground is 252

Oops

 

[jnaveen1980]

Run outs are genetic i suppose

 

[VForVendetta]

"We tried to take the game deep"

"We tried to make partnerships"

"We tried to play to our strengths"

"We thought we have big hitters who can later make up for it"

You will definitely hear one of these after match

Just for once I hope they won't go through that miserable 90's textbook. That book should have been thrown out in the garbage at least 15 years ago..

 

[pratiktc]

Imam 300 SR
Take that haters

 

[RyanRyan10]

345 is like 245 on this wicket under lights.

 

[I think therfore I am]

Lol imam is a joker

The circus is in town boys

 

[Devadwal]

Lankan bowling is not great so Pakistan need to score 70+ runs in PP

 

[msb314]

Almost a needless runout

 

[emranabbas]

6 this over acceptable

 

[Devadwal]

Imam strike rate is 250 .take that haters

 

[Sherazkhalid]

6 not a bad start, without any risks except thar almost runout

 

[GLORY OF '92]

345 is like 245 on this wicket under lights.

252 record chase

 

[Asad T]

 

[Mp812]

This is gettable by the team that was no 1 recently with the no 1 ranked ODI batter in team . Under lights the ball comes on quickly to the bat so that's advantage to Pakistan.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Imam strike rate is 250 .take that haters

Spoke too soon

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Imam classic

 

[deltexas]

It's a very tall order for Pakistan. Theekshana is back and they have an array of spinners to choke the middle order. Chasing 300+ scores is never easy in WCs

 

[Adi_62945]

Test match batting started

 

[Amjid Javed]

Can't just eat dot balls and odd boundary. This is how pressure builds

 

[Azzurri]

This tattoo brain dead weak minded player like his dost will lose the match already in power play by dotting

 

[emranabbas]

Just 4 off this over can't accept that

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Lack of intent. RRR will climbing to 10 after PP

 

[I think therfore I am]

Test match batting started

Pak batsmen mindset. "Let's build more and more pressure as we cannot take any risks incase we loose the match"

30 overs latter match lost

 

[Amjid Javed]

5 dot balls and a boundary - typical imam wasting PP

No wonder his strike rate in PP for his career is 72

 

[Devadwal]

Pakistan fan's don't have patience .only 2 over happened so relax

 

[VForVendetta]

Imam leaving the ball like a proper textbook opener.

 

[imshally81]

At least rotate the strike

 

[RyanRyan10]

252 record chase

NZ had scored 337 chasing 350 against much superior attack of India earlier this year.

 

[mrtaim3]

Never understood this strategy 5 dots and one four.

 

[GLORY OF '92]

Predicament start. Leaving 82mph pies

 

[I think therfore I am]

Pakistan fan's don't have patience .only 2 over happened so relax

Lol they been patient sinc the 92 world cup

 

[Ahmed216]

Kittens

 

[Amjid Javed]

Pakistan playing for a draw! Oh wait this is an ODI

 

[Adi_62945]

Single doubles in PP. only pakistan can think out of the box

 

[emranabbas]

6 off the 1st over
4 off the 2nd over
4 off the 3rd over

 

[heddie19]

NZ had scored 337 chasing 350 against much superior attack of India earlier this year.

Yes but failed to chase

 

[Syed1]

What did you expect would happen having Abdullah Shafiq and Imam type ancient batsmen as openers?

 

[Amjid Javed]

thrilling start here

 

[Nasty Naz]

Powerplay is the most crucial aspect of a chase and making sure you score plenty of runs while fielders are in. Pakistan unfortunately still stuck in their extremely old approach.

 

[CerebralPatriot]

3000 runs for Imam. Time to bring out the cake

 

[7sins]

Tuk tuk won't work we need runs in pp

 

[Amjid Javed]

Opening with Abdullah and imam is like when England opened with Michael Atherton in 96 world cup

 

[Mankaded]

Just look where the boundary line is where the fielder stopped the 4. So don't blame Pak players now.

 

[emranabbas]

2nd fastest to 3000 runs vs minnows and b c d teams

 

[brokenrecord]

playing in the powerplay as if we have England-like firepower down the order.

 

[Syed1]

It's the Misbah effect. Do tuk tuk for 10 overs to build a platform. Didn't someone share a stat that Pak has zero sixes in the first 10 in 2023

 

[RyanRyan10]

Imam becomes the 2nd fastest to complete 3k ODI runs still gets so much of hate.

 

[emranabbas]

Shukar alhumdulillah

 

[Ahmed216]

Imam's guaranteed horror show at the WC continues

 

[imshally81]

Imam gone

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Taking an over or two or even three is ok but you gotta make them count like England did.

 

[shah_1]

Loser Imam ul haq

Short ball and got out

Yaari dosti... Why Fakhar was dropped, not Imam?

 

[Devadwal]

One down

 

[Syed1]

Imam becomes the 2nd fastest to complete 3k ODI runs still gets so much of hate.

Which one of those 3000 helped us win a match of note?

 

[emranabbas]

Imam becomes the 2nd fastest to complete 3k ODI runs still gets so much of hate.

Vs minnows and b c d teams

 

[Azzurri]

Imam becomes the 2nd fastest to complete 3k ODI runs still gets so much of hate.You will et the answer why people hate him when he fails today and the occasions when it matters and when the opposition is a non minnow

 

[RyanRyan10]

Yes but failed to chase

Pakistan will create the record

 

[boomboomcheema]

Imam loser at the top, drops important catches and can't bat.

 

[castortroy]

Surprise surprise imam out to the short ball

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Tuk tuk out, can't play short balls smh

 

[zaidihusain]

Imam gone

 

[kingusama92]

It's insane how many Pakistani players are out of touch going into the WC. Half the team.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Imam out early. Pakistan even bigger favourites now.