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

[ex-q-zit]

Classy shots from Abdullah.

But Abdullah has already performed better than Fakhar. If Fakhar comes back in next match it should be at the cost of Imam and not abdullah

 

[Mercurial]

These two should shift into a more aggressive playing style and aim to score a minimum of 120 runs by the 20th over

 

[msb314]

Finally a six lol

 

[nish_mate]

Not sure if Rizwan's a good captaincy material, but if he scores quickly today and takes the team either to victory or nearly there, he wouldnt be doing any harm to his captaincy aspirations...

 

[Sherazkhalid]

That was lucky

 

[Syed1]

First three balls of the over no intent to score runs... the heck

 

[imshally81]

But Abdullah has already performed better than Fakhar. If Fakhar comes back in next match it should be at the cost of Imam and not abdullah

Exactly.... Imam should go

 

[shah_1]

This female commentator is the worst ever

 

[RyanRyan10]

Abdullah has started the acceleration

 

[RamLakhan]

Wellalage will be even difficult to handle!

 

[Sherazkhalid]

So lucky again, barely a six.

 

[Mankaded]

Abdullah should target minimum 130 from here.

 

[Mas-LFC]

Pakistan now has to be at 200 by 35overs without losing anymore wicket then have great go last 15ov with wickets in hand. Need a big partnership this pair

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Abdullah has started the acceleration

He almost got out playing a shot he was not in control of

 

[m.shah]

Dropped

 

[Nikhil_cric]

SL trapped Babar down the leg side. It was a plan. The first ball in that over was a wide down the leg side and both commentators mentioned that line is dangerous for Babar as he goes hard at the balls down the leg side. Two balls later, there's that line again and he's gone

Madushanka got him out on the legside even in Asia Cup final last year. Definite plan

 

[Usman Chadda]

Abdullah should target minimum 130 from here.

Yeah, in 200 balls.

 

[Ilan Bluestone]

Listless, uninspiring, timid, weak. That is how we play.

There is no intent to win the match.

 

[AamchiMumbaikar]

SL has never won a match in wc against pak. Can this cycle break today

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Play 3 dots and then play a hook that was almost an out, smh

 

[Asif321]

Now wella will trouble

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Wellalage will be even difficult to handle!

He's here, everyone is difficult to handle so far

 

[Major]

Expected from trundler pace attack .

India plays tomr, thanks.

 

[Mercurial]

Man he was wasn't working one bit, barely made anything against Dutch, problem is there is no bench strength at all

He secured victory for us in a tournament final, possesses impressive statistics, and in such tournaments, it's essential to remain loyal to Fakhar

 

[7sins]

Dot after dot coming up against wellage

 

[Major]

Once parchi players start dropping catches that bound to happen

i saw him dropping 1, did he drop more or anyone else?

 

[castortroy]

Look at how SA treated this Lanka bowling attack

 

[Zeshan547]

Not much to chase to be honest - if somehow PAK comes even close, it’ll be an achievement. The game was lost by the bowlers- SRL finished remarkably poor, hence ended 35 less than what it should’ve been.

I think, if any team is to chase 344, have to score 150 in first 20 overs. I can’t recall any successful chase over 330, where asking went up after PP

Oh man, you are back , really missed your posts so much , and you have been off for so long i feared the worst. Now this defeat will taste less bitter i am that happy to see quality poster like you back. Wish you best of luck and hopefully next time you won't go in exile for so long.

 

[NeVerMind]

This...is...pure....torture!

 

[Wasim Ghulam]

such toothless display of cricket by Pak team in all Departments. Bowling, fielding and now batting. That too against a team that conceded 428 3 days ago. Makes you wonder what mindset these players have?

 

[jnaveen1980]

So many matched played on this track. So it is good to smash the cover of the ball before it gets old

 

[7sins]

i saw him dropping 1, did he drop more or anyone else?

That 1 drop cost us the match but yeah keep living in you bubble and keep on praising these useless chokers

 

[ex-q-zit]

Rizwan batting at a sizzling strike rate of 55. By teh time he will start playing his shots Pakistan will be completely out of the game and he will get his 50.

 

[Smbhayi]

Btw what happened to that Jayasurya guy (spinner).. he had a very good start in his career..

 

[kron]

India plays tomr, thanks.

They are fast man. They eat meat now.

 

[boomboomcheema]

So na y dot balls when will Rizwan start scoring in flow

 

[msb314]

Rizwan is terrible..

 

[mominsaigol]

Tbf Abdullah he was always > Imam, he clearly showed that in test.

Problem is he's just an okay opener. Having him × imam + babar + Rizzu at the top order is death

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Win predictor Pakistan gone from 11 to 12, lol

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Waqar " Wellalage very intelligent . Moves his fielder very well".

 

[castortroy]

This partnership sums up everything wrong with pak batting line up and their intent in the white ball game

 

[Syed1]

We are bashing Abdullah, what innings is Rizwan playing? 10(17) at the moment chasing 350.

 

[Major]

They are fast man. They eat meat now.

Yes the dal roti attackers

 

[Rana]

What’s the game plan?

Keep wickets in hand and chase 150 in the last 10 overs?

 

[Usman Chadda]

such toothless display of cricket by Pak team in all Departments. Bowling, fielding and now batting. That too against a team that conceded 428 3 days ago. Makes you wonder what mindset these players have?

They are worried about their central contracts, their share from the PCB’s earning etc etc

I hope PCB tears up these contracts and also tears into them once they are back from this humiliation.

 

[7sins]

Lol 2 runs off wellage over. Toothless against pace spin medium pace. Gully mohallay batsmen are better than them

 

[Adi_62945]

Do they know its a WC game. They are purely playing to get close to 250

 

[kron]

Btw what happened to that Jayasurya guy (spinner).. he had a very good start in his career..

He plays only tests I believe.

They are missing hasaranga lahiru and chameera though. I highly doubt SA would score over 300 vs Lanka if those 3 played and lank would have chased it down.

 

[7sins]

They are worried about their central contracts, their share from the PCB’s earning etc etc

I hope PCB tears up these contracts and also tears into them once they are back from this humiliation.

And these jokers want pay raise

 

[shariqnoor]

One of the biggest reasons for this level of mediocrity is the loss of form for the Top 3 at the wrong time. All three have lost form at the same time.

Imam was the glue that held the batting together and his loss of form is acutely felt.

Pakistan were roughly 80/2 against NZ in the warmup match after 20 overs and managed to score 340 odd so it's not impossible here. Dew will also come in. These two however would need to bat till the 25th over and score at 6.5 RPO at least till then.

 

[shah_1]

The pakistan way hahahah

 

[kron]

Yes the dal roti attackers

Dal roti attackers lolol.
Oh afridi.

 

[m.shah]

Why is Pakistan looking shell shocked and not playing freely like how sl did??

 

[Mankaded]

I hope some cake is fed during the drinks break, boyses clearly need a boost.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

He secured victory for us in a tournament final, possesses impressive statistics, and in such tournaments, it's essential to remain loyal to Fakhar

When was that 2017? Can't have him in team for all these years based on that.

 

[boomboomcheema]

And these jokers want pay raise

Time to bump that pay rise thread and how there were reports of a coup in the team.

 

[kron]

We shouldn't have dropped f.zaman.

Wasim jnr should have been picked.

 

[shortbread]

This is a BCCI plot, scoreboard on the ground says target is 244, Rizwan and Shafique are being duped here! They're being tricked into thinking their chase is on track, NO WONDER!

 

[jnaveen1980]

What’s the game plan?

Keep wickets in hand and chase 150 in the last 10 overs?

Leave everything to chacha

 

[7sins]

Why is Pakistan looking shell shocked and not playing freely like how sl did??

Small midget mentality nothing new

 

[msb314]

I still have some faith because Saud is next to come in..

 

[IAJ]

Humare mulk mein bijli hi nahi aur yeh lights key sath khel rahe hain.

 

[Zeshan547]

Why is Pakistan looking shell shocked and not playing freely like how sl did??

Just waiting for the required rate to go above 10.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

Why is Pakistan looking shell shocked and not playing freely like how sl did??

Because that was SA and this is PAKISTAAAN, lol

 

[Major]

Why is Pakistan looking shell shocked and not playing freely like how sl did??

inexperience.

abdullah has barely played any limited overs game.

much is expected from rizwan.

btw i am loving these nostalgic highlights that get shown in betwwen.

 

[Mercurial]

When was that 2017? Can't have him in team for all these years based on that.

His statistics are also commendable

 

[kron]

What’s the game plan?

Keep wickets in hand and chase 150 in the last 10 overs?

If we are losing, might as well play for NRR.

 

[mominsaigol]

One of the biggest reasons for this level of mediocrity is the loss of form for the Top 3 at the wrong time. All three have lost form at the same time.

Imam was the glue that held the batting together and his loss of form is acutely felt.

Pakistan were roughly 80/2 against NZ in the warmup match after 20 overs and managed to score 340 odd so it's not impossible here. Dew will also come in. These two however would need to bat till the 25th over and score at 6.5 RPO at least till then.

No he wasn't, he always a parchi, he got exposed in 2019 as well, people have a loss of memory because any idiot who simply nudges 24/7 for a single against c string sides can get a 50+ average.

 

[Mp812]

Just before the Asia cup kept on hearing that Pakistan pace trio ( or bowling attack in general) was worlds best. One bowler got injured and the wheels started wobbling...Surely with plethora of fast bowling talent that Pakistan claims to have...that one bowler was not replaced by a like to like replacement? Why?

 

[jnaveen1980]

Dew will set by 25th over. Pakistan can start attacking. Seems like they are in stabilizing mode

 

[emranabbas]

Required Rin Rate touching neatly 8 and Babar and friends playing at 2 an over

 

[kron]

Love the memory lane games.

247/1 what a performance that was in 99

 

[Syed1]

Overs 10-15, they only scored 23 runs mashallah. 6 off which came from a catching opportunity

 

[boomboomcheema]

If these guys are serious about the chase then try to score runs freely and get the run rate to around 6 , only then you can have any hope of scoring big runs in the last 10 to win the match. Right now they seem to be batting for personal milestones only.

 

[kron]

This pathriana is nothing like lahiru. We can easily attack him but we are so timid.

 

[Sherazkhalid]

RRR almost 8, drop catches and then act like deer in headlights

 

[heddie19]

@heddie19 Peak Babar not even near past it Kohli

Just like pre-peak Babar > Peak Kohli

 

[shah_1]

Shane Watson is a wonderful commentator

 

[Sherazkhalid]

We need like 50 more of these 4s and pretty soon

 

[kron]

If rizwan performs today, i want an apology from all rizzu bhai haters. Especially rana.