Yes, Pak are so bad.
Fact check (last 2 ICC events)
2017 CT won
2019 WC won 5 out of 8 games, defeated both finalists but ooh they are so bad.
Please let us know how good Afghanistan performed during the WC?
You conveniently ignored how Pakistan had the third worst NRR among all teams which was embarrassing and ultimately ensured that Pakistan crash out in the group stage.
Among all teams, Pakistan had the best possible preparation. They were extended the luxury and the privilege of playing a 5 ODI series vs England in England right before the World Cup.
It was dream preparation that every team would have loved to have and Pakistan certainly did not deserve to have as the 6th ranked team in the world.
And in spite of that great preparation, Pakistan’s World Cup campaign effectively ended when Pakistan were dismissed for 105 in their opening game against the West Indies who chased the total in 13.4 overs.
That circus show of a performance nuked Pakistan’s NRR and they had one foot out of the door since that game.
To recover from that, Pakistan needed to win at least two of their three matches against the three best teams in the tournament - England, India and Australia.
Pakistan was clearly not good enough to do that, and thus lost two of those three matches.
The mediocrity of Pakistan forced the fans to support India vs England and then the same fans started crying when India didn’t beat England. Such was the misery the mediocrity of Pakistan inflicted on the fans.
The assertion that Pakistan was unlucky that the match vs Sri Lanka was washed out means nothing.
Pakistan may have the edge over Sri Lanka in that match, but if Pakistan and Sri Lanka could beat England, Afghanistan could push India to the last over, if Pakistan limped over the finish line against Afghanistan because of umpiring blunders and if Bangladesh beat South Africa, Pakistan could have lost to Sri Lanka as well.
Moreover, the India vs New Zealand match was washed out as well, and that game would have impacted Pakistan’s qualification as well.
Considering the fact that New Zealand beat India both in the warmup and the semifinal, there is a strong chance that they would have defeated India in the group stage as well.
Nevertheless, based on the completed matches and not hypothetical matches, Pakistan did not deserve to qualify for the semifinals.
Finishing 5th in a 10 team World Cup is not an achievement - Pakistan showed the world that it is a mediocre team by having a mediocre World Cup. It rightly ended the stints of Sarfraz and Mickey as captain and coach respectively.
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