Pakistan [185/9] trounce South Africa [108/9] by 33 runs (DLS) in a crucial T20 World Cup victory

[Rana]

Who cares? We are done in this tournament so its pretty much irrelevant.

I care

This is how we should be playing. And this is how we will be rewarded against title contenders

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA will pummell Netherlands to boost their NRR

 

[salman24]

Bangladesh v Pakistan is essentially a QF if that’s the case

They will also aim for 6 points

Correct

 

[JibranAnsari]

More wins. I was also confused on this but someone cleared it.

i think nrr is considered first

 

[ex-q-zit]

If there is no more rain, no more upsets in the rest of the matches, SA and INdia go through. If there is a rain in SA match then it comes down to NRR between SA and Pakistan. SA will win there as well. Only two scenarios will help Pakistan

1) SA losing to Netherlands
2) India losing to Zimbabwe

On equal points no. of wins is considered and NRR after that

 

[emranabbas]

Has the rain stopped?

 

[Usman Chadda]

i think nrr is considered first

Number of wins

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

If there is no more rain, no more upsets in the rest of the matches, SA and INdia go through. If there is a rain in SA match then it comes down to NRR between SA and Pakistan. SA will win there as well. Only two scenarios will help Pakistan

1) SA losing to Netherlands
2) India losing to Zimbabwe

Na, number of win then NRR

 

[jnaveen1980]

Na, number of win then NRR

Points. Not number of wins.

 

[Rana]

Not sure what to do on Sunday? Stay awake to watch the SAF game or just wake up at 4 and watch the Pak match

 

[shaaik]

If there is no more rain, no more upsets in the rest of the matches, SA and INdia go through. If there is a rain in SA match then it comes down to NRR between SA and Pakistan. SA will win there as well. Only two scenarios will help Pakistan

1) SA losing to Netherlands
2) India losing to Zimbabwe

Run Rate will only come into play if both teams have won the same number of games. In case South Africa and pak are on same points, pak will qualify for the semis coz they wd hv won 3 games in comparison to 2 by South Africa.

 

[emranabbas]

Rain is stopped but there might be no play
Had it been india players would have been rushed on

 

[salman24]

i think nrr is considered first

Please don’t spread false information without doing research

 

[jnaveen1980]

Run Rate will only come into play if both teams have won the same number of games. In case South Africa and pak are on same points, pak will qualify for the semis coz they wd hv won 3 games in comparison to 2 by South Africa.

There is no way SA and Pak can have same points because of the rained out game. Only way that can happen is when their last match also gets rained out. I am sure SA will pummell Netherlands so bad that NRR will be untouchable. It is already untouchable.

 

[emranabbas]

Play need to be started we need to up our nrr

 

[90MPH]

Wet outfield should be an issue.

But who knows since BCCI will decide.

 

[jnaveen1980]

SA will sneak through. I will be surprised SA doesn't make the semis. Strange things happen to them in World cups. Pakistan's best odd is India losing to Zimbabwe assuming Pakistan beats BD.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

22:01 Local Time, 11:01 GMT, 16:31 IST: The drizzle is definitely lighter than it was when it forced the players off, but it's persistent. (Cricbuzz)

Covers were already removed yesterday by this time.

 

[shaaik]

There is no way SA and Pak can have same points because of the rained out game. Only way that can happen is when their last match also gets rained out. I am sure SA will pummell Netherlands so bad that NRR will be untouchable. It is already untouchable.

Yes none denying that .. only rain in South Africa and Netherlands game wd hv pak and South Africa on sand points.

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Points. Not number of wins.

You re confused
If pak and sa end on same points 6.
Then first number of wins will be considered then NRR.

 

[Dr_Bassim]

We always save our best for the end.

 

[Rana]

It’s still raining

Why are they restarting?

 

[Dr_Bassim]

You re confused
If pak and sa end on same points 6.
Then first number of wins will be considered then NRR.

There is no rain though for SA vs netherlands.

 

[shaaik]

SA will sneak through. I will be surprised SA doesn't make the semis. Strange things happen to them in World cups. Pakistan's best odd is India losing to Zimbabwe assuming Pakistan beats BD.

Then it will be down to RR if India lose to Zimbabwe. Pak are already ahead of India on RR and if they lose to Zim, their RR wd go down further.

 

[Major]

Covers are coming off

 

[Dr_Bassim]

It’s still raining

Why are they restarting?

ICC is trying their best to finish all games.

 

[emranabbas]

It’s still raining

Why are they restarting?

Bcci doing us a favour

 

[7sins]

umpires and icc are forced to start this game after what they did yesterday

 

[Major]

Pitch cover is on. Outfield being dried and rain has stopped

 

[PakPremi]

SA could still win this game with 6 wickets left they can just try to hit 6s to get aheadon DLS, Klassen , Stubbs, Parnell well capable of doing that.

 

[Major]

Nvm its still raining slowly. Pitch cover is still on though but they are drying the outfield with the rope

 

[shamaan]

It’s still raining

Why are they restarting?

They should restart they need to win and preferably win handsomely

 

[JibranAnsari]

any overs lost?

 

[jnaveen1980]

You re confused
If pak and sa end on same points 6.
Then first number of wins will be considered then NRR.

How do you think they will end up at 6 unless the last match is rained out? So weather intervention cannot be included as factor here. If it happens it will. Pakistan has to thrash Bangladesh badly to get above SA assuming last match is washed out for SA.

 

[Markhor]

Unfortunately this tournament has been a fiasco with incessant rain. Obviously you cannot control the weather but there's a reason why AUS don't host many internationals in OCT and early NOV.

 

[JibranAnsari]

yes its number of wins first , i stand corrected.

 

[PakPremi]

Bcci doing us a favour

It suits Pakistan if there is no more play.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Then it will be down to RR if India lose to Zimbabwe. Pak are already ahead of India on RR and if they lose to Zim, their RR wd go down further.

That is what i say. India must lose to ZImbabwe. Even tie is not enough.

 

[Kriketer]

There is no rain though for SA vs netherlands.

Weather forecast said the same about today with minimum cloud in Sydney and its raining quite heavily. Adelaide for Saturday has cloud prediction so rain could potentially show up there

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

How do you think they will end up at 6 unless the last match is rained out? So weather intervention cannot be included as factor here. If it happens it will. Pakistan has to thrash Bangladesh badly to get above SA assuming last match is washed out for SA.

Mate where did i said it happened already? These are all assumptions.

 

[Firebat]

yes its number of wins first , i stand corrected.

Where did you see this information?

 

[shamaan]

Nvm its still raining slowly. Pitch cover is still on though but they are drying the outfield with the rope

The big covers have gone off

 

[Major]

Weather forecast said the same about today with minimum cloud in Sydney and its raining quite heavily. Adelaide for Saturday has cloud prediction so rain could potentially show up there

But don't think it would lead to abandoning the game

 

[Arsal_AK]

How do you think they will end up at 6 unless the last match is rained out? So weather intervention cannot be included as factor here. If it happens it will. Pakistan has to thrash Bangladesh badly to get above SA assuming last match is washed out for SA.

You are still not getting it. NRR is not a factor regardless of how things play out from here on. We need to beat BD only, even if by a run. No thrashing is needed.

If SA lose, they won't go through. If the share points, they won't go through. Only winning the game against Netherlands puts them in the SF.

 

[Usman Chadda]

How do you think they will end up at 6 unless the last match is rained out? So weather intervention cannot be included as factor here. If it happens it will. Pakistan has to thrash Bangladesh badly to get above SA assuming last match is washed out for SA.

If Pakistan wins tonight, and South Africa’s match is washed out, then both Pakistan and South Africa both end up on 6 points.

South Africa will have had two wash-outs, and also less number of wins than Pakistan.

Number of wins will be considered before NRR in this scenario, and Pakistan will go through to the semi-finals.

All academic, South Africa can win this game and the weather forecast for their last game shows 0% precipitation.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Mate where did i said it happened already? These are all assumptions.

Agreed. Lot of ifs and buts. We will see how things unfold. Sunday match will clear all the doubts.

 

[Kriketer]

Such a farce to schedule a tournament when it rains a lot during October-Nov there. So many games getting impacted by rain, one of the most disappointing T20 world cup so far. DLS is another controversial method and games getting decided over it doesn't seem fair atleast in a short format cricket

 

[jnaveen1980]

You are still not getting it. NRR is not a factor regardless of how things play out from here on. We need to beat BD only, even if by a run. No thrashing is needed.

If SA lose, they won't go through. If the share points, they won't go through. Only winning the game against Netherlands puts them in the SF.

COrrect. I agree. I stand corrected. I kinda assumed both had same wins

Rules are the same

a) The team with the greatest number of wins in its Group will be placed in the higher position.

b) If there are teams with equal points and equal wins in the Group stage, then in such case the team with the higher net run rate in the Group stage will be placed in the higher position.

 

[Sarwar89]

Such a farce to schedule a tournament when it rains a lot during October-Nov there. So many games getting impacted by rain, one of the most disappointing T20 world cup so far. DLS is another controversial method and games getting decided over it doesn't seem fair atleast in a short format cricket

Pakistan’s exit from world cup is not due to rain
It is due to an inept captain who failed miserably in the world cup and ruthlessly clinged to opening slot and his terrible tactics against zimbabwe & india.

 

[msb314]

For those wishing the SAF vs NED game is washed out. We literally play in the same ground a few hours later lol. So our game vs BAN would get washed out too

 

[Usman Chadda]

Shortened game will suit South Africa more. Not ideal from our perspective.

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

We always save our best for the end.

We save best for the best

 

[alishahid]

Just sayin that if pak beats sa today and bangladesh on sunday, there will definitely be an increase in nrr for pakistan.

Now considering if zim beats ind, whether its a big margin or smallest of margins, the nrr of india, will it be lower than paks?

 

[shamaan]

Pakistan’s exit from world cup is not due to rain
It is due to an inept captain who failed miserably in the world cup and ruthlessly clinged to opening slot and his terrible tactics against zimbabwe & india.

Yes definitely Babar and Nawaz can be blamed for this tournament.

 

[shamaan]

Just sayin that if pak beats sa today and bangladesh on sunday, there will definitely be an increase in nrr for pakistan.

Now considering if zim beats ind, whether its a big margin or smallest of margins, the nrr of india, will it be lower than paks?

Yes correct

 

[mastermind_quad]

It's really funny one day Pakistan loose to Zimbabwe and another day make SA looks like a minnow team.

 

[hamzie]

better for SA if overs are reduced

 

[msb314]

Just sayin that if pak beats sa today and bangladesh on sunday, there will definitely be an increase in nrr for pakistan.

Now considering if zim beats ind, whether its a big margin or smallest of margins, the nrr of india, will it be lower than paks?

Yes correct

It already is lower so any defeat for India cs ZIM will knock them out

 

[hamzie]

really taking their time to dry up the ground today
how it should be

 

[shamaan]

It already is lower so any defeat for India cs ZIM will knock them out

India ain't losing to Zimbabwe and Netherlands are not beating South Africa.

 

[shamaan]

It's really funny one day Pakistan loose to Zimbabwe and another day make SA looks like a minnow team.

That's always been the case with Pakistan cricket.

 

[Mamoon]

“If Zimbabwe beats India”

 

[YousafTheBeast]

For those wishing the SAF vs NED game is washed out. We literally play in the same ground a few hours later lol. So our game vs BAN would get washed out too

A rain affected game where Netherlands require 30 off 22 balls (DLS), only then will we have a 50% chance of going to the semi’s.

 

[Major]

Game starting in 6 mins

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

Game reduced to 14 overs.

Cricinfo

 

[Visaal-E-Yaar]

73 needed off 30

 

[jnaveen1980]

73 in 5 overs. Two new batsmen. Impossible.

 

[Smbhayi]

Lol what happened.. they were 65 for 2 when I last checked! Must be good bowling by Shadab .

 

[shamaan]

14 over game how is that correct when they had half hour to play with before loosing overs!

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Impossible chase for SA

 

[shamaan]

Lol what happened.. they were 65 for 2 when I last checked! Must be good bowling by Shadab .

He changed the game on his head

 

[Maliq_Mudasir]

73 needed off 30. Req rate is almost 15.

 

[dravidthewall]

Wow look at the target 142 in 14 overs. 30 balls 73 to get.

 

[Arajit]

There is no way SA and Pak can have same points because of the rained out game. Only way that can happen is when their last match also gets rained out. I am sure SA will pummell Netherlands so bad that NRR will be untouchable. It is already untouchable.

If SA pummell Netherlands, SA doesnt need NRR to qualify. they will have odd no of points 7, no other team is in position to reach 7 unless last IND vs Zim match is rained off. in that case it will be reace between IND and SA to top the table

NRR of SA will not matter at all for their qualification to semi finals

 

[Hextro]

73 in 5 overs. Two new batsmen. Impossible.

It's definitely possible. SA is a serious team, they won't go down without a fight.

 

[Smbhayi]

73 in 5 overs. Two new batsmen. Impossible.

SA got lucky actually there.. it's way way better deal than 117 in 11 overs..

 

[Third Man]

SA will pummell Netherlands to boost their NRR

They don't really need to pummel them. A comfortable win will do it as their NRR is quite good already.

 

[shamaan]

SA got lucky actually there.. it's way way better deal than 117 in 11 overs..

Definitely no way they would chase 117 in 11

 

[shamaan]

Wow look at the target 142 in 14 overs. 30 balls 73 to get.

South Africa got lucky

 

[emranabbas]

Need pace 1 end and spin the other