Pakistan [305 all out] slide to a 62-run defeat to Australia [367/9] at the ICC World Cup 2023 in Bengaluru

[Aviator]

Suddenly same Australian trundlers have started looking threatening...It's all about self belief which these lot doesn't have..

 

[7sins]

Shakeel and Abdullah are undoubtedly very highly skilled and talented players. But, you need to back your highly experienced players in the events like ODI world cup.
New players can be handy as a surprise package (Just like Haris) in t20I world cup but not in ODI tournaments.

Just look at india rohit and kohli do the job

 

[mominsaigol]

Bro in reality Babar has no comparison with Kohli ,Kohli is goat level contender while Babar hasn't arrived yet Atg status, He's decent batsman ,Hasim Amla kind it's only poster here force comparison .

Bro ik, you don't need to tell me

 

[NeVerMind]

Only Chacha and Nawaz after this so if one more wicket falls now, it would be definitely game over

 

[Devadwal]

Rizwan is better batsman than Babar Azam .rizwan and Saud need to build a 90 runs partnership from 12 over to chase this total.

 

[castortroy]

How many times has babar now got out to a long hop from a spinner?

 

[Syed1]

All three batsmen gifted their wickets none of them were wicket talking deliveries

 

[7sins]

Babar out, haters in.

Babar done nothing in ICC events to shut them so yeah

 

[emranabbas]

When you get bad balls make the most of it
Your not going to get pies after the 30th over when all bowlers are settled

 

[Mainul]

This game has only one future.

 

[Snowflake]

Captain letting the team down when needed the most. What's new?

 

[Kroll]

Unfortunately pak bowling attack will continue to let them down in this world cup

Say what? Its the best attack in the world...

 

[Marooned]

The openers played fine, Babar botched it lol and put pressure on us

Nah. Run a ball 70 is nowhere near good enough chasing 350+.

 

[CerebralPatriot]

Hazzlewood has Rizwan's name to him

 

[Snowflake]

When you get bad balls make the most of it
Your not going to get pies after the 30th over when all bowlers are settled

The number of pies Zampa bowled to Imam and AS!! None were put away

 

[Asif321]

Rizwan holds the key

 

[7sins]

No signs

According to waqar there is some dew now don't know

 

[jnaveen1980]

How many times has babar now got out to a long hop from a spinner?

Not really longg hop. But back of length quicker one from Bishnoi got him out exactly the same way in Asia cup

 

[Unbiased-Fan]

These two players anyhow needs to stay until 40th over. Even 110-120 can be chased down in last 10 overs if you have wickets in hand.

 

[CricketAnalyst]

Only Chacha and Nawaz after this so if one more wicket falls now, it would be definitely game over

All the guys are at least minimally capable with bat. It's a great wicket so it will all matter. I'd still back Pakistan here.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Dew coming in so the chase should get easier.

 

[Snowflake]

Nah. Run a ball 70 is nowhere near good enough chasing 350+.

Exactly. They only did good for themselves.

 

[Saanji]

Rameez Raja commentary is oscillating between aspirational fan and cringey.

 

[mominsaigol]

Rizwan is better batsman than Babar Azam .rizwan and Saud need to build a 90 runs partnership from 12 over to chase this total.

Everyone knows bro, Babar is great at pace but no more c string spinners for him to bully.

Mr no 1 is clueless against spin lol

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Iftikhar is a walking wicket here. He can't hit genuine pace at all.

Whatever needs to be done, has to be done by these two. I would say just play for NRR now. Just get to 330.

330-340 will a good fighting match and thats what we need right now.

 

[Technics 1210]

Rizwan becomes top scorer in the WC with 266.

 

[vodafone_lover]

Calm down. He averages 70+ against these Aussies. Was a good shot, but very good catch

good for his stats, not for your team. It's a trap for him in which he got caught successfully.

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Cramp jokes will become constant with rizwan now

 

[7sins]

Yes dew is in towels are out now

 

[pillionrider]

considering he played with good players of spin for a long time.

On this occasion, the ball was there for the taking. It was a good catch. But as Zampa was about to bowl, I started feeling a sense of anticipation, What's Babar going to do against a spinner?

That is why it's gotten ridiculous. Because if people watching the game are starting to feel like this, the players will also know this and so will Babar. Until he starts first finding a way to pick at least singles and survive before later bullying spinners, this is going to become a heavier cross for him to carry.

 

[viking2559]

Saud seems like he has never faced fast bowling before. Extremely poor against fast bowling

 

[Kroll]

The openers played fine, Babar botched it lol and put pressure on us

Shafique botched it, threw his wicket away, could have kept going the way he was for a bit longer.

 

[Syed1]

Exactly. They only did good for themselves.

That is the mentality of the team fostered by stat chasing captain

 

[VForVendetta]

Oh Babar, what the hell happened to him man? Can't even score a decent digit in a mickey mouse ground where even Imam useless Haq hacked his way to a run a ball 70! Gets dismissed to a spinner who's recently been only less crap than his buddy. The man keeps choking on big match after big match & yet some people have the audacity to proclaim him as some special gift from God. I have never seen a top ranked batsman getting exposed like this in the span of just 15 months.

 

[Ml12345]

Hazlewood such an accurate bowler

 

[Marooned]

Babar out, haters in.

Come on bro. He has disappointed all of us and should be criticised.

 

[mominsaigol]

Nah. Run a ball 70 is nowhere near good enough chasing 350+.

Fair, it is good for imam's standards lol

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Rizwan becomes top scorer in the WC with 266.

Choti choti khushiyaan 1

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Ramiz "Stoinis - Expressive and Explosive"

 

[emranabbas]

The tuk tuk from openers set the stage beautifully for this loss. When you are chasing a massive 350+ target, you need to be ahead of of the required rate within the 1st 20 overs.

I don't think the pakistani batsmen understand runrate or required run rate.

Pcb should arrange special classes for players to understand cricket

 

[7sins]

Saud looking very iffy till now

 

[mominsaigol]

Shafique botched it, threw his wicket away, could have kept going the way he was for a bit longer.

No lol, Babar needed to stick lol, Abdullah didn't botch it, surely the worlds non1 batter could have played more lol

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

This game has only one future.

You can predict that ....... come on.

 

[Syed1]

There was an opening batsman I forget his name who played for century but Pak lost comfortably. IK as captain dropped him the very next match. That's how you deal with stat padders.

 

[Devadwal]

Babar was missing Labuschange and Warner bowling .

 

[NeVerMind]

Top edge for a boundary....boy, we cannot really play the short ball...the Australia tour is going to be a nightmare (as it has always been)

 

[JattMaula]

Boundary is a boundary.

 

[viking2559]

Lol saud. He has no feet movement. No game against short bowling.
If this is the best Pakistan has to offer they should stop playing cricket.

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

Saud is playing like tailender

 

[batandballbattle]

we should at least try and get to 300, make something of the game

 

[Marooned]

Fair, it is good for imam's standards lol

Oh yes. Pretty sure he must be feeling very satisfied with his batting too

 

[Mainul]

You can predict that ....... come on.

You know what I mean....

 

[Marooned]

we should at least try and get to 300, make something of the game

Rehne do yaar. Wat good is that?

 

[Rana]

Rizwan non strikers end slowing the game down

 

[mominsaigol]

I wish they'd promote saud, he's a class player but no 5 isn't his position. Clueless captain. I bet the posters who made fun of my saud at no 3 suggestion are vanishing now

 

[Kroll]

Rehne do yaar. Wat good is that?

RR?

 

[Rana]

The ball didn’t even hit Shafique’s head

Why did Rizwan call for the physio???

 

[Syed1]

I wish they'd promote saud, he's a class player but no 5 isn't his position. Clueless captain. I bet the posters who made fun of my saud at no 3 suggestion are vanishing now

The way he is batting against pace he would be a sitting duck at 3

 

[adzzy786]

Rehne do yaar. Wat good is that?

Must be the taking part is all that counts kinda guy

 

[Iamcoolwhiz]

There was an opening batsman I forget his name who played for century but Pak lost comfortably. IK as captain dropped him the very next match. That's how you deal with stat padders.

So Babar should drop half the team?

 

[Marooned]

RR?

To what end?

We are miserable this wc and won't reach anywhere

 

[jnaveen1980]

Rizwan deniro

 

[Snowflake]

Rizwan becomes top scorer in the WC with 266.

Yeah that's what we should celebrate. Team on the bring off getting knocked out of the WC, but at least our batsmen are holding on to their rankings.

 

[batandballbattle]

Rehne do yaar. Wat good is that?

something to take into the next game at least
chance for a win has gone now

 

[adzzy786]

The ball didn’t even hit Shafique’s head

Why did Rizwan call for the physio???

Needed a break for his cramps

 

[Kroll]

No lol, Babar needed to stick lol, Abdullah didn't botch it, surely the worlds non1 batter could have played more lol

I'm still annoyed though, reckless shot and procession starts.

 

[mominsaigol]

The ball didn’t even hit Shafique’s head

Why did Rizwan call for the physio???

He's testing more ways for fake injuries, next time every shot means fake injury lol

 

[Syed1]

So Babar should drop half the team?

First he would have to drop himself

 

[Omer2002]

The tuk tuk from openers set the stage beautifully for this loss. When you are chasing a massive 350+ target, you need to be ahead of of the required rate within the 1st 20 overs.

Not really they were 130 for 0...although quite a few tuk tuks no doubt but you rather be in this situation rather than 100 for 4 after 13 overs...i am looking at tey score now i mean i know its an impossibility but 164 needed in 120 balls with 7 wickets is that right??

 

[globetrotter]

Today despite Aussies worst bowling (9 wides so far), Pak batsmen r crumbling

 

[Firebat]

The ball didn’t even hit Shafique’s head

Why did Rizwan call for the physio???

It hit Saud's helmet and went for 4 LBs - so concussion test required.

 

[Sunzi]

Shame we don't bat a little deeper as we are virtually at 200 off 30, which is a pretty good rate.

 

[pakistanisgreat]

Pak need to get 85 in next 10

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

so nobody is out ..... good. screen got stuck.

 

[Technics 1210]

Come on bro. He has disappointed all of us and should be criticised.

Criticised yes, but 'We want the best for Pakistan' fans joining forces with Indians to diss, ridicule and mock Babar, a resounding NO!

 

[Rana]

Pakistan keep slowing it down when they have momentum

 

[mominsaigol]

The way he is batting against pace he would be a sitting duck at 3

No because he's trying to attack, he's not a natural attacker, if you see his test runs he takes a while to get into attacking groove

 

[GLORY OF '92]

All three batsmen gifted their wickets none of them were wicket talking deliveries

Now that's something we are no. 1 at.

 

[tauseef_mahmood]

Shame we don't bat a little deeper as we are virtually at 200 off 30, which is a pretty good rate.

shadab might have been handy today.

 

[NeVerMind]

Not really they were 130 for 0...although quite a few tuk tuks no doubt but you rather be in this situation rather than 100 for 4 after 13 overs...i am looking at tey score now i mean i know its an impossibility but 164 needed in 120 balls with 7 wickets is that right??

Tbh we have not been far off the Aussies score at the same stages of the match....but we don't have the firepower at the end...