Some of the most heartbreaking/painful defeats in cricket

[Square Drive]

2007 WT20 final.

2010 WT20 SF.

2011 WC SF.

 

[Syed1]

Nothing beats the feeling of 2011 WC SF.

A small part of me died that day.

 

[Slog]

Nothing beats the feeling of 2011 WC SF.

A small part of me died that day.

Have to agree.

Also 2007 loss to Ireland and subsequent death of Bob

And the Sydney Test as well as the Lords test where the trio were caught

 

[Hawkeye]

Really shocking was 2007 wt20 final and Ajmal bashing in Wt20 semifinal courtesy Hussey.

2011 semifinal loss was expected after a horrible Gul over, poor fielding and pathetic batting by everyone barring Misbah.

 

[Suleiman]

Idk why people say 2011 first. It was not as heartbreaking as 2007. Yes it was a bigger stage, but it's not like we were dominating the game or anything. You could tell it'd be tough for us when Gul was getting assaulted, and the way our chase was going the usual fashion as well.

2007 the game was within our reach, and losing something that is within your reach is more painful than losing something that wasn't there in the first place.

 

[Slog]

Idk why people say 2011 first. It was not as heartbreaking as 2007. Yes it was a bigger stage, but it's not like we were dominating the game or anything. You could tell it'd be tough for us when Gul was getting assaulted, and the way our chase was going the usual fashion as well.

2007 the game was within our reach, and losing something that is within your reach is more painful than losing something that wasn't there in the first place.

Lol how

In 2007 we had been in a collapse and would have lost the match by a big margin of Misnah hadn't played an absolute blinder and got us so close

In 2011 apart from first five overs we have control of the game in India batting even after all those dropped catches.

 

[Suleiman]

Lol how

In 2007 we had been in a collapse and would have lost the match by a big margin of Misnah hadn't played an absolute blinder and got us so close

In 2011 apart from first five overs we have control of the game in India batting even after all those dropped catches.

We lost the 2007 final by 5 runs. We were literally a hit away from victory, and given the bowler who was bowling this was entirely possible. Not like it was Tait or someone like that steaming in. Yeah we had a collapse but at the end of the game we got close enough to have a shot of getting over the line. It went down to the last ball.

The 2011 did not go to the last ball. You could tell few overs before the finish that we were gonna lose.

Narrowly losing a game like 2007 is more painful. Because all the way up till the last ball you had hope that maybe we can clinch the title. Can't the say the same for '11.

 

[Slog]

We lost the 2007 final by 5 runs. We were literally a hit away from victory, and given the bowler who was bowling this was entirely possible. Not like it was Tait or someone like that steaming in. Yeah we had a collapse but at the end of the game we got close enough to have a shot of getting over the line. It went down to the last ball.

The 2011 did not go to the last ball. You could tell few overs before the finish that we were gonna lose.

Narrowly losing a game like 2007 is more painful. Because all the way up till the last ball you had hope that maybe we can clinch the title. Can't the say the same for '11.

2007 was t20 too

Many people don't care about the format as is and especially in those days it was no new that it's wasn't a huge disappointment

 

[Suleiman]

2007 was t20 too

Many people don't care about the format as is and especially in those days it was no new that it's wasn't a huge disappointment

That is true, it was the original World Cup, and a knockout at that, so it hurt. However as far as the context of the match situation goes 2007 still hurt more. I think it is the closest we have gotten to ending India's world cup streak vs us.

2011 hurt as much as 1996, 1999, 2015. To me it doesn't stick out more than them. A painful yet forgettable game for the most part, 2007 on its own was a very engaging encounter overall.

 

[Deewana]

J'burg 2007
Mohali 2011
Saint Lucia 2010
Centurion 2003


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[sully3]

99 semi final Aus vs SA last ball run out (Pak would have probably won had SA got to the final)

2003 WC match against India, we should have smashed them with the team we had

Misbah scoop 2007 WC final

2010 Sydney Test

Mohali 2011, Misbah, YK and Afridi all dropped Sachin who played one of his luckiest innings ever, also some funny business with the DRS

 

[Balthazar]

2003 WC final
2015 WC semis

 

[transitional]

Some matches make you feel like you dont want to wake up tomorrow.

1996 WC SEMI for most Indian fans
1996 WC QC for most Pakistani fans

 

[Tusker]

Idk why people say 2011 first. It was not as heartbreaking as 2007. Yes it was a bigger stage, but it's not like we were dominating the game or anything. You could tell it'd be tough for us when Gul was getting assaulted, and the way our chase was going the usual fashion as well.

because it was at our home and Pak winning it would have cost us a freakin 50 over WC and possibly have resulted in Pak as eventual winners. Thats why S/F are the hardest of all knockouts.

 

[Smbhayi]

99 semi final Aus vs SA last ball run out (Pak would have probably won had SA got to the final)

2003 WC match against India, we should have smashed them with the team we had

Misbah scoop 2007 WC final

2010 Sydney Test

Mohali 2011, Misbah, YK and Afridi all dropped Sachin who played one of his luckiest innings ever, also some funny business with the DRS

Afridi didn't drop any catches in that match. Infact he takes a very good low catch to dismiss Sachin. It was Akmal brothers, Hafeez and Misbah who dropped Sachin.

 

[Bhaijaan]

Yah , sachin had a brain freeze so close to the finish.

He had severe back ache during that inning. It was phenomenal already how far he had taken us despite not being well. Pretty unforgiving to say he had brain freeze, was one heck of an inning. Among the greatest ever, given the quality of bowling he was up against and match situation.

 

[Markhor]

Bangalore 1996. We had such a strong team and had a good bilateral record vs India in the 90s. We made a superb start to the chase, going at 7-8 RPO in the first 10-15 overs. You know the rest.

Faisalabad 1997 vs South Africa was ridiculous - you'd be screaming fixing if that happened today.

Chasing 146 - we were all out for 92.

 

[Ab Fan]

2015 semis vs NZ...96 semis vs SL..

 

[JattMaula]

2016 T20 Semi loss.

 

[Last Monetarist]

In chronological order:

1997 - vs South Africa at Faisalabad
1999 - vs Australia at Hobart
2000 - vs West Indies at St John's
2010 - vs Australia at Sydney
2013 - vs South Africa at Cape Town

"It's not the despair, I can take the despair. It's the hope I can't stand."

 

[Pantani]

I don't remember it particularly well but Edgbaston 2005 where Australia fell 2 runs short of winning was very disappointing.

2011 World Cup final was pretty bad as well. I still blame Tharanga for his fabulous knock of 2 (20) opening the batting, for that defeat.

 

[mawarid]

1975 world cup defeat to West indies, they required 99 runs to win with one wicket in hand and won the match.

 

[amit]

As a Indian fan -

1. Losing to Sri Lanka in 1996 WC. We had SL 5/3, then we were cruising at 90/1 with Sachin and still ended up losing

2. Losing to Bangladesh in 2007 WC. Easily the most painful. Loss to Sri Lanka was painful too, but Bangladesh of 2007 were not even 10% as good as Bangladesh of today

3. Losing to Sri Lanka in 2014 WT20 Final

4. Losing to Australia in 2015 WC semis

5. Loss in the Chennai test against Pakistan after Sachin got out

6. Failing to chase down 120 in the 4th innings to beat West Indies at Bridgetown in 1997


As a Neutral fan -

1. South Africa missing out on reaching the final in 1999 WC. They had to beat Australia, but ended up tying and there was no super-over in those days as well, so Australia qualified for the final

2. Ireland missing out on reaching the quarter-final in 2015 WC. They had to beat 1 of India/Pakistan, but lost both matches

3. New Zealand losing to Australia in 2015 WC final

 

[Zain Zaidi]

I started watching cricket in 2015 so definitely the whitewash against bangla was the worst moment for me i even fkn cried

 

[Hasan123]

2007 world t20 final vs India
2009 champions trophy defeat to New Zealand
2010 world t20 semi final defeat to Australia
2012 world t20 defeat to Sri Lanka
2013 champions trophy defeat to South Africa
2014 defeat to West Indies in world t20

 

[HateKiller]

2015 semis vs NZ...96 semis vs SL..

Which team do you support? South Africa or India or Both?

 

[Ab Fan]

Which team do you support? South Africa or India or Both?

Both but if it's between the two then its India. However, if I have to give any judgement then I will try not to be biased.

 

[msb314]

That is true, it was the original World Cup, and a knockout at that, so it hurt. However as far as the context of the match situation goes 2007 still hurt more. I think it is the closest we have gotten to ending India's world cup streak vs us.

2011 hurt as much as 1996, 1999, 2015. To me it doesn't stick out more than them. A painful yet forgettable game for the most part, 2007 on its own was a very engaging encounter overall.

This.

So, so true.

 

[rhony]

99, 2003 WC final losses to Australia.
3rd ODI loss to Australia in the recent UAE series
Test loss to AUS at Adelaide despite dual 100s from Kohli

 

[RagingJ]

2011 semi final of India vs Pakistan still hurts me to this day.

The amount of retardedness on display by the Pakistani players. It was painful to watch, the amount of dropped catches (I think Ajmal dropped three in the same fielding spot), Tendulkar getting dropped a few times, and then the DRS appeal, and then middle overs with Younis Khan and Misbah blocking away only for Misbah to then start whacking them once the game was over.

2010 semi-final was just a freak show, don't remember it as much as 2011.

2007 final against India I don't feel as bad about since we were almost down and out.

2009 semi-final between West Indies and Sri Lanka. First over Matthews got three wickets that were all off the pads of the batsman and then going on to hit the stump, one was even a double hit before it hit the stumps, only for Gayle to lead the way himself.

 

[Im Suds]

All the above games, but one game stands out particularly for me.
It was a tri series one day final at lords v Australia ( England were eliminated) that I went to I think in 2001.
The game was basically a re run of the World Cup final.
We won the toss, batted first got skittled for a measly score, game over by 3.30pm. The Aussies are usually good heartened fans but they felt short changed and were angry.
One of them who was drunk taunted an older " uncle" about the loss which was hard to see.
Really humiliating day

 

[Buffet]

Easy answer - all WC had one game ;(

 

[msb314]

Bump!

I hate to bring it up ( i really do) but this SL loss is pretty high up on this list

Despite the young team and new captain - we should have chased 136 full stop. No excuses here and i will remember this defeat for a long time

 

[ahmedwaqas92]

I will never, in my life, forget the following:

1) Antigua (2000) - Billy Doctrove should've been MOM after that tbh
2) Sydney (2010) - This literally haunted me for a week (couldn't sleep) and To the Legend Kami
3) Galle (2009) - WHY or WHY !!
4) Hamilton (2016) - I know people don't entirely rate this collapse but we had like a 131 run opening partnership chasing 369 and lost 10 wickets for the next 99 runs
5) Faisalabad (1997) - Against SA chasing a partly score we were apparently bowled out for 92 , don't have any distinct memory of this game since I was way young back then but I am always almost reminded by my dad whenever we are chasing a 4th innings score

 

[msb314]

I will never, in my life, forget the following:

1) Antigua (2000) - Billy Doctrove should've been MOM after that tbh
2) Sydney (2010) - This literally haunted me for a week (couldn't sleep) and To the Legend Kami
3) Galle (2009) - WHY or WHY !!
4) Hamilton (2016) - I know people don't entirely rate this collapse but we had like a 131 run opening partnership chasing 369 and lost 10 wickets for the next 99 runs
5) Faisalabad (1997) - Against SA chasing a partly score we were apparently bowled out for 92 , don't have any distinct memory of this game since I was way young back then but I am always almost reminded by my dad whenever we are chasing a 4th innings score

That was not really a collapse in the context of the series.

As [MENTION=291]junaid[/MENTION] has put it - NZ had walked us straight into a trap making us think we could chase down 370 in the 4th innings.

The opening partnership just papered over the cracks as we struggled to chase that total. We were pretty much left with having to chase 200 in the last session and everyone was dismissed trying to slog their way to victory LOLZZ

To put it simply we were trying to chase down a total that was unchase-able in the first place and we crash and burned miserably. Hence it was not a "collapse" in the traditional sense.

 

[austerlitz]

For me the most painful -

1.Semi final 1996 at eden vs SL,from 95/1 sachin dismissed on a freak stumping and then ..darkness.Couldn't eat that night.1996 WC was when i became genuine cricket fan,was the first tournament i saw in colour TV.Went to sleep crying.

2.Chennai Test 1999 vs pakistan.Tendulkar played probably the best innings i ever saw on a rank turner against wasim,waqar ,a rampant saqlain and afridi with india 57/5.But worthless support after tendulkar tried to end it quickly due to backpain.Again tears for me.At least we had revenge next test with kumble 10 wkt ,but it will always be a painful memory.

3.2007 WC loss to bangladesh.Worst batting from our legends.Chapell controversy.Totally depressing.

4.2003 WC final.Not as painful really because aus had a better team by far,but disappointing still,as our bowlers were so bad they never gave our batsmen a chance.

5.2004 home series loss to australia 2-1.They shouldn't have won that.But kumble out,tendulkar crippled with tennis elbow and missing half series,unbelievable pitch curator creating a greentop in decider test and ganguly/harbhajan didn't play in a bizarre decision,confusion.2nd test match we were poised for a crack at victory after sehwag 155,but rain spoiled it and it got drawn.It was just a mess overall.

Best memories -

1.WC 2011 final - always.
2.Pakistan WC1996 QF (aamir sohail lol).Mohali was more relief than joy as we were stronger side,but in 1996 we were the underdogs.
3.1998 sharjah desert storm tendulkar vs aussies.
4.2003 centurion tendulkar 98 vs pak.
5.2003-2004 1-1 series draw in australia.
6.1998,2001,2008 home test series wins against legendary australian side.
7.Independence cup final 1997 dhaka last ball kanitkar boundary chasing 330.
8.India vs australia QF 2011 .Revenge of 2003 final.
9.Double Series win vs pakistan in pakistan 2004.
10.2007 t20 wc final.

 

[Rana]

Nothing comes close to losing the 2011 SF in Mohali

 

[Bhaijaan]

Where does this rank guys. Please comment

 

[KingKhan12]

Where does this rank guys. Please comment

Right up their to be honest in tests. Still can't get over it. This series is their to be won but Pakistan has blown away a big opportunity by gifting a winning game. I don't see them winning the series now with clueless management and captain.

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Where does this rank guys. Please comment

Really high honestly. Just below Mohali but for me higher than the 2007 final

There’s one man common across all 3 of these

 

[Varun]

Right up their to be honest in tests. Still can't get over it. This series is their to be won but Pakistan has blown away a big opportunity by gifting a winning game. I don't see them winning the series now with clueless management and captain.

Really high honestly. Just below Mohali but for me higher than the 2007 final

There’s one man common across all 3 of these

Lolwhut, really?

Probably has to do with the recency of the test in your minds. This defeat should be nowhere near Mohali etc.

 

[KingKhan12]

Lolwhut, really?

Probably has to do with the recency of the test in your minds. This defeat should be nowhere near Mohali etc.

My post was just about Test matches. It's up their as one of the worst in Tests but overall in all formats nothing can top Mohali that was the worst alongside the T20 final against India.

 

[Mueez]

There have been so many Test matches since last two years that Pak has lost from a commanding position that this one shouldn’t hurt but it does - which is really weird...

 

[Thunderbolt14]

Lolwhut, really?

Probably has to do with the recency of the test in your minds. This defeat should be nowhere near Mohali etc.

That’s true, could be recency bias. I do think that in context it’s also an important match as the first after a long time with the world watching since everyone’s at home due to the pandemic. Add that to the fact that we dominated the entire game, and the fact that Pak has been needing a win like this after a long time of losses, it just feels like this as a whole was a very important game for us.

 

[IMMY69]

Where does this rank guys. Please comment

There have been some really bad ones but For me this one was the most painful and humiliating defeat....

Two collapses against the Kiwis when we snatched defeat from the jaws of victory were bad, but this game and series had so much more exposure... pundits praising our bowling and making a fifth place for Barbar to slot into...

It felt like a complete set up and for a while I bought into it...

Reality is we have a captain who can’t captain or bat and another senior batsmen whose unable to handle the slightest of pressure...
Our batting and captaincy was always going to let us down...

 

[Major]

To be honest, this defeat is up there but it doesnt hurt that much

Pakistan usually lost in past due to fielding mistakes. They would drop a catch, we would get our reason and qurbani ka bakra and go after him.

This time, there was very little mistake made. Yes our batting was bad in second innings, but realistically speaking we would were never going to give a total of 400+. Before the series started everyone knew if we were to give targets it would be of 250ish.

Like the commies said it was a cat and mouse game. Both teams trying to get on top.

Pakistan fought well, they did not make a fielding mistake! They went down due to good crixket played by england

 

[Bhaijaan]

Losing a test from winning position hurts and when it is as dramatic as this test was it's even tough to deal with.

Most of our most hurtful test defeats were when we were chasing..

 

[Thomaskutty]

This test was intense to watch, even as a neutral.. so must have been like Chinese water torture for Pak fans..

 

[sweep_shot]

Bangladesh once lost a game against England after being around 271/3 (target was around 320). They lost that game. It was kind of sad because that win could've given Bangladesh first ever ODI series win against England.

For Pakistan, I think this recent defeat against England was pretty heartbreaking. 277 should've been defended.

 

[Plumb]

There are many more coming with the “master stroke of Misbah”

 

[Firebat]

This match is definitely up there. To have performed so well with the ball for the majority of the match, to have an uncharacteristically great first innings, to have Root Stokes and Pope all out with England 117/5 chasing 277 and still lose the game. It made me avoid all my cricket filled social media for 2 days.

 

[MenInG]

There are handful rivalries in sports that have epic repercussions beyond the arena. The moniker of cricket’s most fraught rivalry belongs to India and Pakistan and it crescendos each time the Asian rivals face each other on field. While the two teams are always at loggerheads on field or otherwise, no other team boast the hype and frenzy, when these two Asian neighbours clash in any format of the game.

However, fan fervour peaks to stratospheric proportions in a World Cup tie.

One such occasion was on this day two years ago, when India beat Pakistan by 89 runs (D/L method) in their ICC World Cup 2019 group stage match at the Old Trafford in Manchester. Rohit Sharma’s gutsy 140 runs, and some wonderful bowling from Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya saw India victorious against their arch-rivals on cricket’s biggest stage. However, it was a special one too as the Men in Blue recorded their seventh straight win against Pakistan in a 50-over World Cup.

Earlier in the match, batting first India displayed a clinical performance by posting 336 runs on the board. Rohit started the fireworks by scoring a gutsy 140 off 113 balls. His innings included 14 fours and three maximums. He got solid support from his fellow opening partner KL Rahul, who made a steady 57 off 78. The duo added 136-runs for the opening wicket to set the base. Post Rahul’s departure, skipper Virat Kohli took on the baton and made a comfortable 77 (65 balls). While crossing his half-century, he became the fastest ever to reach 11,000 ODI runs.

Chasing a competitive target, Pakistan faced an early jolt as debutant Vijay Shankar scalped Imam-ul-Haq with a leg-before. They were cruising at 117-1 after 21 overs, before double strikes from Yadav and Pandya reduced them to 129-5. The duo successfully broke the Pakistan’s resistance.

Meanwhile, a lengthy rain interruption at the end of the 35th over shaved 10 overs off the chase. After play resumed, the match was shortened to 40-overs and the target got adjusted to 302 on Duckworth-Lewis basis.

Pakistan needed 136 from 30 balls, with four wickets in hand and the team fell short by 89 runs. They barely showed up, and the much hyped fixture turned into an uninterrupted celebration of Indian excellence

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