USA (159/3) & (18/1) defeat Pakistan (159/7) & (13/1) by 5 runs in a super over thriller to cause the first major upset of the ICC T20 World Cup 2024

[FearlessRoar]

This Dallas ground is pretty nice, proper purpose built

 

[JaDed]

Such a Pak encounter as usual coming from behind to win it. Tease

 

[Kianig89]

Meanwhile Ahmed Shehzad getting his syrup of verbal diarrhea Ready if the unthinkable happens

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Why they are appealing??
Btw Nitish also played a world cup for Canada.

Next WC he will be lining up for Uganda.

 

[castortroy]

Shadab still has to bowl lol

 

[Human786]

115/3 in 15

 

[RexRex]

Pakistan roaring back in to the game.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Amir saving pakistan from humiliation

Also Harris Rauf

 

[JaDed]

This Dallas ground is pretty nice, proper purpose built

It was the location of all the MCL(USA iPl) games

 

[Rana]

45 off 5 overs against Naseem, Rauf, Shaheen and Amir

Not easy

 

[IMMY69]

This Dallas ground is pretty nice, proper purpose built

Used to be a baseball ground

 

[FearlessRoar]

Pakistan roaring back in to the game.

Lol but I'm thinking about Pakistan facing other mighty sides

 

[DeadlyVenom]

One over to Chacha here two wickets guaranteed

 

[FearlessRoar]

45 off 5 overs against Naseem, Rauf, Shaheen and Amir

Not easy

Easy against Shaheen

 

[Kianig89]

Pakistan needs this more than US, infact T20 WC needs Pakistan for next round

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

US are finished. Game over. They can't hit this level of death bowling

Problem is you still have one over from the spinner remaining.

 

[Rana]

US need a big over to make it easier for themselves

 

[IMMY69]

45 off 5 overs against Naseem, Rauf, Shaheen and Amir

Not easy

Only if they mix it up with cutters

 

[FearlessRoar]

Shadab is here to release pressure for USA

 

[UzmanBeast]

Like I said, when has pak bowling attack under babar, defended a low total?

Ever since that mauling to india in the Asia cup, this attack has been destroyed by everyone

Babar captaining and not captaining does not take away from the declining quality of the bowling resources in this country. I have made posts on the matter a few years ago if I'm not mistaken.

But it all has to do with the collection of talent and the subsequent development of talent in the country. The Shaheen Shah Afridi getting carted by Monank Patel in front of us today has hardly developed himself as a more complete bowler since 2021. That is a three year period in which a bowler at his age, with the exposure he has had, should be developing and enhancing his skills as much as possible. This can happen in various ways, coming up with new deliveries, exploring/enhancing your capacity to bowl in different phases, and more so with regards to fitness.

The fact of the matter is that the world will move forward and adapt, teams around the world will look at the modern game now and raise their hands to try and put forth some performances. Big names on paper don't matter if the cumulative results are not favorable for the team.

And this is our biggest issue - talents that are unearthed by us would be nurtured by other top teams in brilliant manners. Look at examples such as Hasaranga in the not so far away Sri Lanka, burst onto the scene in 2019, adapted his action a little bit and added depth to his bowling and batting skillset to now become the captain of the team, and lead from the front.

I'll give another example with a Bangladesh pacer I think is quite under-rated in Taskin Ahmed, went through a phase of rediscovery and has borne fruit for the country. Compare him to himself perhaps 3-4 years ago and the difference is quite astronomical.

Our players, specifically bowlers, hardly go through phases of rediscovery and enhancement. Haris Rauf was selected in 2020, and in the four years he has been with the team, he is yet to be able to deliver an over on a good/hard length, and thus is a failure in the powerplay in white-ball cricket as a whole.

Our spinners are another dilemma, they are rarely able to produce match-winning performances because of various factors. Pitches in the domestic circuit are not encouraging for our finger spinners. Furthermore, Pakistan has an obsession of prioritizing wrist spinners over finger spinners, despite the fact that the experiments with various wrist spinners in the recent past have been poor (Usman Qadir, Zahid Mahmood, Shadab Khan, and Usama Mir are all some recent examples). Genuine spinners of the ball such as Arif Yaqoob were not given platforms until recently to show their skills, and will unfortunately be lost in the system.

The lack of red ball cricketing infrastructure means that we continue to produce flashes in the pan rather than technically correct and long-term high-value cricketers who can represent the country.

This can even be seen in the fact that since 2021, we have tried the following cricketers as middle-order batsmen:
- Shoaib Malik
- Mohammad Hafeez
- Asif Ali
- Haider Ali
- Babar Azam
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Fakhar Zaman
- Usman Khan
- Khushdil Shah
- Sohaib Maqsood
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Shadab Khan
- Mohammad Haris

Some of these cricketers rightly so have the talent to succeed at these batting positions, yet, they were unable to work on their weaknesses and mentality to succeed long-term.

 

[Human786]

Shadab kaqchra on ...

 

[Kianig89]

Shaba shaba Boyz shaba

 

[RidiculousMan]

45 off 5 overs against Naseem, Rauf, Shaheen and Amir

Not easy

There's an over of spinner left. Game might break there

 

[JattMaula]

45 off 5 overs against Naseem, Rauf, Shaheen and Amir

Not easy

USA will Target this over.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Most crucial over of the match for Pakistan probably. Cannot concede a boundary

 

[Nikhil_cric]

9 runs per over. Very tough

 

[Kianig89]

Shadab needs good 6 balls

 

[DeadlyVenom]

Feel a sigh of relief after every ball he bowls that doesn't get tonked

 

[Devadwal]

This is over if USA has any chance

 

[JaDed]

Lol almost like USA is playing for the run rate

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Problem is you still have one over from the spinner remaining.

US are not great players of leg spin. Minnows rarely are.

 

[FearlessRoar]

Aaron Jones remember the name @Nikhil_cric

 

[Cricket Warrior]

this probably a shot of the tournamnet so far, effortless swing for a six!

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[Human786]

poora kachra

 

[Kianig89]

Sadly.there is no proper match winner in this side like the past

 

[DeadlyVenom]

That six felt like I was stabbed in the heart

 

[Rana]

Slog sweep killer

 

[JaDed]

six yay

 

[Devadwal]

Biggge

 

[Asif321]

Oh shadab

 

[castortroy]

Shadab should just focus on his batting as did Steve Smith.

Give up bowling spin and dedicate yourself to batting only

 

[JaDed]

No dots bro

 

[Kianig89]

Shadab tried his best for USA poor dunster

 

[Asif321]

34 in 24

 

[t_kaay]

Shadab bowling exactly where Jones likes it......don't these idiots watch videos????

 

[Rana]

Can Amir, Shaheen, Naseem and Rauf defend 34 against USA?

 

[RidiculousMan]

Shaddy learned quickly there. Could've been a lot worse for Pakistan as Jones loves the midwicket slog.

 

[castortroy]

Shadab has been getting smashed for over a year now but continues to play

 

[Kianig89]

USA are favourites after that lottery over

 

[FearlessRoar]

Next batter is Corey Anderson

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Brainless bowling by Shadab bowling exactly where Jones hit all those sixes from the other day. At this stage of the innings where the margin of error is so low you have to be smarter.

 

[JattMaula]

8.5 RRR Against Pakistan pace quartet!

It will be a legendary achievement if USA pull it off.

 

[t_kaay]

Shadab needs good 6 balls

Don't think he's bowled 6 good balls all year......

 

[Rana]

Shadab bowling exactly where Jones likes it......don't these idiots watch videos????

It’s a massive boundary there too

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Aaron Jones remember the name @Nikhil_cric

Six and nothing. They need a BIG over. Also, spin is done now. Only pace . 34 off 4

 

[Devadwal]

34 from 4 over .they missed the apportunity to make last over Big .
Now they can't score against world best pace quarter.

 

[Kianig89]

We need wickets simple as that otherwise you cannot defend 8 an over

 

[t_kaay]

This is going down to the last over

 

[Nikhil_cric]

34 from 4 over .they missed the apportunity to make last over Big .
Now they can't score against world best pace quarter.

With some smarter bowling thet could have restricted PAK to 150.

 

[t_kaay]

USA gonna choke this

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Another dot.

 

[Kianig89]

Shadab is Sqlain son in law, Azam is Moin son, proper parchii Qouta being implemented

 

[JaDed]

Kumar bhai panicking

 

[emranabbas]

Why isn't amir bowling after building pressure the previous over brainless captain should be sacked with immediate effect

 

[mrtaim3]

If you can’t bowl 5 out 6 length bowls as a premier leg spinner, you shouldn’t be playing at this stage.

I still can’t believe how a player of such level having all the facilities and is literally the only thing you do can mess up so big time.

 

[Aham Brahmasmi]

Easy for pak. They have worlds best death bowlers.
US so close but near only.bye bye usa

 

[adzzy786]

USA gonna choke this

In sha Allah

 

[Kianig89]

Babar is shivering

 

[Devadwal]

With some smarter bowling thet could have restricted PAK to 150.

Yes they are about to lose around 10 runs.

 

[Ali T]

At this point, it's the US' game to loose

 

[Misbahs_tuktuk]

Shadab bowling exactly where Jones likes it......don't these idiots watch videos????

they're too busy doing meet and greets.

 

[JaDed]

Cmonn Jonesss

 

[Deewana Mastana]

30 off 20 easy enough

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Yes they are about to lose around 10 runs.

Yep. Game of fine margins and they lost the plot with the ball a bit. And didn't show enough intent with bat.

 

[Devadwal]

They need a boundary of wide balls .lol

 

[FearlessRoar]

It was match defining over from Naseem Shah

 

[Kianig89]

Lord Naseem

 

[emranabbas]

Any meets and greets after the match today?

 

[JaDed]

Rauff and Amir killed the game for states sad

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Can Shaheen, Rauf and Amir deliver the goods in the last 3?