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I know there will be many criticism threads but want to take a moment to appreciate this team. No one expected them to reach this point and even with a low score you just fought hard.

Bravo!
 
Kudos to bowlers and M Haris

Rest all were lucky to reach finals, all semi finals and finals have been underwhelming after a brilliant super 12.

If Pak had a different opening pair, probably they would have won this WC, was their best chance with conditions suiting fast bowlers so much.
 
I don’t think anyone is disappointed to be honest. Our worst fears are the batting flopping, and they have been doing so since ages.

We need to find good players as minnow level batters like this will never win tournaments.
 
With an Indian batting line-up, they would have won the tournament.
 
Could've been even closer if Afridi remained fit
That's just unlucky
Well fought
 
lol what well done !! Pakistan were always expected to reach semis and finals. They should have won it.
Down the line, no one will remember these well done threads. Everyone will remember that England are now 2 time WC champions.
 
Commiserations to Pakistani fans from an Indian

Commiserations to Pakistani fans from an Indian

Pakistan are a good T20 side - the bowling has improved- and batting has done well with having just few proper batsmen in the team. Even the Divine intervention was with Pakistan in their journey to the finals.

Let's put it this way. Pakistan can beat any team on an average day. But it's just that today wasn't that day.

The way Players, coaches & even the board carried themselves displayed the great professionalism & great management at display.

You guys can hold your heads high, & expect to do well in future ICC events.

And lastly, This too shall pass.
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
lol what well done !! Pakistan were always expected to reach semis and finals. They should have won it.
Down the line, no one will remember these well done threads. Everyone will remember that England are now 2 time WC champions.
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Anyways, we lost to a side against whom we gave a fight and dint lose by 10 wickets

We go home as runner ups, second best side in the tournament
 
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Proud of Pakistan bowlers as they rose to the challenge and made a game of it despite a below par total and batting performance.

2 Overs of a firing on all cylinders Afridi would have been a delight to see and 'could' have been even closer.

We have all known and seen the issues with batting and captaincy so nothing new...

Well done, Pakistan...No need to be shamed, they did well for the squad which was out there and the resources available
 
Have to agree. Great effort from the bowlers and fielders but boy that batting was pedestrian. Hard luck with the injury to Afridi, the game was touch and go at that point
 
Pakistan gave a much tougher fight to England than India did. Shaheen Afridis injury turned out to be the turning point.
 
Truth is we never had enough runs on the board but the bowlers did incredibly well
 
England are the much stronger T20 side, Pakistan pushed them close.

Shaheen's injury took away any chance Pakistan had.
 
Pakistan is a great cricketing nation. Won the hearts of all cricket lovers today.

50 years down the line , even if PAK defaulted 10 times to IMF, World Bank, broken in two like another 1971 and with ethnic strige, terrorism whatever - you will still have the fastest pace attack while our trundlers will continue to get smashed :facepalm

Looks like no matter what happens to the Pakistan nation, you will still rise from the Ashes.

Salute to this nation.
 
Great fight by the bowlers.

Batsman lost the plot in last part of the inngs....stage was set at 84/2 in 11 ovs.

160 was achievable and would've won the game.

Batsman just couldn't play bounce.
 
Commiserations to fans like [MENTION=135038]Major[/MENTION] who believed we have world class openers :))
 
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Totally Agree, I've been on PP for years. And this is the most ok I've seen our posters after a loss like this. For us to fight this out against the best batting lineup in the world gives me hope for the future.

I know fans will be hard on the players they have personal vendettas against etc. go ahead. But fans should be proud of this team's achievement this tourney. Few things going our way today and you never know we could have even won.
 
Result was as expected. Well done England.
Well tried Pakistan.
..and shaheen afridi, looks like wade destroyed him totally that he had to leave the show midway today.
 
In the end our awful death overs batting was the difference. Bowlers bowled their hearts out. Congratulations to England.
 
This game was lost not because of batting or bowling but a midget mentality. Even if Pakistan had scored 180, England would have won. It’s a mental game - stokes is an epitome of mental toughness. This is why these teams win. But yes I agree, well done to Pakistan because they achieved way more than even their fans hoped they would.
 
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RajBan said:
Lol, no. Fattu Rahul and Mota Rohit would have gobbled up all the balls to reach 130.
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Kohli and Pandya would have taken us to 160 and then Shaheen,Shadab, Haris and Naseem would have closed then under 150 condition being they get Stokes out.
 
Proud of the boys. We came up against a top team and with a few more rums we would have won. We overachieved and going forward we will only get better.
 
hoshiarpurexpress said:
lol what well done !! Pakistan were always expected to reach semis and finals. They should have won it.
Down the line, no one will remember these well done threads. Everyone will remember that England are now 2 time WC champions.
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I disagree most pundits had England, India, South Africa and Australia as favourites.

There is no doubt that there is room for a lot of improvement in Pakistan’s side but this side has shown that they can fight and as a fan that is what we can ask for.
 
Don't feel as bad as I used to (not because I'm used to it 😆 )
Team played well and took Eng almost to the wire... unlucky.
Congrats to Eng. 👏
 
Ozeirk said:
Pakistan gave a much tougher fight to England than India did. Shaheen Afridis injury turned out to be the turning point.
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6th bowler should have been earlier in the inning to mitigate these unknowns. Heck Chacha Iftikhar should have been used in the 15th over as soon as Afridi went outside.
 
Gayle_Force said:
I disagree most pundits had England, India, South Africa and Australia as favourites.

There is no doubt that there is room for a lot of improvement in Pakistan’s side but this side has shown that they can fight and as a fan that is what we can ask for.
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Pakistan team was always good and it was not too long ago last year in the worldcup Pakistan was a favorite. Only reason people were discounting Pakistan was due to Australian conditions.
 
Ab Fan said:
Kohli and Pandya would have taken us to 160 and then Shaheen,Shadab, Haris and Naseem would have closed then under 150 condition being they get Stokes out.
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We were also on our way to 150-160 but then had some brainfades
 
Kudos to the OP for raising this thread. I’m gutted man, and properly shattered. But the truth is that England are the best t20 side in the world. Today, aside from their brilliance they also had luck in their side (numerous plays and misses, Stokes runout, Afridi’s injury). Our boys fought till the end, and the bowling attack is truly special, with more to come.

Thus, instead of painstakingly dissecting what could have been, let’s appreciate them for they did, which was fight till the end. Victory and defeats are from Allah.

More importantly let’s learn from this. Because make no mistake, we’re here to stay and inshAllah the future is bright.
 
Well done for what ? That's the third major Cup lost.

We lost to Australia last year from a strong position - aided and abetted by Rizwan and Babar's slow innings on a belter leaving under par.

We lost to Sri Lanka when they were reduced to 58-5 thanks to poor captaincy, and another shocker from our openers.

And now we lost a match on a pitch which suited us more than ENG - it neutralised their power advantage but again, our openers choked, Babar's captaincy was poor again saving his best bowlers for last, and had a terrible late order collapse leaving us 20 below par.

The only well dones go to the bowlers who made a contest of it.
 
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They did well. Pushed England close defending a small score. Just didn't have enough to beat a team with such a strong batting line up.
 
Pak did well to oush the game to the 19th over and must be congratulated . there is always scope for improvement in all areas but they did well today and can feel proud .
 
This was a fantastic tournament from a very young team. Almost beat India, destroyed South Africa and New Zealand, took out Bangladesh and Netherlands and the loss to Zimbabwe was a one-off, fluke loss that we lost by a single run.

The best bowling attack in the tournament, by far. A gun all-rounder and a batting lineup that did well outside their comfort zone.

For 2024, the core of the team needs to remain the same. With more experience and with more favorable conditions, I can see a repeat of this final in the West Indies.

1) Babar
2) Rizwan
3) Fakhar/Shan
4) M. Haris
5) ? (A proper middle-order batsman/finisher)
6) Shadab
7) Nawaz
8) ? (A pace-bowling all-rounder)
9) Shaheen
10) Naseem
11) Rauf
 
We lost because of lack of skills in batting, we played well overall, brilliant bowling and most importantly we didn't feel any pressure at all even when batting and fought like tigers, we just need some T20 batters who are actually good.
 
Lose semi finals and finals then say well done amazing small team mentality losing isn’t good enough whether it’s the group stages or knockouts.
 
badsha001 said:
6th bowler should have been earlier in the inning to mitigate these unknowns. Heck Chacha Iftikhar should have been used in the 15th over as soon as Afridi went outside.
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That had nothing to do with it. Iftikhar would be the one to finish out Shaheen's over.
 
For once I can say we didn't lost because we didn't handle pressure or bad approach. We did exactly according to our plan and what exactly skills we had we even batted well I would say , if we had lost Babar and Rizwan in the poweplay we wouldn't have scored 130 , it's time to find better T20 batters.
 
Markhor said:
Well done for what ? That's the third major Cup lost.

We lost to Australia last year from a strong position - aided and abetted by Rizwan and Babar's slow innings on a belter leaving under par.

We lost to Sri Lanka when they were reduced to 58-5 thanks to poor captaincy, and another shocker from our openers.

And now we lost a match on a pitch which suited us more than ENG - it neutralised their power advantage but again, our openers choked, Babar's captaincy was poor again saving his best bowlers for last, and had a terrible late order collapse leaving us 20 below par.

The only well dones go to the bowlers who made a contest of it.
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One week ago, we wouldnt had been watching this final. We made it here, yes we played bad cricket, yet we created a game out of it with our bowling..

Everyone will bash this team but we are happy for the performance they gave.

It was MCG, the coaches should had worked with our team.

issue was never Babar or Rizwan.
 
Pakistan exceeded everyone's expectations.

The bowlers are high class and fought till the very end.
They should hold their heads high
 
Muhammad Saad said:
We lost because of lack of skills in batting, we played well overall, brilliant bowling and most importantly we didn't feel any pressure at all even when batting and fought like tigers, we just need some T20 batters who are actually good.
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Agree. Our batting quality is poor in this format. Going forward they need to try many players and hope that one or 2 of the darts hit the bulls eye.
 
Markhor said:
Well done for what ? That's the third major Cup lost.

We lost to Australia last year from a strong position - aided and abetted by Rizwan and Babar's slow innings on a belter leaving under par.

We lost to Sri Lanka when they were reduced to 58-5 thanks to poor captaincy, and another shocker from our openers.

And now we lost a match on a pitch which suited us more than ENG - it neutralised their power advantage but again, our openers choked, Babar's captaincy was poor again saving his best bowlers for last, and had a terrible late order collapse leaving us 20 below par.

The only well dones go to the bowlers who made a contest of it.
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Bowlers are also part of the team. We had a below par score and completely lost the plot in the last 6 overs. There is some introspection that needs to be done and hopefully management will have some thinking to do. However, this is a formidable English side and we should accept that they are better than us in white ball cricket.
 
I made it quite clear I was supporting England before the game and even now am kind of happy with the result.

But just want to pipe in, the incredible fight by Pakistan during the 2nd half was something else. And it made me pause several times and think about why I wanted them to lose.

My feelings in the end are multiple:
Huge respect for the Pak effort.
Disappointed with Afridi leaving the field.
In awe of Stokes.
And a melancholic feeling about how two neighbors are doomed. And so eager to root for a team that represent someone who ruled over both of us. And also how we are so enthusiastic to tear each other down without any sense of unity.

That said, I will be looking out for a few posters :inti Just maybe not right now.
 
Bilal7 said:
This was a fantastic tournament from a very young team. Almost beat India, destroyed South Africa and New Zealand, took out Bangladesh and Netherlands and the loss to Zimbabwe was a one-off, fluke loss that we lost by a single run.

The best bowling attack in the tournament, by far. A gun all-rounder and a batting lineup that did well outside their comfort zone.

For 2024, the core of the team needs to remain the same. With more experience and with more favorable conditions, I can see a repeat of this final in the West Indies.

1) Babar
2) Rizwan
3) Fakhar/Shan
4) M. Haris
5) ? (A proper middle-order batsman/finisher)
6) Shadab
7) Nawaz
8) ? (A pace-bowling all-rounder)
9) Shaheen
10) Naseem
11) Rauf
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I think the opening pair are just not good enough for t20 tbh. One of them needs to play an anchor innings down the order.

Nawaz also needs to go, he just is not able to consistently deliver with the bat or ball.
 
Cric1234 said:
Lose semi finals and finals then say well done amazing small team mentality losing isn’t good enough whether it’s the group stages or knockouts.
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It's going nothing to do with it. Our batting is amongst the weakest in the tournament and with that context, we did really well.
 
We’ve only got the non-existent batting to blame…the body language from Rizwan early on was disappointing..Hands on hips from the first over. No fighting spirit. Hats off to the bowlers..but at least one boundary ball an over
 
Major said:
Anyways, we lost to a side against whom we gave a fight and dint lose by 10 wickets

We go home as runner ups, second best side in the tournament
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No one remembers second best and runners up.

Well done though for punching above their weight.
 
Indeed a good game. Batting failed today in such a crucial game which is annoying but not surprised as it tends to be inconsistent. Overall an excellent tournament for Pakistan.

Only if we can get consistent batting lineup like England, with our bowling we would be such a formidable team.
 
Markhor said:
Well done for what ? That's the third major Cup lost.

We lost to Australia last year from a strong position - aided and abetted by Rizwan and Babar's slow innings on a belter leaving under par.

We lost to Sri Lanka when they were reduced to 58-5 thanks to poor captaincy, and another shocker from our openers.

And now we lost a match on a pitch which suited us more than ENG - it neutralised their power advantage but again, our openers choked, Babar's captaincy was poor again saving his best bowlers for last, and had a terrible late order collapse leaving us 20 below par.

The only well dones go to the bowlers who made a contest of it.
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How did this pitch suit Pakistan more than Eng...

Pakistani batsman always struggle against bounce and there was plenty of that on this pitch.

Pakistan lost in last 5 overs of their batting.
The batsmen need to be blamed.

Eng are the best team and deserve to win although they were pretty lucky today as well with toss, plenty of play and miss and Shaheen's injury.
 
Well played both teams!

England's just a much more complete side, Pakistan fought hard and Shaheen's injury gutted any chance of a comeback. Kudos to England for hanging in their and finishing strong.

Proud of our boys! Time to recover and reset, we can only improve from here!
 
Brilliant effort from the Pakistan bowlers and fielders. They gave their absolute all match after match throughout the tournament - cannot fault them at all but the batting left a lot to be desired throughout the tournament.
 
Lesson learned for Pakistan.

Today was qudrat ka nizam. The more deserving, the more hardworking and the more prepared team prevailed.

The world doesn’t run on 92 vibes. Just because you fluke your way into the semis doesn’t mean you deserve to win the World Cup.
 
Mamoon said:
Lesson learned for Pakistan.

Today was qudrat ka nizam. The more deserving, the more hardworking and the more prepared team prevailed.

The world doesn’t run on 92 vibes. Just because you fluke your way into the semis doesn’t mean you deserve to win the World Cup.
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Here comes the fasadan phuppho of PakPassion lol
 
Well done Pakistan, I don't think India is any more of a threat towards Pak, atleast in t20.
 
Pakistan gave better fight than India but still they were no match for England. I was supporting England in this match but feel bad for both India and Pakistan now. I mean look at the quality of this English team and compare it with ours. May be a joint IndoPak XI would have won against England here. It is also funny to see indians who were pretending to support Pakistan before the match showing their true colors now. Not surprised at all. :inti
 
Mamoon said:
Lesson learned for Pakistan.

Today was qudrat ka nizam. The more deserving, the more hardworking and the more prepared team prevailed.

The world doesn’t run on 92 vibes. Just because you fluke your way into the semis doesn’t mean you deserve to win the World Cup.
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Pakistan had beat southafrica and newzeland qualify for the final. They were deserving.
 
Even if India voted in a genocidal nationalist ,kept disputed areas on lockdown and continued to have a Khalistan movement they would still have good batsman 🙂
 
Mamoon said:
Lesson learned for Pakistan.

Today was qudrat ka nizam. The more deserving, the more hardworking and the more prepared team prevailed.

The world doesn’t run on 92 vibes. Just because you fluke your way into the semis doesn’t mean you deserve to win the World Cup.
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Unfortunately this cornered tigers qudrat ka nizaam and relying on luck etc has haunted Pakistan cricket for a long time now it’s time for a change an aggressive mentality to be implemented it should’ve happened some time ago I’ve almost given up hope it will happen that’s why my interest is no longer there as much as it was in the past.
 
Only a combined India-Pakistan XI can beat this England team in finals and that too with a big condition that we get Stokes out early. He takes his time, faces 8-10 deliveries extra initially but if he gets set, you know he will finish the game.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Pakistan is a great cricketing nation. Won the hearts of all cricket lovers today.

50 years down the line , even if PAK defaulted 10 times to IMF, World Bank, broken in two like another 1971 and with ethnic strige, terrorism whatever - you will still have the fastest pace attack while our trundlers will continue to get smashed :facepalm

Looks like no matter what happens to the Pakistan nation, you will still rise from the Ashes.

Salute to this nation.
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100%, we have gone back to the days of spinner like pacers and pacer like spinners :ishant
 
if someone still thinks that we lost this due to our openers then quite frankly they have a serious lack of cricket knowledge
 
Pakistan will lose way more dicy matches than winning them if they keep sticking with the defensive, scared, timid Babar Azam as captain.
 
Mamoon said:
Lesson learned for Pakistan.

Today was qudrat ka nizam. The more deserving, the more hardworking and the more prepared team prevailed.

The world doesn’t run on 92 vibes. Just because you fluke your way into the semis doesn’t mean you deserve to win the World Cup.
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The best team won. However, there were clear green shoots to look forward to. The bowling attack is formidable. And the fielding and fight shown by the lads was immense. We just ran into a juggernaut (both in terms of Skill, temperament and luck). This Pakistan team had England 2016 t20 vibes, a lot to like but room for improvement. Onwards and upwards!
 
Pakistan's bowling unit is still very special. I guess they can take heart from that
 
DJhant said:
100%, we have gone back to the days of spinner like pacers and pacer like spinners :ishant
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Relax! It is the case only in T20s. We field Bumrah, Shami, Siraj and Prasidh( backup) in ODIs. Same in Tests.
 
I thought the game was gone in the first half but the way bowlers had fought despite Shaheen’s injury was simply commendable.
 
"Congratulations to England team, we felt like everyone came here to support us, thank you so much. The way the team has gone in the last four matches, incredible. I told the boys to play their natural game, with freedom. We were 20 runs short but fight to the last over was unbelievable. Our bowling is one of the best but unfortunately Shaheen's injury cost us a different result, but that's part of the game." - Babar Azam
 
Batting has always been the problem. Bowlers like Shaheen and Haris are naturally talented. What has PCB done over the years? Come next WC, we'll be discussing the same things yet again.
 
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