Hope so. Belter of a wicket. You'd think they can make a game of this.
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Hope so. Belter of a wicket. You'd think they can make a game of this.
Plenty of support and cheers for Pakistan
Fingers crossed for a classic here
Do Pakistan even have any big hitters? They've probably hit the fewest sixes this tournament.
Aussie fielding in this tourny jesus christ
Pakistan seem to have started pretty well.
Game is on but still going to take a classic innings from Babar or Rizwan you'd think even from here
Gifting wickets to Stoinis
That should be that, hasn't happened for Babar yet - poor dismissal that.
In a chase like this, you have to get ahead of the run rate early. And Pakistan just don't do that
Not enough 6s in most of them.
Clearing the boundary helps, but the beauty of a powerplay is that you need to clear the infield for a 4. 59 off the first 10 chasing 360 is so poor.
Nah, I don't think so. Keeping the rate at 8-9 is very doable when there are 10 overs left with wickets in hand. Pakistan will be hoping to get to 270-275 by the 40th and they're well in this.
You'd take 200-3 wouldn't you chasing this. Just Pakistan line up isnt deep.
They've hit 2 so far, one was a drop and pushed out, the other just hit the boundary rope. This is a tiny ground, remember
This is very do-able..
but a couple of wickets and it changes completely.. still a long way to go.
Pak wouldve taken this after the start Aus got off to
but a couple of wickets and it changes completely.. still a long way to go.
Pak wouldve taken this after the start Aus got off to
The main cameraman in this match is fecking shite. Half the time you don't even see the ball until it has been fielded or hit the rope.
and its over.
Game on.
Edging towards best game of the tournament so far
This pair needs to bat on together till 45th at least
That's the game likely
you mean over?
This is what separates an India from a Pakistan. Neither opener set themselves to go on and play a big innings. One of the two had to play an anchor and that might end up being the difference.
Oh well.
Someone mentioned earlier that Pakistan can't play mystery spin.
It appears that can't play any spin
It appears that can't play any spin
Too few sixes hit by Pakistan chasing 368 on such a small ground.
Game over. Both RIzwan and Babar could have played a part but looks like once again pressure got the better of them.
I get your point that these two should try to stay till the end but you also have to question other batters. Can't always expect Rizwan to stay till the end. Others like Ifthikar and Saud should do better.
A bit like the World cup so far...some good cricket, but then not much else.
Very valid point.
Pakistan clearly done no research. Pacers can be smashed at will here at this ground, should have seen off Zampa if they couldn't play him.
Not possible when you are chasing around 100 with just 12 overs to go, the openers screwed pak, this is why i love what rohit's been doing, you can't have openers scoring at run a ball for 20 overs when you are chasing 360+.
To be fair, Rohit only became what he is now after making similar mistakes at previous WC. It's a process I guess.
There have been 10 successful 350+ chases in ODI cricket.
Pakistan's RRR for the last 30 overs would've been the 5th highest in a successful 350+ run chase. So they probably did enough in the Powerplay tbf.
| Team | Total Score | Overs | RPO | Inns | Result | Opposition | Ground | Start Date | 20 Overs | Run Rate - 20 Overs | Required RRO - Last 30 Overs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 438/9 | 49.5 | 8.78 | 2 | won | v Australia | Johannesburg | 12 Mar 2006 | 168/1 | 8.4 | 9.00 |
| Australia | 359/6 | 47.5 | 7.50 | 2 | won | v India | Mohali | 10 Mar 2019 | 114/2 | 5.7 | 8.16 |
| India | 362/1 | 43.3 | 8.32 | 2 | won | v Australia | Jaipur | 16 Oct 2013 | 128/0 | 6.4 | 7.80 |
| Pakistan | 305/10 | 45.3 | 6.69 | 2 | lost | v Australia | Bengaluru | 20 Oct 2023 | 131/0 | 6.55 | 7.77 |
| South Africa | 372/6 | 49.2 | 7.54 | 2 | won | v Australia | Durban | 5 Oct 2016 | 161/2 | 8.05 | 7.03 |
| India | 356/7 | 48.1 | 7.39 | 2 | won | v England | Pune | 15 Jan 2017 | 132/4 | 6.6 | 7.46 |
| England | 364/4 | 48.4 | 7.47 | 2 | won | v W. Indies | Bridgetown | 20 Feb 2019 | 148/1 | 7.4 | 7.20 |
| New Zealand | 350/9 | 49.3 | 7.07 | 2 | won | v Australia | Hamilton | 20 Feb 2007 | 147/5 | 7.35 | 6.76 |
| England | 350/3 | 44.0 | 7.95 | 2 | won | v New Zealand | Nottingham | 17 Jun 2015 | 160/2 | 8.0 | 6.33 |
| England | 359/4 | 44.5 | 8.00 | 2 | won | v Pakistan | Bristol | 14 May 2019 | 172/1 | 8.6 | 6.26 |
| India | 351/4 | 49.3 | 7.09 | 2 | won | v Australia | Nagpur | 30 Oct 2013 | 111/0 | 5.55 | 8.00 |
Pakistan's RRR for the last 30 overs would've been the 5th highest in a successful 350+ run chase. So they probably did enough in the Powerplay tbf.
What do you think the reason for this is?
It's not that the toss favours a team, or dew has been messing things up, or the pitches(we've had low/slow/flat all sorts).. but one team seems to consistently thump the other..
Been a boring WC
Is Babar Azam actually that good or really over rated?
outside of World Cup I don’t follow much of Pakistan cricket and he is hyped up at every World Cup, and he very rarely does something notable. And his captaincy is consistently horrid.
outside of World Cup I don’t follow much of Pakistan cricket and he is hyped up at every World Cup, and he very rarely does something notable. And his captaincy is consistently horrid.
I would say he is a very good player but no way a Kohli or even Rohit. He is 29 and these are the tournaments you have to elevate yourself to be competing with the very best.
Sounds like we are dropping Woakes (not sure), Curran (thank god), and Livingstone (I'd have given another game).
Stokes (wooo), Atkinson (deserves a go) and Willey (FFS) come in.
Stokes (wooo), Atkinson (deserves a go) and Willey (FFS) come in.
England SA and India NZ are both potentially great matches..