Topic: ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD! - page 65. (Read 12164 times)
What a comeback by Pakistan and especially Afridi. They were struggling to get the opening pair out. With Gurbaz gone this match might now turn in favour of Pakistan. The current run rate of Afghanistan side is way above the asking run rate. Still, if Pakistan can get another wicket then they will be completely back in the game. Afghanistan need to get another partnership inorder to win against Pakistan. The fielding of Pakistani side is worst today, Afganistan were far much better that what Pakistan is doing now.
Dire need of wicket as both Afghan openers make half-century, still have hope for Pakistan because Afghanistan is heavily dependent on their openers, one wicket and rest have chance to fall like pack of cards.
Pakistan is facing a worrisome partnership from Afghanistan as their openers are targeting for big. Afghanistan has shown their capability already with a win against England. So, it wouldn't be surprising if they beat Pakistan today. If they avoid making mistakes, they have a good chance of winning. It's important for them to avoid silly mistakes.
Dire need of wicket as both Afghan openers make half-century, still have hope for Pakistan because Afghanistan is heavily dependent on their openers, one wicket and rest have chance to fall like pack of cards.
Afghanistan's opener partnership is out in today's match but the next batsmen will be able to lift Afghanistan's victory. As they didn't lose a wicket till 128 runs, the next batsman, Afghanistan, should not face any problem to collect 155 runs. I can already see the example that Pakistan will lose in today's match. 
Dire need of wicket as both Afghan openers make half-century, still have hope for Pakistan because Afghanistan is heavily dependent on their openers, one wicket and rest have chance to fall like pack of cards.
Pakistan Current score is 126 runs in loss of 3 wickets in 27 Overs. Babar Azam is playing at 37 runs unbeaten in 44 balls with Soud Shakeel 4 runs in 11 balls. Muhammad Rizwan is out by just 8 score in 10 balls and Abdullah Shafique lbw b Noor Ahmad 58 runs in 75 balls. Imam ul haq disappointed performance scores 17 runs in 22 balls.
Afghanistan bowlers especially spinner bowling Noor Ahmad bowl well picked up 2 important wicktes in 5 Overs and Omarzai all round bowlers picked 1 wickets by giving 18 runs in 3 overs. Rashid Khan didn't picked any wicket today but his economy rate is very good in 5 Over they only give 16 runs. If Pakistan will win this match they will set a 270 plus target on Board for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan bowlers especially spinner bowling Noor Ahmad bowl well picked up 2 important wicktes in 5 Overs and Omarzai all round bowlers picked 1 wickets by giving 18 runs in 3 overs. Rashid Khan didn't picked any wicket today but his economy rate is very good in 5 Over they only give 16 runs. If Pakistan will win this match they will set a 270 plus target on Board for Afghanistan.
3 out of 4 wickets fallen so far were picked by spinners, so definitely it's a track that has lots of support for spinners. Pakistan on the other side don't have much genuine spinners in there playing 11. Usama Mir is the only genuine spinner in Pakistan squad who has just played 9 ODIs. Keeping in mind this, Pakistan need to score big today otherwise Afghanistan won't spare them.
283 runs by Pakistan was not many here would have expected. With the start that they got and the inning by Babar Azam, they could have gone past 300 as their net run rate would affect their ranking on the point table. I am confident that Afghanistan won't be able to chase 283 runs with the kind of bowling attack Pakistan has today. Reaching 250 runs would be great for the Afghanistan batters considering the pitch will become slow as the evening progresses. For now the pacers are bowling on this wicket, I assume we will see the spinners in action before the end of the first power play.
Pakistan Current score is 126 runs in loss of 3 wickets in 27 Overs. Babar Azam is playing at 37 runs unbeaten in 44 balls with Soud Shakeel 4 runs in 11 balls. Muhammad Rizwan is out by just 8 score in 10 balls and Abdullah Shafique lbw b Noor Ahmad 58 runs in 75 balls. Imam ul haq disappointed performance scores 17 runs in 22 balls.
Afghanistan bowlers especially spinner bowling Noor Ahmad bowl well picked up 2 important wicktes in 5 Overs and Omarzai all round bowlers picked 1 wickets by giving 18 runs in 3 overs. Rashid Khan didn't picked any wicket today but his economy rate is very good in 5 Over they only give 16 runs. If Pakistan will win this match they will set a 270 plus target on Board for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan bowlers especially spinner bowling Noor Ahmad bowl well picked up 2 important wicktes in 5 Overs and Omarzai all round bowlers picked 1 wickets by giving 18 runs in 3 overs. Rashid Khan didn't picked any wicket today but his economy rate is very good in 5 Over they only give 16 runs. If Pakistan will win this match they will set a 270 plus target on Board for Afghanistan.
3 out of 4 wickets fallen so far were picked by spinners, so definitely it's a track that has lots of support for spinners. Pakistan on the other side don't have much genuine spinners in there playing 11. Usama Mir is the only genuine spinner in Pakistan squad who has just played 9 ODIs. Keeping in mind this, Pakistan need to score big today otherwise Afghanistan won't spare them.
should I say a pair (Rachin-Mitchell) who managed to hold both ends nicely and in doing so they also counterattacked, which was refreshing from the batting point of view, considering Indian spinners are in great form.
It's wise to say the paid Rachin and Mitchell built the New Zealand innings entirely as this duo scored 205 out of 273 runs. Even though India has a good spin attack, they have used three pacers and two spinners against New Zealand. Jadeja was economical but did not manage to take any wickets while Kuldeep Yadav was expensive and managed to get two wickets.
Compared to this, pacers were more successful on that day. Shami alone took five wickets and two wickets were taken by Siraj and Bumrah. It was Pacers Day for India. Virat missed another century.
But unfortunately if they can't win against Afghanistan then maybe Pakistan will not play in last four or semi-final. So Pakistan should win today's match anyway. If Pakistan can score 300 plus runs then they will easily win today's match against Afghanistan. Babur Azam is batting well scoring
Each team played a total of four matches where some teams won one match, some teams won two matches, some teams won three matches and India won all the matches. Pakistan still have four matches left after today so a loss against Afghanistan will not deprive them of their semi-final hopes just yet. Pakistan have won two of their first four matches and they are at number 5 in the points table with 4 points from two matches. If they get two points in today's match, they may overtake Australia and move to the number four position in the points table. It will be challenging for Pakistan to go to the semi-finals because every match they have after that is a tough opponent and it will be very difficult for Pakistan to win against that opponent. If Pakistan can't win today then their semi-final dreams will be dashed.Today, Pakistan will have to watch and understand and play in such a way that they can win against Afghanistan.In today's match Pakistan won the toss and they chose to bat first. Pakistan have been playing very well so far with 50 runs already collected in the opening pair.Pakistan team's one of the hope symbol is their captain Babar Azam but that Babar Azam has gone completely out of form now.He could not give a good game in any match of this World Cup.I want Babar Azam to play well and Pakistan to win.
Pakistan's current score in the 42-over game is 206 runs for 5 wickets. We all know that Pakistan team batting and bowling is very good and they were in good form in Asia cup also in world cup they lost two matches and won their two matches with power. But unfortunately if they can't win against Afghanistan then maybe Pakistan will not play in last four or semi-final. So Pakistan should win today's match anyway. If Pakistan can score 300 plus runs then they will easily win today's match against Afghanistan. Babur Azam is batting well scoring 74 runs off 92 balls. Best wishes for Pakistan team.If Pakistan can't win today then their semi-final dreams will be dashed.Today, Pakistan will have to watch and understand and play in such a way that they can win against Afghanistan.In today's match Pakistan won the toss and they chose to bat first. Pakistan have been playing very well so far with 50 runs already collected in the opening pair.Pakistan team's one of the hope symbol is their captain Babar Azam but that Babar Azam has gone completely out of form now.He could not give a good game in any match of this World Cup.I want Babar Azam to play well and Pakistan to win.
Pakistan's current score in the 42-over game is 206 runs for 5 wickets. We all know that Pakistan team batting and bowling is very good and they were in good form in Asia cup also in world cup they lost two matches and won their two matches with power. But unfortunately if they can't win against Afghanistan then maybe Pakistan will not play in last four or semi-final. So Pakistan should win today's match anyway. If Pakistan can score 300 plus runs then they will easily win today's match against Afghanistan. Babur Azam is batting well scoring 74 runs off 92 balls. Best wishes for Pakistan team. Pakistan Current score is 126 runs in loss of 3 wickets in 27 Overs. Babar Azam is playing at 37 runs unbeaten in 44 balls with Soud Shakeel 4 runs in 11 balls. Muhammad Rizwan is out by just 8 score in 10 balls and Abdullah Shafique lbw b Noor Ahmad 58 runs in 75 balls. Imam ul haq disappointed performance scores 17 runs in 22 balls.
Afghanistan bowlers especially spinner bowling Noor Ahmad bowl well picked up 2 important wicktes in 5 Overs and Omarzai all round bowlers picked 1 wickets by giving 18 runs in 3 overs. Rashid Khan didn't picked any wicket today but his economy rate is very good in 5 Over they only give 16 runs. If Pakistan will win this match they will set a 270 plus target on Board for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan bowlers especially spinner bowling Noor Ahmad bowl well picked up 2 important wicktes in 5 Overs and Omarzai all round bowlers picked 1 wickets by giving 18 runs in 3 overs. Rashid Khan didn't picked any wicket today but his economy rate is very good in 5 Over they only give 16 runs. If Pakistan will win this match they will set a 270 plus target on Board for Afghanistan.
3 out of 4 wickets fallen so far were picked by spinners, so definitely it's a track that has lots of support for spinners. Pakistan on the other side don't have much genuine spinners in there playing 11. Usama Mir is the only genuine spinner in Pakistan squad who has just played 9 ODIs. Keeping in mind this, Pakistan need to score big today otherwise Afghanistan won't spare them.
After winning the torch in the Pakistan vs Afghanistan match, Pakistan decided to bat. Already, Pakistan have gone into bat against Afghanistan, and the opening batsman Abdullah and Enamul Haque's partnership looks set to hold up brilliantly. If Pakistan can play the game well today and improve their batting performance then 300 plus runs against Afghanistan will be possible. If Pakistan can score 300 runs against Afghanistan today then maybe it is possible to beat Afghanistan in today's match. Today's match is most important for Pakistan to win, if Pakistan wins today's match, it will definitely be in a good position in the points table.
Pakistan Current score is 126 runs in loss of 3 wickets in 27 Overs. Babar Azam is playing at 37 runs unbeaten in 44 balls with Soud Shakeel 4 runs in 11 balls. Muhammad Rizwan is out by just 8 score in 10 balls and Abdullah Shafique lbw b Noor Ahmad 58 runs in 75 balls. Imam ul haq disappointed performance scores 17 runs in 22 balls.Afghanistan bowlers especially spinner bowling Noor Ahmad bowl well picked up 2 important wicktes in 5 Overs and Omarzai all round bowlers picked 1 wickets by giving 18 runs in 3 overs. Rashid Khan didn't picked any wicket today but his economy rate is very good in 5 Over they only give 16 runs. If Pakistan will win this match they will set a 270 plus target on Board for Afghanistan.
If Pakistan can't win today then their semi-final dreams will be dashed.Today, Pakistan will have to watch and understand and play in such a way that they can win against Afghanistan.In today's match Pakistan won the toss and they chose to bat first. Pakistan have been playing very well so far with 50 runs already collected in the opening pair.Pakistan team's one of the hope symbol is their captain Babar Azam but that Babar Azam has gone completely out of form now.He could not give a good game in any match of this World Cup.I want Babar Azam to play well and Pakistan to win.
After winning the torch in the Pakistan vs Afghanistan match, Pakistan decided to bat. Already, Pakistan have gone into bat against Afghanistan, and the opening batsman Abdullah and Enamul Haque's partnership looks set to hold up brilliantly. If Pakistan can play the game well today and improve their batting performance then 300 plus runs against Afghanistan will be possible. If Pakistan can score 300 runs against Afghanistan today then maybe it is possible to beat Afghanistan in today's match. Today's match is most important for Pakistan to win, if Pakistan wins today's match, it will definitely be in a good position in the points table. If Pakistan can't win today's match against Afghanistan then they might be out of the World Cup. That's why Pakistan need to play today and score good runs so that they can get a good win against Afghanistan.
Whenever Pakistan and Afghanistan play against each other, they both give tough competition. Today is another day when these two teams face each other against the backdrop of the World Cup. Afghanistan being a new team in the 50-over format has nothing to lose. Whereas Pakistan's ranking might take a hit on the point table if they lose today. Pakistan obviously is the favourite team today but last two matches they have been very inconsistent. They were bad while bowling in the first 10 overs and their middle order seemed to fall apart as soon as Babar did not play well. Both openers have given them a good start but the inconsistent behaviors of the middle-order have cost them two matches.
Chennai is a wicket that is friendly to spinners, these two sides have good spinners in their team. That is why the competition would be even and both teams have batters who can play spin bowling. Toss would again play an important role as the team that wins the toss would choose to bat first. The reason being it wont be easy to bat in the second innings when the pitch would tend to get slower.
Chennai is a wicket that is friendly to spinners, these two sides have good spinners in their team. That is why the competition would be even and both teams have batters who can play spin bowling. Toss would again play an important role as the team that wins the toss would choose to bat first. The reason being it wont be easy to bat in the second innings when the pitch would tend to get slower.
Another important match is scheduled to be played today at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. Pakistan is the favorite to win today but Afghanistan can play a spoilsport. Earlier they were responsible for a big upset in the World Cup 2023 by defeating England. They might be able to repeat the same performance and beat the Pakistani side today. I highly unlikely think that Pakistan can be defeated but you never know.
Betting Odds
Pakistan - 1.3
Afghanistan - 3.67
Can Afghanistan beat Pakistan today and create another upset?
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against Afghanistan. Babar Azam decided to bat first considering the fact that the wicket might be a bit slow towards the end of the second innings on the wicket where it will be played. Pakistan and Afghanistan fielded with one change each to their playing XI. Md Nawaz has been replaced by Shadab Khan, and Afghanistan's Fazl Haque Farooqi has been replaced by Noor Ahmed. Pakistan's two opening batsmen may be on the field shortly. If Pakistan can score 280 to 300 runs against Afghanistan then Pakistan will have a great chance to win against Afghanistan.
Another important match is scheduled to be played today at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. Pakistan is the favorite to win today but Afghanistan can play a spoilsport. Earlier they were responsible for a big upset in the World Cup 2023 by defeating England. They might be able to repeat the same performance and beat the Pakistani side today. I highly unlikely think that Pakistan can be defeated but you never know.
Betting Odds
Pakistan - 1.3
Afghanistan - 3.67
Can Afghanistan beat Pakistan today and create another upset?
Afghanistan vs Pakistan
Today's only match is between Afghanistan vs Pakistan. I think today's match will be very competitive. Because the match is going to be held in Chennai. This ground is not very batting friendly. Bowlers get a lot of advantage on this pitch. The performance of Afghanistan's batsmen is very erratic. But their bowlers are capable of doing quite well on bowling friendly pitches. And that's why I think the match will be competitive.
The performance of the batsmen of both Pakistan and Afghanistan teams has been erratic. The average score of the first innings of this pitch is 226 runs. And the average score of the second innings is 204 runs. If Afghanistan can bat first and give Pakistan a target of 280+ runs, it will not be easy for Pakistan to win this match. I would say both teams have chances to win
Although Pakistan's opponent is Afghanistan, today's match will be a very interesting match. We may have to wait till the last ball to see who will win this match today. We have seen Pakistan and Afghanistan matches several times before and in all the matches we have seen between Afghanistan and Pakistan we have to wait till the last ball and either team wins the match in dramatic fashion. Pakistan will play Afghanistan which means Pakistan will be ahead statistically but no team is big in world cup as we have seen in previous few matches and Afghanistan can beat a team like England so I am sure Afghanistan will perform very well against Pakistan. I wouldn't be surprised if there is no change in the Pakistan XI as they did very well against Australia in the last match. Today's only match is between Afghanistan vs Pakistan. I think today's match will be very competitive. Because the match is going to be held in Chennai. This ground is not very batting friendly. Bowlers get a lot of advantage on this pitch. The performance of Afghanistan's batsmen is very erratic. But their bowlers are capable of doing quite well on bowling friendly pitches. And that's why I think the match will be competitive.
The performance of the batsmen of both Pakistan and Afghanistan teams has been erratic. The average score of the first innings of this pitch is 226 runs. And the average score of the second innings is 204 runs. If Afghanistan can bat first and give Pakistan a target of 280+ runs, it will not be easy for Pakistan to win this match. I would say both teams have chances to win
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