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A team batting second is also under a lot of pressure if they get a big target, and their batsmen often get out early under that pressure. Afghanistan team may have decided to bat first for this reason, because India batting side is very strong which could give Afghanistan a big target. AFG lost three wickets for 63 runs, but since then Hashmatullah and Azmatullah  have been making a good partnership.

The score has been taken to 135 runs in 28 overs and the partnership between the two continues. However, This partnership can play a big role in making the AFG team score a big one,if this partnership adds another  runs. If AFG manage to set a good target it will be a good match, but I think a target of 300 runs will not be too difficult for India.

Afghanistan has a good bowling attack, they have the ability to take early wickets. The decision to bat first depends a lot on whether the pitch is batter-friendly or not for now it is looking batter-friendly. Afghanistan has now lost only 4 wickets and scored 214 runs in the 41st over. Hashmat has got 72 runs in 81 balls and there is a good chance that he might get his first century in the World Cup. Shiraz has been costly today, I feel he should have been rested and Shami should have been given a chance. In pitches like this one, Shami is always good as he has the ability to skid the ball suddenly.
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Yes, Afghanistan team came in the pitch for batting because they gave a opportunity to India team for bowl first in the pitch. Afghanistan repeating same mistake as they decided to take first batting in previous match against Bangladesh team. Their performance was not highly good and they set low and small target. Perhaps this time, they have any strategy and fully prepared themselves for this match to get victory but we are all know that India has a strong and dangerous team on cricket world. Afghanistan made 50 runs by playing 10 overs and also they lost Ibrahim Zardan after he making 22 scores. Hopefully, both teams give a challenging time to each other and India has lot of chance to win this match but anything can happen in cricket.
I don't think Afghanistan made the wrong decision to bat first, the Delhi pitch is a good batting pitch. What I am curious to see is whether they can give a good target to India. They have already lost two wickets, Gurbaz got out because of a clever catch taken by Thakur. The current run rate is below 5 which is bad on a batting track. They need to up their tempo otherwise they won't be able to get a decent score on the scoreboard. I believe anything above 280 by Afghanistan will not be that easy to chase for the Indian batters.
A team batting second is also under a lot of pressure if they get a big target, and their batsmen often get out early under that pressure. Afghanistan team may have decided to bat first for this reason, because India batting side is very strong which could give Afghanistan a big target. AFG lost three wickets for 63 runs, but since then Hashmatullah and Azmatullah  have been making a good partnership.
The score has been taken to 135 runs in 28 overs and the partnership between the two continues. However, This partnership can play a big role in making the AFG team score a big one,if this partnership adds another  runs. If AFG manage to set a good target it will be a good match, but I think a target of 300 runs will not be too difficult for India.

At first they lost 3 wickets quickly, but now Afghanistan is playing very well. At the end of 40 overs, the team has collected 211 runs. The team's run rate is now 5.27. I would say it has a good enough run rate. Afghanistan  squad has several hard hitting batsmen. I guess they will be able to score at least 80 runs in the last 10 overs. A target like 290-300 is more likely to deliver.

Today's bowling of  Bumrah, Yadav and Jadeja is very controlled. But other bowlers are giving plenty of runs. The  pitch is quite spin friendly. It will be difficult for India to deal with Afghanistan's spin bowlers today.
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Yes, Afghanistan team came in the pitch for batting because they gave a opportunity to India team for bowl first in the pitch. Afghanistan repeating same mistake as they decided to take first batting in previous match against Bangladesh team. Their performance was not highly good and they set low and small target. Perhaps this time, they have any strategy and fully prepared themselves for this match to get victory but we are all know that India has a strong and dangerous team on cricket world. Afghanistan made 50 runs by playing 10 overs and also they lost Ibrahim Zardan after he making 22 scores. Hopefully, both teams give a challenging time to each other and India has lot of chance to win this match but anything can happen in cricket.

I don't think Afghanistan made the wrong decision to bat first, the Delhi pitch is a good batting pitch. What I am curious to see is whether they can give a good target to India. They have already lost two wickets, Gurbaz got out because of a clever catch taken by Thakur. The current run rate is below 5 which is bad on a batting track. They need to up their tempo otherwise they won't be able to get a decent score on the scoreboard. I believe anything above 280 by Afghanistan will not be that easy to chase for the Indian batters.

A team batting second is also under a lot of pressure if they get a big target, and their batsmen often get out early under that pressure. Afghanistan team may have decided to bat first for this reason, because India batting side is very strong which could give Afghanistan a big target. AFG lost three wickets for 63 runs, but since then Hashmatullah and Azmatullah  have been making a good partnership.

The score has been taken to 135 runs in 28 overs and the partnership between the two continues. However, This partnership can play a big role in making the AFG team score a big one,if this partnership adds another  runs. If AFG manage to set a good target it will be a good match, but I think a target of 300 runs will not be too difficult for India.
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Yes, Afghanistan team came in the pitch for batting because they gave a opportunity to India team for bowl first in the pitch. Afghanistan repeating same mistake as they decided to take first batting in previous match against Bangladesh team. Their performance was not highly good and they set low and small target. Perhaps this time, they have any strategy and fully prepared themselves for this match to get victory but we are all know that India has a strong and dangerous team on cricket world. Afghanistan made 50 runs by playing 10 overs and also they lost Ibrahim Zardan after he making 22 scores. Hopefully, both teams give a challenging time to each other and India has lot of chance to win this match but anything can happen in cricket.

I don't think Afghanistan made the wrong decision to bat first, the Delhi pitch is a good batting pitch. What I am curious to see is whether they can give a good target to India. They have already lost two wickets, Gurbaz got out because of a clever catch taken by Thakur. The current run rate is below 5 which is bad on a batting track. They need to up their tempo otherwise they won't be able to get a decent score on the scoreboard. I believe anything above 280 by Afghanistan will not be that easy to chase for the Indian batters.
It's really hard to predict with this team whether they can score big or not. Because they are the kind of team that can break down at any time, some one think that they will be able to score 250 runs but it may be difficult for them to score even 200 runs they are totally unpredictable. It is difficult to trust the team. So far they have managed to score 118 runs so today's match has the potential to turn into a big score as they still lost only 3 wickets. If they can somehow give a target of more than 350 runs then Afghanistan can be expected to win the match. We will be able to see a lot of drama before we get to that position so it will be very difficult to expect a win even though Afghanistan are in a good position at the moment.
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Yes, Afghanistan team came in the pitch for batting because they gave a opportunity to India team for bowl first in the pitch. Afghanistan repeating same mistake as they decided to take first batting in previous match against Bangladesh team. Their performance was not highly good and they set low and small target. Perhaps this time, they have any strategy and fully prepared themselves for this match to get victory but we are all know that India has a strong and dangerous team on cricket world. Afghanistan made 50 runs by playing 10 overs and also they lost Ibrahim Zardan after he making 22 scores. Hopefully, both teams give a challenging time to each other and India has lot of chance to win this match but anything can happen in cricket.

I don't think Afghanistan made the wrong decision to bat first, the Delhi pitch is a good batting pitch. What I am curious to see is whether they can give a good target to India. They have already lost two wickets, Gurbaz got out because of a clever catch taken by Thakur. The current run rate is below 5 which is bad on a batting track. They need to up their tempo otherwise they won't be able to get a decent score on the scoreboard. I believe anything above 280 by Afghanistan will not be that easy to chase for the Indian batters.
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In today's 9th match of ICC Cricket World Cup, India Cricket Team vs Afghanistan Cricket Team. India will enter the field as the favorite team in today's match. Today I am ready to bet huge amount of money in support of Indian team. I think, if you bet on the support of the Indian team, it will surely succeed. Because the playing skill of Indian cricket team players is much higher than the skill of Afghanistan team players. I hope India will win the match by a huge margin against Afghanistan today. Expecting a great performance from the Indian team. I am looking forward to enjoy the match. Just 15 minutes to wait for today's match to start. How much are you ready to enjoy this match?
Yes, Afghanistan team came in the pitch for batting because they gave a opportunity to India team for bowl first in the pitch. Afghanistan repeating same mistake as they decided to take first batting in previous match against Bangladesh team. Their performance was not highly good and they set low and small target. Perhaps this time, they have any strategy and fully prepared themselves for this match to get victory but we are all know that India has a strong and dangerous team on cricket world. Afghanistan made 50 runs by playing 10 overs and also they lost Ibrahim Zardan after he making 22 scores. Hopefully, both teams give a challenging time to each other and India has lot of chance to win this match but anything can happen in cricket.
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England beats Bangladesh by 137 Runs  and secures their first World Cup 2023 victory after a shaky start against New Zealand. England's third-highest score 364/9 in 50 Over World Cups. England got a huge victory against Bangladesh, and healed their NRR a bit. I think its very bad performance with the bat for the Bangladeshis, like most of the matches, they failed to bat 50 overs once again on a pure batting surface. Mushfiqur Rahim played a fighting fifty 51(64) against England in Dharamsala. Mahedi Hasan has done well 8-74-4 towards the end took wickets of Malan, Brook, Curran and Rashid

LOL. after their heavy defeat against New Zealand, now they have something to cheer about. The main issue with England is that they don't have a quality spinner in their team. Adil Rashid is not up to a level, where he can create difficulty to world class batsmen. And without a good spinner, they can't win matches on Indian pitches. Anyway, since they won against Bangladesh, now they have the momentum with them. So we can expect them to perform well in the remaining matches. For them, the next match is going to be against Afghanistan.
Bangladesh lost to England thanks to a devastating innings by Dawid Malan. Had they dismissed the opener early on I believe England would have been restricted to 320. Despite a good performance yesterday, luck favored England, with several balls in the air from the start and chances of being caught but not being caught and Bangladesh missing half chances for several run outs. If they could have kept England between 300 and 320 runs, then Bangladesh would have done well in this match.
You may say how good it is to have a target of 300 to 320 runs where Bangladesh could not score 250 runs, when the target was less then their pressure was less so that they could bat with a cool head which Bangladesh batsmen did not get. Another thing is that Bangladesh lost four early wickets which set them back a lot in the game.
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In today's 9th match of ICC Cricket World Cup, India Cricket Team vs Afghanistan Cricket Team. India will enter the field as the favorite team in today's match. Today I am ready to bet huge amount of money in support of Indian team. I think, if you bet on the support of the Indian team, it will surely succeed. Because the playing skill of Indian cricket team players is much higher than the skill of Afghanistan team players. I hope India will win the match by a huge margin against Afghanistan today. Expecting a great performance from the Indian team. I am looking forward to enjoy the match. Just 15 minutes to wait for today's match to start. How much are you ready to enjoy this match?
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England beats Bangladesh by 137 Runs  and secures their first World Cup 2023 victory after a shaky start against New Zealand. England's third-highest score 364/9 in 50 Over World Cups. England got a huge victory against Bangladesh, and healed their NRR a bit. I think its very bad performance with the bat for the Bangladeshis, like most of the matches, they failed to bat 50 overs once again on a pure batting surface. Mushfiqur Rahim played a fighting fifty 51(64) against England in Dharamsala. Mahedi Hasan has done well 8-74-4 towards the end took wickets of Malan, Brook, Curran and Rashid

LOL. after their heavy defeat against New Zealand, now they have something to cheer about. The main issue with England is that they don't have a quality spinner in their team. Adil Rashid is not up to a level, where he can create difficulty to world class batsmen. And without a good spinner, they can't win matches on Indian pitches. Anyway, since they won against Bangladesh, now they have the momentum with them. So we can expect them to perform well in the remaining matches. For them, the next match is going to be against Afghanistan.
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Had Bangladesh bowled in a controlled manner early on and if they had not lost four early wickets in the second innings, this match could have been much closer. Best wishes for Bangladesh's next match.
Lol. These are all silly excuses frankly speaking. They lost by 137 runs which implies that they were decimated by England in more ways than one. Excluding Shakib and Mustafizur, all of their bowlers keep bowling like crap.

None of their batsmen are consistent either. These two reasons are primarily why they keep losing again and again against big teams.
England beats Bangladesh by 137 Runs  and secures their first World Cup 2023 victory after a shaky start against New Zealand. England's third-highest score 364/9 in 50 Over World Cups. England got a huge victory against Bangladesh, and healed their NRR a bit. I think its very bad performance with the bat for the Bangladeshis, like most of the matches, they failed to bat 50 overs once again on a pure batting surface. Mushfiqur Rahim played a fighting fifty 51(64) against England in Dharamsala. Mahedi Hasan has done well 8-74-4 towards the end took wickets of Malan, Brook, Curran and Rashid
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Bangladesh vs England

After winning the first match of the World Cup with Afghanistan, Bangladesh cricket team Tigers started the World Cup mission with a bang. World champion England is playing Bangladesh again today. Captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bowl first with England for the second time at this stadium in Dharamshala. England came to bat at the request of Shakib Al Hasan. England went into bat and collected 49 runs without losing any wicket in 8 overs. If the batting continues like this, England can put Bangladesh in a very difficult moment. In other words, England can score 350+ if they bat like this, I think it will be very difficult for Bangladesh to score 350+. Want to predict the future, can Bangladesh beat England and win the second match of the World Cup today?
Bangladesh team lost the match badly due to bad performance in the bowling line. No one expected Bangladesh team player Shakib Al Hasan to perform so badly in batting. He got out with 1 run in 9 balls. Litton Das performed well in batting but the rest of the batsmen.  Couldn't perform well. Litton Das was dismissed for 76 runs off 66 balls. Litton Das could have scored 100 runs if he played a few more overs but before that Litton Das got out. England team performed very well in all aspects and won the match.
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Pakistan bowling was predicted to be the best among the participating teams. Everything is against the prediction and not much of improvement happening with bowlers. Indian pitches are batting supportive and this will be additional pressure for the bowlers. Naseem Shah's absence is a big setback to the team. The replacement Hasan Ali had performed good taking 4 wickets, but the economy is not the best. In the match against Sri Lanka, the final 10 overs were under control, if not score could've reached atleast 370 runs which could've been pressure for Pakistan batting.
Yes, you are write if they can't control them in the first 10 overs they would never win this match but seems like they were ready even for the 400 target just look to them winning the match by 6 wickets and 10 balls likely 2 overs before they over the match. If baber azam had not out through the catch they would have won that match very early but somehow the lost their captain's wicket they didn't panic and showed the best performance in which the two players Rizwan and Abdullah a massive scored 131 and 113 which shows that they were ready for this before coming to the ground. Warm wishes to the Pakistani team and to those who support the Pakistan team.
When Captain Babar and Imam couldn't perform, rebuilding the innings was a challenge. However, Rizwan and Abdullah stepped up and did a great job. Rizwan, despite the pain, played a remarkable innings and ensured victory by staying on the crease till the end. It's important to have clear plans and goals in such situations. Fortunately, Rizwan got support from Abdullah. Sri Lanka can only blame themselves for this defeat as neither their bowling nor their fielding was up to the mark.

If I want to say for Pakistan then I must say Pakistani players have more endurance. Rizwan He was standing at the crease with his pain. So here it should be understood how many cricket lovers can stand on the field in such a condition. This shows the endurance of the Pakistani players which I am a little less hopeful than the unique players. The big score given by the Sri Lankan team seemed impossible for the Pakistani side at the start of the game but was more surprised when the wickets started to fall. But then Shafique and Rizwan played the most important role to ensure victory for Pakistan team as they both scored centuries under great pressure.

Had Bangladesh bowled in a controlled manner early on and if they had not lost four early wickets in the second innings, this match could have been much closer. Best wishes for Bangladesh's next match.
Lol. These are all silly excuses frankly speaking. They lost by 137 runs which implies that they were decimated by England in more ways than one. Excluding Shakib and Mustafizur, all of their bowlers keep bowling like crap.

None of their batsmen are consistent either. These two reasons are primarily why they keep losing again and again against big teams.

The team structure of the Bangladesh team is basically loneliness. Because Bangladesh could not play the entire match on its own this season is the most painful. Because they often perform poorly against big teams, but they are happy to win against normal teams. The players of Bangladesh have absolutely no patience because they have been losing wickets since the beginning of the game. I didn't like the team formation at all due to which Bangladesh got this result. Because leaving out the experienced players and adding new players to the national team squad is the biggest mistake.

I agree with you, Bangladesh cricket team has suffered a massive collapse due to the addition of new players by removing the skilled old players of the Bangladesh team. As good a performance as can be expected from an accomplished old player. That performance is never expected from a new player. Cricket pundits of Bangladesh team think that new players can bring better success than an old player. The pundits of Bangladesh cricket team never want to accept the fact that the Bangladesh cricket team is going towards decline due to the exclusion of old skilled players. I think Bangladesh cricket has been engulfed by corruption. In the current situation of Bangladesh cricket pundits, it seems that the Bangladesh cricket team will never be able to turn around again
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Pakistan bowling was predicted to be the best among the participating teams. Everything is against the prediction and not much of improvement happening with bowlers. Indian pitches are batting supportive and this will be additional pressure for the bowlers. Naseem Shah's absence is a big setback to the team. The replacement Hasan Ali had performed good taking 4 wickets, but the economy is not the best. In the match against Sri Lanka, the final 10 overs were under control, if not score could've reached atleast 370 runs which could've been pressure for Pakistan batting.
Yes, you are write if they can't control them in the first 10 overs they would never win this match but seems like they were ready even for the 400 target just look to them winning the match by 6 wickets and 10 balls likely 2 overs before they over the match. If baber azam had not out through the catch they would have won that match very early but somehow the lost their captain's wicket they didn't panic and showed the best performance in which the two players Rizwan and Abdullah a massive scored 131 and 113 which shows that they were ready for this before coming to the ground. Warm wishes to the Pakistani team and to those who support the Pakistan team.
When Captain Babar and Imam couldn't perform, rebuilding the innings was a challenge. However, Rizwan and Abdullah stepped up and did a great job. Rizwan, despite the pain, played a remarkable innings and ensured victory by staying on the crease till the end. It's important to have clear plans and goals in such situations. Fortunately, Rizwan got support from Abdullah. Sri Lanka can only blame themselves for this defeat as neither their bowling nor their fielding was up to the mark.

If I want to say for Pakistan then I must say Pakistani players have more endurance. Rizwan He was standing at the crease with his pain. So here it should be understood how many cricket lovers can stand on the field in such a condition. This shows the endurance of the Pakistani players which I am a little less hopeful than the unique players. The big score given by the Sri Lankan team seemed impossible for the Pakistani side at the start of the game but was more surprised when the wickets started to fall. But then Shafique and Rizwan played the most important role to ensure victory for Pakistan team as they both scored centuries under great pressure.

Had Bangladesh bowled in a controlled manner early on and if they had not lost four early wickets in the second innings, this match could have been much closer. Best wishes for Bangladesh's next match.
Lol. These are all silly excuses frankly speaking. They lost by 137 runs which implies that they were decimated by England in more ways than one. Excluding Shakib and Mustafizur, all of their bowlers keep bowling like crap.

None of their batsmen are consistent either. These two reasons are primarily why they keep losing again and again against big teams.

The team structure of the Bangladesh team is basically loneliness. Because Bangladesh could not play the entire match on its own this season is the most painful. Because they often perform poorly against big teams, but they are happy to win against normal teams. The players of Bangladesh have absolutely no patience because they have been losing wickets since the beginning of the game. I didn't like the team formation at all due to which Bangladesh got this result. Because leaving out the experienced players and adding new players to the national team squad is the biggest mistake.
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Had Bangladesh bowled in a controlled manner early on and if they had not lost four early wickets in the second innings, this match could have been much closer. Best wishes for Bangladesh's next match.
Lol. These are all silly excuses frankly speaking. They lost by 137 runs which implies that they were decimated by England in more ways than one. Excluding Shakib and Mustafizur, all of their bowlers keep bowling like crap.

None of their batsmen are consistent either. These two reasons are primarily why they keep losing again and again against big teams.
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Pakistan bowling was predicted to be the best among the participating teams. Everything is against the prediction and not much of improvement happening with bowlers. Indian pitches are batting supportive and this will be additional pressure for the bowlers. Naseem Shah's absence is a big setback to the team. The replacement Hasan Ali had performed good taking 4 wickets, but the economy is not the best. In the match against Sri Lanka, the final 10 overs were under control, if not score could've reached atleast 370 runs which could've been pressure for Pakistan batting.
Yes, you are write if they can't control them in the first 10 overs they would never win this match but seems like they were ready even for the 400 target just look to them winning the match by 6 wickets and 10 balls likely 2 overs before they over the match. If baber azam had not out through the catch they would have won that match very early but somehow the lost their captain's wicket they didn't panic and showed the best performance in which the two players Rizwan and Abdullah a massive scored 131 and 113 which shows that they were ready for this before coming to the ground. Warm wishes to the Pakistani team and to those who support the Pakistan team.
When Captain Babar and Imam couldn't perform, rebuilding the innings was a challenge. However, Rizwan and Abdullah stepped up and did a great job. Rizwan, despite the pain, played a remarkable innings and ensured victory by staying on the crease till the end. It's important to have clear plans and goals in such situations. Fortunately, Rizwan got support from Abdullah. Sri Lanka can only blame themselves for this defeat as neither their bowling nor their fielding was up to the mark.
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India's second match today. They will be playing against Afghanistan, at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in Delhi. Afghanistan is currently at 9th position in points table, and with the spinners (Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman) completely out of form, I don't think that they stand a chance against India. I am curious to know whether Suryakumar Yadav will be included in the playing XI for today's match. In that case, Shreyas Iyer will be warming the bench. There should be no other changes, with Bumrah-Siraj-Pandya leading the pace attack and Jadeja-Ashwin-Kuldeep handling the spin department.
Afghanistan's innings depends a lot on the opening partnership. If the opening pair can do well then they can bat till 50 but if the opening pair is out early then it is not possible for them to bat 50 overs. Afghanistan will not be able to survive against India for long with India's bowling lineup. India is undoubtedly going to win this match. If India win the toss in this match then they will choose to field first. If it is said to bet against both then India will be worst and very few people can bet on Afghanistan that too for very less amount of money. If India win this match, they might move to the second position in the points table as they defeated Australia by a big margin in the first match.
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India's second match today. They will be playing against Afghanistan, at the Feroz Shah Kotla ground in Delhi. Afghanistan is currently at 9th position in points table, and with the spinners (Rashid Khan and Mujeeb Ur Rahman) completely out of form, I don't think that they stand a chance against India. I am curious to know whether Suryakumar Yadav will be included in the playing XI for today's match. In that case, Shreyas Iyer will be warming the bench. There should be no other changes, with Bumrah-Siraj-Pandya leading the pace attack and Jadeja-Ashwin-Kuldeep handling the spin department.
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Pakistan bowling was predicted to be the best among the participating teams. Everything is against the prediction and not much of improvement happening with bowlers. Indian pitches are batting supportive and this will be additional pressure for the bowlers. Naseem Shah's absence is a big setback to the team. The replacement Hasan Ali had performed good taking 4 wickets, but the economy is not the best. In the match against Sri Lanka, the final 10 overs were under control, if not score could've reached atleast 370 runs which could've been pressure for Pakistan batting.
Yes, you are write if they can't control them in the first 10 overs they would never win this match but seems like they were ready even for the 400 target just look to them winning the match by 6 wickets and 10 balls likely 2 overs before they over the match. If baber azam had not out through the catch they would have won that match very early but somehow the lost their captain's wicket they didn't panic and showed the best performance in which the two players Rizwan and Abdullah a massive scored 131 and 113 which shows that they were ready for this before coming to the ground. Warm wishes to the Pakistani team and to those who support the Pakistan team.
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Pakistan is at the second place in points table, after two consecutive wins. They won their first match against the Netherlands, and now they won against Sri Lanka as well. A few months back, they were one of the favorites to win the world cup. But a pathetic performance in the Asia Cup lowered their odds for world cup. I am OK with their batting as of now. But the bowling still needs a lot of improvement. Shaheen Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali and Haris Rauf are leaking too many runs and spinners like Shadab Khan are not managing to get wickets. The absence of Naseem is pretty obvious.
Pakistan bowling was predicted to be the best among the participating teams. Everything is against the prediction and not much of improvement happening with bowlers. Indian pitches are batting supportive and this will be additional pressure for the bowlers. Naseem Shah's absence is a big setback to the team. The replacement Hasan Ali had performed good taking 4 wickets, but the economy is not the best. In the match against Sri Lanka, the final 10 overs were under control, if not score could've reached atleast 370 runs which could've been pressure for Pakistan batting.
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Bangladesh vs England

After winning the first match of the World Cup with Afghanistan, Bangladesh cricket team Tigers started the World Cup mission with a bang. World champion England is playing Bangladesh again today. Captain Shakib Al Hasan won the toss and decided to bowl first with England for the second time at this stadium in Dharamshala. England came to bat at the request of Shakib Al Hasan. England went into bat and collected 49 runs without losing any wicket in 8 overs. If the batting continues like this, England can put Bangladesh in a very difficult moment. In other words, England can score 350+ if they bat like this, I think it will be very difficult for Bangladesh to score 350+. Want to predict the future, can Bangladesh beat England and win the second match of the World Cup today?
Bangladesh make a bad decision they should bat first because it's full batting support pitch and they can make a handsome target at bat first without any pressure and later through his quality bawler they defend they required target. Anyway England are much better team than Bangladesh in white ball format so it's oky because they deserve it now Bangladesh should focus on next matches because they just need 5 more victory to qualify for next stage of the competition.
Anyway they can restrict England at small target if they broke the momentum set by malan and his partner, which may be I think the turning point of match while due to bad start and quick early on dismissal really push them down and that why they unable to match the required run rate which cause them a defeat

There was no mistake in Bangladesh's decision but their mistake was in their performance. Most of the matches that have been played in Dharamsala so far have been won by batting in the second innings and the average score per innings at Dharamsala is around 230 to 240 where England have scored 360 plus runs which is why Bangladesh have not been successful in chasing such a big margin.

In the first 8 matches in the World Cup tournament, most of the matches were won by all the teams batting in the second innings. Basically, Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan wanted to take this opportunity. Had Bangladesh bowled in a controlled manner early on and if they had not lost four early wickets in the second innings, this match could have been much closer. Best wishes for Bangladesh's next match.
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