How did Pakistan reach the semi-finals? A player gave away 530 runs alone, became the most expensive bowler in the world

New Delhi. Pakistan team is out of World Cup 2023. The Babar Azam-led team is playing its last match of the round robin against England. After a good start by the English team, the Pakistan team was out of the tournament. Even after winning the match, their net run rate will not be better than New Zealand. English team has scored 337 runs playing first. In this way, the Kiwi team has become the fourth team to reach the semi-finals. India, South Africa and Australia have already reached the knockout round. Fast bowler Haris Rauf single-handedly scored more than 530 runs in the World Cup. He has become the highest run scorer in a single season of the World Cup.

30-year-old fast bowler Haris Rauf is known for bowling at a speed of 150 kmph. But he would not like to recall his embarrassing performance in the World Cup being played in India. Rauf bowled 79 overs in 9 matches of the tournament. Gave 533 runs with an economy of 6.74. He took 16 wickets. The average was 33 and the strike rate was 30. Best performance was 3 wickets for 43 runs. Coming to the T20 World Cup held last year, Virat Kohli changed the course of the match by hitting Haris Rauf for two sixes off the last two balls of the 19th over. In the end, Team India was able to win this match. Before Rauf, the record for the worst bowling performance in a World Cup was held by England leg-spinner Adil Rashid. He spent 526 runs in the 2019 World Cup.

Afridi also gave more than 450 runs
World Cup 2023 was nothing special for Pakistan’s number-1 fast bowler Shaheen Afridi. He gave 481 runs. Also took 18 wickets. He became Pakistan’s second most expensive bowler after Haris Rauf in the 48-year-old World Cup history. Left arm fast bowler Wahab Riaz was Pakistan’s most expensive bowler before the current World Cup. He scored 400 runs in 8 matches in 2019 World Cup. Riaz bowled 66.4 overs. Economy was 6. He also took 11 wickets.

World Cup: Pakistan out of World Cup, Babar Azam sets embarrassing record, 12 years away from semi-finals

After 2015 and 2019, the Pakistan team could not even reach the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup. Talking about Haris Rauf’s overall ODI record, he has taken 67 wickets at an average of 27 in 37 matches. 5 wickets for 18 runs is the best performance. Took 4 wickets 4 times and 5 wickets once.

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Tags: Babar Azam, Harris Rauf, World Cup 2023