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Dejected by their first defeat in ODI cricket at the hands of Afghanistan, Pakistan captain Babar Azam blamed his bowlers who failed to take wickets in the middle overs. Batting first in the World Cup 2023 match in Chennai on Monday, Pakistan scored 282 runs for 7 wickets. Afghanistan won by scoring 286 runs for two wickets in 49 overs thanks to a brilliant performance by the top order batsmen. Afghanistan, who created a sensation by defeating defending champions England, kept their semi-final hopes alive by defeating Pakistan by eight wickets.
Babar said after the match, “We scored well but our bowling performance was not good as we could not take wickets in the middle overs. In the World Cup, if you don’t perform well in any department, you have to face defeat. He said, “We started well bowling but we couldn’t take wickets. Full credit goes to Afghanistan. We are not playing good cricket, especially in bowling and fielding. In the second innings as well, the spinners were getting help from the pitch but there was no pressure on their batsmen.
Chasing their biggest target, Afghanistan beat Pakistan to create 5 impressive records.
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi said his team played like a professional team. “This win is great,” he said. We chased the target like a professional team. We have been playing good cricket for some time now. We will continue to try our best to play positive cricket. Our bowling was good today. The match was in our hands from start to finish.
Afghanistan openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65 runs off 53 balls) and Ibrahim Zadran (87 runs off 113 balls) put on 130 runs for the first wicket to give Afghanistan a great start. After this, Rahmat Shah (77 not out in 84 balls) and captain Hasmatullah Shahidi (48 not out in 45 balls) put on an unbroken partnership of 96 runs for the third wicket. Afghanistan have four points from five matches. Pakistan also have the same number of points but their third straight defeat has dealt a blow to their chances of reaching the semi-finals.