New Delhi. October 23 was a very bad day for Pakistan. Afghanistan was defeated by 8 wickets in the 22nd match of World Cup 2023. This was very embarrassing for Pakistan. Pakistan will now have to win all the remaining matches to reach the semi-finals. October 23 has not been a good date for Pakistan in the last 2 years. First India beat him, now Afghanistan beat him on the same day.
India’s thrilling victory over Pakistan
Actually, it is about the T20 World Cup on 23 October 2022. India was playing the 16th match of the T20 World Cup against Pakistan. Pakistan gave India a target of 160 runs. India got off to a poor start and four batsmen went to the pavilion for 31 runs in the seventh over. However, Virat Kohli was present at the crease. As long as he was on the field, Indian fans’ hopes were high. In this match, Virat Kohli played an unbeaten innings of 82 runs in 53 balls with the help of six fours and four sixes. He was ‘Player of the Match’. Pakistan will never forget this day last year.
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Dust off Afghanistan
The openers of the Afghan team, who came to chase the target of 283 runs given by Pakistan, performed brilliantly. Against Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Ibrahim Zadran, all Pakistan’s tactics seemed to fail. Gurbaz played an innings of 65 runs while Jadran scored 87 runs. After this Rahmat Shah also scored a half century. He played an unbeaten innings of 77 runs. Afghanistan created history by defeating Pakistan. This team has never beaten Pakistan in an ODI before.
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First published: October 24, 2023, 10:06 IST