Pakistan now faces an uphill battle of their match in opposition to England, as they attempt for an unlikely qualification situation.
Pakistan had pinned their hopes on Sri Lanka to safe their spot within the World Cup semifinals, a feat they hadn’t achieved in 12 years. However, New Zealand’s dominant efficiency in opposition to Sri Lanka in Bengaluru on Thursday just about eradicated Pakistan from the event. With this setback, Pakistan now faces an uphill battle of their match in opposition to England, as they attempt for an unlikely qualification situation.
Although Pakistan nonetheless has a mathematical probability of reaching the semifinals, they need to surpass New Zealand’s spectacular web run price of +0.743. To obtain this, Pakistan must defeat England by a monumental margin. If Pakistan bats first at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday, they need to outscore Jos Buttler’s males by 287 runs or extra. However, if Pakistan is put to bowl first, their job turns into nearly unattainable, as they must chase down the goal inside an inconceivable quantity of overs. To put it merely, they might have roughly 3.4 overs to chase down a goal of 150, or 5.2 overs for a goal of 250, and so forth.
In anticipation of the highly-anticipated match, Sehwag utilized social media to cleverly taunt Pakistan, wishing them farewell and a secure journey again dwelling.
“Pakistan Zindabhaag! Have a safe flight back home,” he wrote.
Pakistan Zindabhaag!
Have a secure flight again dwelling . pic.twitter.com/7QKbLTE5NY
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 10, 2023
Sehwag additionally criticized Sri Lanka, highlighting their efficiency in opposition to New Zealand the place they had been dismissed for a mere 171 runs, evaluating it to Pakistan’s type of play.
“Pakistan ki khaas baat hai ki jis team ko Pakistan support karti hai, woh team Pakistan ki tarah khelne lagti hai (One special thing about Pakistan is that whichever team they support that side begins to play like Sri Lanka). Sorry Sri Lanka.”
Pakistan ki khaas baat hai ki jis group ko Pakistan assist karti hai, woh group Pakistan ki tarah khelne lagti hai
Sorry Sri Lanka. https://t.co/Qv960oju2m
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 10, 2023
If Pakistan fails to advance, New Zealand will safe a spot within the knockout stage, establishing a extremely anticipated rematch in opposition to India. This conflict could be reminiscent of their thrilling encounter in Manchester throughout the 2019 event, the place India suffered a defeat that additionally marked the ultimate worldwide look of the legendary MS Dhoni. On the opposite hand, second-placed South Africa will face off in opposition to Australia within the second semifinal.
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