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[HelliumZ]

Pakistan target 6.4 over 338 runs
Accomplishing the target in front of Pakistan is a rare event in cricket as 338 runs in six overs is unreal. Therefore, Pakistan's dream of qualifying for the semi-finals is never realized. But I hope that Pakistan will play well and win today's match for now.

As Pakistan's batting line is bad in today's match, Pakistan's chances of winning are very low at the moment. Chasing a huge target of 338 runs, Pakistan lost 1 wicket in the 1st over and 1 wicket in the 3rd over, with the two opening batsmen getting out and Pakistan under a lot of pressure. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan both batted well to help the team out of the pressure. But Babar Azam was dismissed for 38 runs off 45 balls, Pakistan are under pressure again at this point. Pakistan need to score 8+ runs per over to win. Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan are on strike at the moment and should form a good partnership. So far Pakistan has scored 94 runs for 3 wickets in 21 overs. But today England's victory seems more likely.

Just as all the chances of qualifying for the semi-finals are over today, there is no chance of a win against England in today's match. Pakistan will not be able to meet the target of 338 set by England as they have already bowled out four top order batsmen for 104 runs. There is no chance of Pakistan winning this match today.

[onecall123]

Pakistan target 6.4 over 338 runs
Accomplishing the target in front of Pakistan is a rare event in cricket as 338 runs in six overs is unreal. Therefore, Pakistan's dream of qualifying for the semi-finals is never realized. But I hope that Pakistan will play well and win today's match for now.

well, Pakistan was on the edge of being out of the World Cup even before this game, and now it's official. Unfortunately, their run rate wasn't good enough, and that's the reason they're out of the tournament. anyway, Pakistan should keep their heads high. It wasn't a great tournament, but finishing in the 5th position isn't too bad. It's tough being out because of the net run rate, but overall, not a bad campaign.

[Cheema02]

Surprising fight from Bangladesh. They got to a total of 306/8 after batting first, which itself is a big achievement for them. But Australia looks quite solid in their innings. They are at 110/1, with David Warner and Mitchell Marsh at the crease. These two have added 98 runs so far for the second innings (Taskin Ahmed got Travis Head out when the total was just 12 runs). Anyway, this match is irrelevant, as the semi-final positions are already confirmed.

Australia won by 8 wickets against Bangladesh. A huge victory amazing performance by Australia. Batting performance of Australian is outstanding especially Mitchell match who score 177 run unbeaten and Steve Smith also scored 63 runs not out in just 64 balls. David warner also scored a fifity and helped Australia chase down 307 runs in loss of 2 wickets in 44.4 overs.

Bangladesh bowlers didn't perform well Taskin Ahmed and  Mustafizur Rahman only pick 1,1 wickets for Bangladesh. The player of the match is Mitchell Marsh for his amazing all round performance scored 177 runs unbeaten in just 132 balls and win single handedly match for Australia.

[Out of mind]

Today Australia team won the match of Bangladesh against Australia. Today's match will bring Bangladesh home, and Australia have been selected for the semi-finals. On the other hand, in the same way against England, the Pakistan team is losing due to poor performance and since today's match, Pakistan will not be able to meet England's target, so they have no chance to go to the semi-finals. If Pakistan had batted in the first innings then they would have had a chance to go to the semi-finals if they had lost by a huge margin, but unfortunately they lost today's match and will be out of the ICC, both England and Pakistan will be out of the World Cup.
ICC World Cup 2023 semi-finals confirmed.
INDIA Vs NEW ZEALAND
AUSTRALIA Vs SOUTH AFRICA

🇮🇳 vs 🇳🇿      &      🇦🇺 vs 🇿🇦

[Sithara007]

After watching the performance of Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith and David Warner, I guess Australia will be the favorites to win the semi-final match against South Africa. That said, the fact that they conceded a massive 306 runs to a team like Bangladesh needs some serious introspection. They experimented with Sean Abbott today, and he was quite expensive. Pat Cummins went for 7 runs per over without taking any wickets. Only Adam Zampa was impressive among the Australian bowlers. If South Africa bats first, then it is going to create some problem for the Aussies.

[Unknown Op]

As Pakistan's batting line is bad in today's match, Pakistan's chances of winning are very low at the moment. Chasing a huge target of 338 runs, Pakistan lost 1 wicket in the 1st over and 1 wicket in the 3rd over, with the two opening batsmen getting out and Pakistan under a lot of pressure. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan both batted well to help the team out of the pressure. But Babar Azam was dismissed for 38 runs off 45 balls, Pakistan are under pressure again at this point. Pakistan need to score 8+ runs per over to win. Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan are on strike at the moment and should form a good partnership. So far Pakistan has scored 94 runs for 3 wickets in 21 overs. But today England's victory seems more likely.

Pakistan has some chances to qualify for the semifinal matches and today they have lost this opportunity. They need 0.7+ net run rate to expell New Zealand from qualifying but unfortunately Pakistan out from ICC World Cup.
Current situation is saying that Pakistan has lost 4 on 107 runs in 25 overs. I think Pakistan will lost today match.

It was not a possible to jump from 0.036+ run rate to direct 0.74+ run rate, especially by getting victory in a single match. If we see the situation of current match Pakistan squad against England squad, Pakistan squad is on the verge of losing this 44 match because England squad set a high defending target and on other side Pakistani batters performance in batting inning is also looking  very poor. Only one batter behind for batting in crease and other nine batters wiped out from the hand of England bowlers. Current scores of Pakistan squad is 203 and 10 overs are left behind and also 135 score which seems impossible to defend remaining target from current Batsman on the crease.

[ZAINmalik75]

Bangladesh played a great innings today. Australia won the toss and decided to ball first. Bangladeshi has made 306 run in 50 overs. Towhid Hridoy played 75 runs great innings. Today's batting performance is satisfied of Bangladesh cricket. The improve their batting but they have to improve their fielding sector. Today we lost the match but the batting performance of Bangladesh cricket team is improve from previous. Satisfied maths from Bangladesh cricket team.

Yeh Bangladesh performance in this match were quite impressive because for a first time in this world cup they made a 300+ target which is a clear indication that they really improved thier batting Line up but the time is a bit late because they are already out of tournament and it's his last match to play. While this young guy Towhid Hridoy get early chance in middle order rather then lower tale under order which he properly utilize made a significant inning.
Australia took a good Start but after Warner and head dismissal marsh took charge and played firey innings where he scored 177 not out with a contribution of 9 sixes and some handsome amount of boundaries through which they able to chased required target before 50 overs.

[Popkon6]

Pakistan target 6.4 over 338 runs
Accomplishing the target in front of Pakistan is a rare event in cricket as 338 runs in six overs is unreal. Therefore, Pakistan's dream of qualifying for the semi-finals is never realized. But I hope that Pakistan will play well and win today's match for now.

Initially the run rate of the Pakistan team was decent, but due to the pressure on the wicket from the power play, Pakistan had to lose. Because the England team collected enough wickets and runs, but in no way could the Pakistan team put England under pressure from the bowling side. So today the Pakistan team came to the last stage and had to lose due to bad performance. Especially the opening pair of Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, and Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadap Khan could not collect any runs for the Pakistan team. If they could have stayed on the field for some time, there would have been a game against England. Due to this batting, Pakistan team is losing by a huge margin.

[Sithara007]

Another heavy defeat for Pakistan and that ends their campaign for the 2023 World Cup. England will be relieved now, as they are at the 7th position in the points table and therefore qualified for the 2025 Champions trophy. And it looks as if Sri Lanka and Netherlands would fail to qualify for the above mentioned tournament. That said, overall it was a forgettable tournament for England. They managed to win just 3 out of the 9 matches and ended up with a net run rate of -0.572. And still Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ended up below them.

[noormcs5]

Pakistan target 6.4 over 338 runs
Accomplishing the target in front of Pakistan is a rare event in cricket as 338 runs in six overs is unreal. Therefore, Pakistan's dream of qualifying for the semi-finals is never realized. But I hope that Pakistan will play well and win today's match for now.

England were too good today and they won this match quite easily by 93 runs. Though the England team performed well in their last two matches but it was too late for them to come back in the form as they already had lost the road to the semi finals, by losing their initial matches.

From Pakistan, we saw only one half century by Agha Salman. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan got into their 30s but could not convert it into big score. The openers already failed today. There was nothing extraordinary in the bowling department too , however, Haris Rauf took 3 wickets but all the bowlers gave away too many runs.

Earlier, Ben Stokes made 80 runs while David Willey took three wickets and was the man of the match. This was the last ODI match for David Willey and he ended his career with a win for his team but sadly England is also out of this World Cup.

[3kpk3]

England squashed Pakistan surprisingly since I was expecting Pak to win this one. I felt that Afridi dropped the game when he dropped Stokes's catch who was in his 20s which was relatively easy in my opinion.

Anyway, both of these teams qualified for the CT 2025 which is the silver lining for them since they were out of the semifinals race before the match started.

[Sithara007]

England squashed Pakistan surprisingly since I was expecting Pak to win this one. I felt that Afridi dropped the game when he dropped Stokes's catch who was in his 20s which was relatively easy in my opinion.

Anyway, both of these teams qualified for the CT 2025 which is the silver lining for them since they were out of the semifinals race before the match started.

Before the tournament started, no one would have thought that these two teams would perform so poorly. England, for most of the group phase duration was at the rock bottom of the points table. They won their last two matches and it enabled them to qualify for the Champions trophy. Pakistan was actually expected to do well, because they were in good form and also due to the fact that the matches are being played in the sub-continent. Their batsmen actually did a good job, but the bowlers failed them completely.

[ZAINmalik75]

As Pakistan's batting line is bad in today's match, Pakistan's chances of winning are very low at the moment. Chasing a huge target of 338 runs, Pakistan lost 1 wicket in the 1st over and 1 wicket in the 3rd over, with the two opening batsmen getting out and Pakistan under a lot of pressure. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan both batted well to help the team out of the pressure. But Babar Azam was dismissed for 38 runs off 45 balls, Pakistan are under pressure again at this point. Pakistan need to score 8+ runs per over to win. Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan are on strike at the moment and should form a good partnership. So far Pakistan has scored 94 runs for 3 wickets in 21 overs. But today England's victory seems more likely.

Paksitan team showed one of thier worst performance in world cup and I think it's ok for them to be knockout out of the world cup because they don't deserve such opportunity and let suppose if they got qualified on behalf of sirilanka win against NewZeland then still they have no chance to move forward because thier performance is totally rubbish from top to bottom and it's impossible for them to beat undefeated team india. In today match paksitan has to win his last match for his pride at least but unfortunately they didn't and lose against a team who played worst cricket from start and just won thier recent to be honest as a fan it's really tough.

[virasog]

England squashed Pakistan surprisingly since I was expecting Pak to win this one. I felt that Afridi dropped the game when he dropped Stokes's catch who was in his 20s which was relatively easy in my opinion.

Anyway, both of these teams qualified for the CT 2025 which is the silver lining for them since they were out of the semifinals race before the match started.

England is a better side than Pakistan, however, in this World Cup they did not look like a team. Although England won today's match with Pakistan but overall they could not adjust to this 50 over cricket. They are a much better team when it comes to a T20 match or test match. However, in modern day ODI, there is ample time and you have to play an intelligent game which is not so fast as a T20 and not so slow as a test match. England failed to adjust their pace and there they lost all their matches in the beginning.

Also, it's high time that England let go of its older players like Ben Stokes from the 50 over game and give some new blood the chance to perform and develop England's team for the 2027 World Cup.

[Bitcoin Smith]

In today match paksitan has to win his last match for his pride at least but unfortunately they didn't and lose against a team who played worst cricket from start and just won thier recent to be honest as a fan it's really tough.

England batted well and they carry forwarded the confidence from their last win but Pakistan batting lineup got confused and dropping Fakhar zaman costed them this in my opinion also Babar failed terribly and he didn't contrbute much in the runs column. Anyway while I was watching commentators mentioned that there is possibilty to drop Babar from captaincy due to lack of performance and PCB already made this decision, now sure how much valid this statement is but if its true then who will be the captain?

[MusaPk]

Before the tournament started, no one would have thought that these two teams would perform so poorly. England, for most of the group phase duration was at the rock bottom of the points table. They won their last two matches and it enabled them to qualify for the Champions trophy. Pakistan was actually expected to do well, because they were in good form and also due to the fact that the matches are being played in the sub-continent. Their batsmen actually did a good job, but the bowlers failed them completely.

Pakistan really need to get rid of nepotism. Players like Imam and Shadab are in squad just because they have ties with people who have influence in PCB. Moreover this team is made on wishes of Babar Azam and not mush attention is paid on who deserve to be in team. Apart from win over New Zealand there is no noticeable performance from Pakistan team in this tournament. Players like Babar Azam and Rizwan should try to understand that scoring 50 runs on 60 balls wont be of any use to team.

[Dimitri94]

In today match paksitan has to win his last match for his pride at least but unfortunately they didn't and lose against a team who played worst cricket from start and just won thier recent to be honest as a fan it's really tough.

England batted well and they carry forwarded the confidence from their last win but Pakistan batting lineup got confused and dropping Fakhar zaman costed them this in my opinion also Babar failed terribly and he didn't contrbute much in the runs column. Anyway while I was watching commentators mentioned that there is possibilty to drop Babar from captaincy due to lack of performance and PCB already made this decision, now sure how much valid this statement is but if its true then who will be the captain?

When Pakistan could not stop England in terms of runs, maybe their morale strength was lost. However, it is not possible to make impossible gaps according to their needs. But if Pakistan could have won the match as the last match then maybe we could say at positively. But in the end that didn't happen either. A target of 339 runs should have given the Pakistan team a more professional match. Because they won the last match brilliantly. Anyway, let's talk about the last four now. New Zealand will face India again. However, the performance of the Indian team this time is different from any other session. No team in the last three has the ability to beat them. But there is a matter of luck so we have to wait for the results on the field of play.

[GbitG]

Pakistan target 6.4 over 338 runs
Accomplishing the target in front of Pakistan is a rare event in cricket as 338 runs in six overs is unreal. Therefore, Pakistan's dream of qualifying for the semi-finals is never realized. But I hope that Pakistan will play well and win today's match for now.

Pakistan lose his last ever match of his world cup journey which we expect they will win but some poor performance from Haris through out the tournament ruined World cup dream of Pakistan I will not only blame Haris but entire team including Rizwan, shadab, iftikhar etc and poor captaincy from baber Azam. I think it's time for paksitan to get rid of this rubbish and should give opportunity to other player to took captaincy charge and remove as much as responsibility and pressure from baber and allow him to just Focus on his classical batting  and that will be the moment where baber will regain his form and will perform much better than current worm performance

[SATWAT]

England squashed Pakistan surprisingly since I was expecting Pak to win this one. I felt that Afridi dropped the game when he dropped Stokes's catch who was in his 20s which was relatively easy in my opinion.

Anyway, both of these teams qualified for the CT 2025 which is the silver lining for them since they were out of the semifinals race before the match started.

Before the tournament started, no one would have thought that these two teams would perform so poorly. England, for most of the group phase duration was at the rock bottom of the points table. They won their last two matches and it enabled them to qualify for the Champions trophy. Pakistan was actually expected to do well, because they were in good form and also due to the fact that the matches are being played in the sub-continent. Their batsmen actually did a good job, but the bowlers failed them completely.

In last few events Pakistan fail to perform as expectations which is surely big concern for them even every time we have good hype about them, but they never reach into last four as well with last time they lost final in 1999 and semi-final in 2011 after this we have never them at this point which is clearly indicating how things are going without any solid strategy and work they were here in India for the title and having same result which mean they need to sit and work out on their future if they want to have better results otherwise things like these will bring them down like we have cricket in Sri Lanka.
As media reports are saying few changes will be happened before Australia tour, even this could be another worst tour for them because they had never been good and now in current situation they can go down badly again.

[Compromise me]

England squashed Pakistan surprisingly since I was expecting Pak to win this one. I felt that Afridi dropped the game when he dropped Stokes's catch who was in his 20s which was relatively easy in my opinion.

Anyway, both of these teams qualified for the CT 2025 which is the silver lining for them since they were out of the semifinals race before the match started.

In my opinion, Pakistani team didn't deserve to be in semi final , Pakistani team not only in this but also in whole tournament not performed well and the Pakistan played against New Zealand , Pakistan won due to luck.New Zealand team deserves to be in final , Semi final between India and New Zealand will be very interesting.  England team not performed well in this tournament ,rather they are defending champion but they are at the bottom of points table. No one expect this type of performance of England team in World Cup. Indians are very tricky and they know all stat of any player and they plan and then execute it . But Next match will be very difficult for India because New Zealand team is playing good in this tournament and their bowling is top class . Santner will hit the wicket
and he will be man of the match in next match.