ICC WORLD CUP 2023 DISCUSSION THREAD!

[NomiPk]

Fakar Zaman out and Babar Azam is in. Pakistan loses their first wicket within the power play. All responsibility of scoring runs now falls on the shoulder of Pakistan captain. He is looking good, starts with a boundary. Still plenty of batter to bat for Pakistan. Good bowling for now by KC of Nepal and great catch by the Nepalese wicket keeper. Nepal fielding is not upto the International standard they are not looking good for now on the field.

Edit: Second wicket taken by Nepal due to good fielding. Looks like I was too early to jude their fielding capabilities. Both Pakistani opners are back into the pavilion.

Pakistan's two wicket loss puts the team under a lot of pressure. Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq, the opening two batsmen, were out, putting the team under a lot of pressure. Especially Karan KC of Nepal team saw the best bowling performance. In this way, if the Pakistan team continues to lose wickets, then there is a possibility of losing in the last stage. Fakhar Zaman could have not over pressured but he should have waited given the speed the ball was swinging. The second wicket was given out under too much pressure and Pakistan could not have done better if they had been patient on the field.

But, at this time Pakistan maintained their score but Pakistan lost one big wicket more. Rizwan was run out. Pakistan had good bowlers who could do something for Pakistan to win. Pakistan lost Imam-Ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman and most importantly Rizwan is also out. Anyways, Pakistan can do something to win the match.

[elevates]

Current run rate is below 5 runs per over and Pakistan has already lost 4 wickets. Babar Azam is still batting which is a good sign for Pakistan. Nepal really bowled well and also fielded good. Looks like Pakistan is depending a lot on its bowlers for now. They need to increase their run rate as 21 overs are still remaing for their innings.to end. A dominated victory by Pakistan against a new team Nepal is the need for every Pakistani cricket fan today.

What do you think would be a good target for Nepal?

[Bureau]

What do you think would be a good target for Nepal?

A target of 250 and more would not be that easy for Pakistan to chase. Pakistan has a good bowling attack and with Afridi in the squad it won't be easy for Nepalese batters.

At the moment Nepal is playing well. They would be now targeting Babar Azam, if he gets out then Pakistan would face issues in reaching above 250. The conditions look touch, it looks like the weather is hot and humidity level are high. I just saw Babar Azam being helped by fitness expert.

[Sithara007]

What do you think would be a good target for Nepal?

A target of 250 and more would not be that easy for Pakistan to chase. Pakistan has a good bowling attack and with Afridi in the squad it won't be easy for Nepalese batters.

At the moment Nepal is playing well. They would be now targeting Babar Azam, if he gets out then Pakistan would face issues in reaching above 250. The conditions look touch, it looks like the weather is hot and humidity level are high. I just saw Babar Azam being helped by fitness expert.

Pakistan has scored 70 runs in the last 5 overs. Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed are just blasting the Nepal bowlers all over the park. At this rate, Nepal can consider themselves lucky, if they can restrict Pakistan to a total of less than 350. Once Iftikhar came to the crease, he took match away from Nepal. Babar anchored himself at the other end, while Iftikhar went in attack mode. After the 35th over or so, Babar also switched on to attack mode. Not too many positives to take away for Nepal from this match. They would have been in a much situation if they hadn't dropped those catches.

[Bitcoin_people]

Pakistan batting brilliantly in the first innings and they managed to score a huge score. The way they batted today confirmed that they will be able to win the match. Although Pakistan lost 6 wickets and scored 342 runs which was enough runs for Pakistan to win today. Pakistan batsman Babar Azam his batting performance was excellent he scored 151 runs from 131 balls, Babar Azam his batting performance was very good after his century today. And another batsman Iftikhar Ahmed also scored a century with his bat collecting 109 runs off 71 balls which was really amazing. Today's huge score would be a sure win for Pakistan, and Nepal must reach the target given by Pakistan to win the match which is really tough.

[elevates]

Nepal started well but as expected they were not able to be consistent. That catch drop of Babar Azam at 55 paid a heavy cost. This match has been dominated by the Pakistani and I don't think it will be possible for Nepalese batters to chase such a huge target. As expected this match would be an easy win for Pakistan.

Do you think Nepalese batters would be able to chase the target? If you think they cannot then how many runs would they be able to chase?

[NomiPk]

The first innings of the Asia Cup is finished. What a batting performance from Pakistan. In the first 10 overs, Pakistan lost their two best batsman but what a partnership of Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed. Babar Azam scored 151 in 131 balls and Iftikhar Ahmed scored 109 in 71 balls.

[AnonBitCoiner]

Nepal started well but as expected they were not able to be consistent. That catch drop of Babar Azam at 55 paid a heavy cost. This match has been dominated by the Pakistani and I don't think it will be possible for Nepalese batters to chase such a huge target. As expected this match would be an easy win for Pakistan.

At one stage Nepal was looking strong when 4 wickets goes down. Thats was a time when Nepal need to use pace bowlers to put pressure on Pakistan team. If they succeeded in taking two more wickets then I think results would be different. Nepal bowlers did a well job at start but babar and Iftikhar breaks the dream of Nepal team and gives huge target. 343 is huge target and Pakistan will be happy with today batting. Iftikhar made first ODI century on the time when Pakistan really need it

Do you think Nepalese batters would be able to chase the target? If you think they cannot then how many runs would they be able to chase?

1% chances for Nepal to chase target I think because Pakistan has top class bowlers and most of the time bowlers win low score match for Pakistan. Nepal should have to score in powerplay and shouldn't lose wicket at start. If top order batsmens make a good partnership than I think match sentiment can be changed.

[GigaBit]

Nepal started well but as expected they were not able to be consistent. That catch drop of Babar Azam at 55 paid a heavy cost. This match has been dominated by the Pakistani and I don't think it will be possible for Nepalese batters to chase such a huge target. As expected this match would be an easy win for Pakistan.

Do you think Nepalese batters would be able to chase the target? If you think they cannot then how many runs would they be able to chase?

As the Pakistan team is stronger than Nepal, Pakistan's chances of victory is much higher that is known to everyone. But in cricket anything can happen at any time in the game, perhaps if Nepal could have stuck them in a reliable position, they would have had a chance in the match. But according to the current position nothing good can be expected from Nepal. Meanwhile, Nepal managed to score only 84 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. They completely lost control in this match. Anything could have happened if the Nepali team could have restricted Pakistan below 300.

[Nrcewker]

At last Pakistan got an easy victory against Nepal. As expected it happened like that only. Nepal did well in the initial overs while bowling, but couldn’t stop the mighty Babar. We have to also praise the brilliant batting done by Babar. We expected at least Nepal will give a bit of tough competition, but Nepal’s batting lineup was too weak against Pakistan’s dangerous bowling attack. Now all eyes on the 2nd Sept India vs Pakistan match. Let’s see which team wins this one.

[Sithara007]

At last Pakistan got an easy victory against Nepal. As expected it happened like that only. Nepal did well in the initial overs while bowling, but couldn’t stop the mighty Babar. We have to also praise the brilliant batting done by Babar. We expected at least Nepal will give a bit of tough competition, but Nepal’s batting lineup was too weak against Pakistan’s dangerous bowling attack. Now all eyes on the 2nd Sept India vs Pakistan match. Let’s see which team wins this one.

It's going to be a tough one for India. Pakistan is in exceptional form, and they are currently ranked at the top of ICC's ODI rankings table. India on the other hand, have dropped down the ranking, and some of their players such as Jasprit Bumrah and Shreyas Iyer are returning to the team after extended breaks as a result of injury. And in the first match itself India need to take on Pakistan, with the match against Nepal scheduled for 4th September. But the advantage for India is that Pakistanis need to travel from Multan to Pallekele, while the Indian players reached there many days back. 

[Litzki1990]

At last Pakistan got an easy victory against Nepal. As expected it happened like that only. Nepal did well in the initial overs while bowling, but couldn’t stop the mighty Babar. We have to also praise the brilliant batting done by Babar. We expected at least Nepal will give a bit of tough competition, but Nepal’s batting lineup was too weak against Pakistan’s dangerous bowling attack. Now all eyes on the 2nd Sept India vs Pakistan match. Let’s see which team wins this one.

In the first innings, Pakistan's runs could have been less and wickets could have fallen more if Nepal had fielded better, we noticed several fielding misses from Nepal and they missed several catches which were very easy catches. If they could have caught all the catches and fielded well then Pakistan's runs would not have been so high. Nepal's batting in the second innings looked like they might be in a hurry to give away wickets, two wickets in the last two balls of the first over, Nasim Shah again picked up multiple wickets in the next over, that is, if three to four wickets fall in the first two overs, then how can the game be played? Which team will come back, that's what happened in Nepal. Pakistan had a chance to win but we expected a bit better performance from Nepal.

[Sithara007]

In the first innings, Pakistan's runs could have been less and wickets could have fallen more if Nepal had fielded better, we noticed several fielding misses from Nepal and they missed several catches which were very easy catches. If they could have caught all the catches and fielded well then Pakistan's runs would not have been so high. Nepal's batting in the second innings looked like they might be in a hurry to give away wickets, two wickets in the last two balls of the first over, Nasim Shah again picked up multiple wickets in the next over, that is, if three to four wickets fall in the first two overs, then how can the game be played? Which team will come back, that's what happened in Nepal. Pakistan had a chance to win but we expected a bit better performance from Nepal.

At one point, Pakistan was struggling at 124/4. Then Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed were involved in a 214 run partnership for the 5th wicket. But before that, Nepal fielders had dropped a very easy catch from Babar. If that catch was taken, there was a very real possibility that Pakistan could have got bowled out for a total of less than 200. Associate nations such as Nepal doesn't have the luxury of being complacent at field. If they don't make use of the opportunities that they get, then the next one may come after many decades.

[Hirose UK]

At last Pakistan got an easy victory against Nepal. As expected it happened like that only. Nepal did well in the initial overs while bowling, but couldn’t stop the mighty Babar. We have to also praise the brilliant batting done by Babar. We expected at least Nepal will give a bit of tough competition, but Nepal’s batting lineup was too weak against Pakistan’s dangerous bowling attack. Now all eyes on the 2nd Sept India vs Pakistan match. Let’s see which team wins this one.

This is the first time Nepal has been able to participate in the Asian Cup and must face Pakistan in the inaugural match what a bad schedule for Nepal because Pakistan is one of the strongest Asian Cup teams who always dominate matches.
When the Pakistan VS Nepal match schedule came out we could all predict from the start who would finish the match with a win and it was true that Pakistan had no difficulty facing Nepal even though Nepal had played well.

In the history of the Asian Cup India has a record of consecutive wins or is the defending champion but last season it was Sri Lanka who managed to win the Asian Cup by beating Pakistan and for this season it looks like the three teams will compete to winner.

[hafiztalha]

Do you think Nepalese batters would be able to chase the target? If you think they cannot then how many runs would they be able to chase?

When Pakistan gave a huge target yesterday I knew at the time that Nepal was unable to chase down this huge target and a 99.99% chance Nepal failed to chase this target. The performance of Pakistan's overall team was brilliant as well as the batting and bowling. The starting batting of Nepal was good but it disappointed me because the team was out at 104 runs and almost 25 overs were left for batting. If we look at the score summary the performance of Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed was incredible both made century. Other hand bowling dashboard Shadab Khan's bowling was quite surprising because he took 4 wickets against the Nepal Team. Victory always goes to one team and Congratulations Pakistan for winning the First ODI match I am very exciting for 2nd Match between Pak vs Ind

[Patrol69]

Bangladesh on the toss and elected to bat first

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat against Sri Lanka. As the wicket was a little dry, it was a good decision to win the toss and decide to bat. After the toss, when Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka was asked what he would have done if he had won the toss, the Sri Lankan captain said that if he had won the toss, he would have decided to bat first. Bangladesh has decided to bat first in order to be ahead in terms of runs because there is some possibility of rain today in Sri Lanka where the match between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will be held. Three first bowlers and three spin bowlers Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have lined up the XI against Bangladesh with 6 batsmen three all-rounders and three bowlers.

[Bitcoin_people]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka Today's match Bangladesh has come to bat in the first innings in Sri Lanka's ground. Bangladesh have already lost a wicket and they are under a lot of pressure, the fall of wickets at the start of the game does not bode well for the team at all. However, Bangladesh will definitely bat well against Sri Lanka to win today's match. Although Sri Lanka has a chance to win today's match, if Bangladesh plays well, it will be difficult for Sri Lanka to win the match. And if Bangladesh improves today's game, then it is definitely possible to win the match against Sri Lanka, because now Bangladesh batsmen have got many wickets in hand, so they have to hold the game till the end. If Bangladesh can score 300 plus runs in today's match then it will be difficult to win the match against Sri Lanka. At this time, Bangladesh's batting performance should be improved, Bangladesh has now collected 11 rams, losing 1 wicket in 4 overs.

[Essential10]

If a team's opening partnership is not good then that team becomes a bit difficult to target the other team. Bangladesh lost their wicket early in the innings. So Bangladesh's decision to bat after winning the toss was wrong? Bangladesh's innings is now progressing slowly. Shakib and Shanto are currently batting at the crease. These two have to form a big partnership otherwise Bangladesh will be unable to make their innings bigger. Although Bangladesh has a more experienced player Mushfiq. And there is a young batsman Tawhid Hridoy. If Bangladesh continue to bat without losing any wicket, their run will be 260+. But if they keep losing wickets like this,Sri Lanka will bowl out Bangladesh before 200 runs.

[elevates]

After winning the toss the opting to bat first is not going good for Bangladesh. The have lost both of their openers and now everything depends on how Shakib bats in this match. Yesterday Pakistan were in the same situation but Babar Azam changed the game. Expecting the same performance by Bangladeshi captain. It is not that easy to play against Srilanka in their home. We can already see how well the spinners are bowling on that pitch. I think Bangladeshi bowlers would benefit from pitch when they bowl in the second innings.

What do you guys think would an ideal target for Srilanka? Who will win today's match? Do share your thoughts.

[Sithara007]

Disastrous for Bangladesh. Shakib al Hasan just got out to the bowling of Matheesha Pathirana. They are about to review it, but I believe that the catch was taken cleanly by the keeper. Now Bangladesh is at 36/3 and they are really struggling against the Lankan bowlers. Pathirana strikes in his very first over by removing the most dangerous batsmen in Bangladesh playing XI. The pitch seems to be giving a lot of support for both the pace and spin bowlers, and Bangladesh needs a pair of batsmen who could dig in and battle it out for a while.