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Pakistan received more unfortunate news on Thursday as opening batsman Fakhar Zaman was ruled out of their crucial World Cup match against Australia in Bengaluru.
Pakistan faced a shocking seven-wicket defeat against arch-rivals India in their previous ODI World Cup 2023 match in Ahmedabad. Asked to bat first, the Babar Azam-led side was bundled out for 191. Later, Team India chased down the target in just 30.3 overs with skipper Rohit Sharma smashing 86 runs. Aiming redemption, Pakistan will now square off against Australia in their match on Friday in Bengaluru. Ahead of the match, former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram issued an advice for pacer Shaheen Afridi, who is yet to leave his mark in the tournament.
Pakistan players trooped into the Chinnaswamy Stadium on a clement Wednesday afternoon, looking every inch unhurried and talking boisterously to each other, except one. Shaheen Shah Afridi was all business and walked to the centre straightaway in the company of bowling coach Morne Morkel. Pakistan camp might have heaved a sigh of relief to see that as the strapping left-arm pacer did not show any signs of a draining fever that had gripped the team upon its arrival in the City, while engaging himself fully in the ensuing net session.
The Babar Azam-led Pakistan cricket team is at a crucial juncture at the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023. After starting the tournament with two straight wins, the star-studded side slumped to a big loss against the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday. While the Cricket World Cup still has a long way to go and Pakistan cricket team will have many opportunities to bounce back, a loss to India always hits hard.
Pakistan legend Waqar Younis on Monday advised misfiring strike bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi to learn from India seamer Jasprit Bumrah if he wants to make an impact at the Cricket World Cup 2023. Shaheen is struggling with his pace and fitness and has been unimpressive in all three games at the World Cup where his four wickets have come at a cost of 139 runs. "I don't know if there is a problem with his fitness," Waqar, who is India as a commentator, told AFP. "The missing link in his bowling is discipline and he is over trying to get wickets. "When you do the same thing again and again, like Shaheen is bowling to get his yorker going, then batsmen know that and they are ready for it."
Pakistan's bowling attack was put to swords by the Indian batters as the two teams squared off in the Cricket World Cup 2023 match on Saturday. Chasing a paltry target of 192 runs, India rode on Rohit Sharma's 86 to reach the target with about 20 overs to spare. While the entire Pakistan team is to be blamed for the loss, India greats Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar single out their marquee pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi who has looked like an ordinary bowler since reaching India for the World Cup.
The India vs Pakistan ODI Cricket World Cup match turned out to be quite a celebratory affair for the Indian cricket team fans. In the Cricket World Cup group stage match in Ahmedabad on Saturday, the Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team dominated all aspects of the game to register a seven-wicket win and go on top of the Cricket World Cup points table. Indian bowlers kept a tight leash on the Pakistan batters, who went from 155/2 to 191 all out, after Rohit Sharma had opted to bowl first.
AHMEDABAD, India : India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in the most anticipated match of the 50-overs World Cup, which is expected to draw 100,000-plus crowd at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Saturday.