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Reflecting on Pakistan’s poor present in Cricket World Cup 2023, Wasim Akram and Shoaib Mailk expressed their disappointment. The previous worldwide cricketers felt that Afghanistan performed higher cricket than the Babar Azam-led aspect on the mega occasion. Pakistan didn’t enter the semi-finals of the match after ending on the fifth spot within the ten-team factors desk. They misplaced 5 of their 9 matches performed within the league stage and that additionally included one in opposition to Afghanistan — an eight wicket defeat that performed a vital position in Pakistan’s elimination.
“Afghanistan performed higher cricket than us,” Malik informed A Sports activities.
“In my view, if we’re simply sticking with this World Cup then sure Afghanistan have performed higher cricket than us,” he added.
Legendary Pakistan pacer Wasim Akram too did not hesitate in admitting that Afghanistan carried out higher than Pakistan within the match.
“Afghans seemed stronger. Possibly, our boys seemed fatigued as a result of they had been taking part in cricket repeatedly. Afghanistan cricketers seemed higher than Pakistan, there isn’t any doubt,” mentioned Akram.
England defeated Pakistan by 93 runs of their final match of Cricket World Cup 2023 in Kolkata on Saturday. The Babar Azam-led aspect was thus formally eradicated from the match after it didn’t chase down the goal of 338 runs in 6.4 overs — an not possible process.
Prime knocks from Ben Stokes and Joe Root propelled England to 337 for 9 in 50 overs after England skipper Jos Buttler received the toss and opted to bat first. Stokes hit 84 whereas Root scored 60.
For Pakistan, Haris Rauf took three wickets whereas Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Wasim took two wickets every.
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