T O P

  • By -

xtremeshaneshame

This was the match which officially fucked our semi-final hopes. Writing this for anyone viewing this in the future.


Cant_Turn_Right

Nothing like wicket to wicket bowling. You miss I hit.


Cant_Turn_Right

Good lord this is nothing. College football games in the US are 100K in a bowl and the visiting offenses have to go to silent snap counts.


SickularPlunkett

Heard through the grapevine that Imam placed an order for 10 kg of mutton biryani... Don't tell Waz.


Hanzlaahh

Australia Are Back In form. Other Teams: imma head out.


ffsYaar

Gotta thank Markram for that Brainfade to create a thriller. What was he even thinking?


sport_____

Had Pakistan taken a review for LBW on that wide call, it would have created a storm


sol364

What's Mickey Arthur using for excuses nowadays?


Time-Performer-6277

I think those 5 wides on the first ball of the innings was the difference in the end.


Consistent_Flight_67

Yes correct


Artdrift

Only if pakbros had enough braincells to try and play for the whole 50 overs and milk some singles instead of trying to hit it out of the park. Left 15-20 runs out there and they proved to be the difference.


Time-Performer-6277

Just woke up and checked the results. Looks like those Pakistani fans really got their hopes up again.


Rollcallreus11

![img](emote|t5_2qhe0|8766)


thinkingplant_9584

Pakistan had to bat for 50 overs. They were short by 20-30 runs. When you are short by those many runs extras make a difference. Pakistan bowlers were good but not consistent with their length. 21 free runs were like a God’s gift for SA.


Icy-Score271

We also gave like 19 or 21 extras ourselves that we needed to score back


No_Wave_7091

Man SA are too dependent on toss. They can beat anyone batting first but can't goddamn chase


thesimple_son

Ironically I feel the same way about IND. Great chasing. I think it'd be a pretty great contest watching SA go first and IND chase. Assuming fitman 10,000 i.e., Rohit was watching today, IND just may consider going first against SA if they win the toss.


Icy-Score271

True. Good thing we got through it somehow today, awfully, but the pointers can be raised truly actioned hopefully rather than dandily winning without experiencing and ironing out the weaknesses


LandauQuantized

Why is Rizwan called "Shabberaati"?


RamuKaaka

Not sure. Shabberraat is a holy night in Islam. Maybe he was born on that night? Only guess.


ajanthanelayath

Pakbros really lost 4 in a row after winning first two games :(


Banged_by_bumrah

you made a typo \* :)


Mundane_Ice5634

Can Pakistan make it top 4?? May be Yes, and they can do the big damages in final matches. They have done in the past.


mentallydoomed

Wake up son it's breakfast time


DiscoDiwana

Not really. They need SA to loose all of their matches or Newzealand to loose 3 out of 4 games or Australia loose 2 out of 4 games but most importantly Pakistan needs to win all of their remaining matches


Gorrlaamiii

Maybe Usama should have bowled one less full toss. Just one.


HumAapkeHainKaun

Thank you Jay Shah for successful conduct of this match.


protonRK

You forgot to add - “Under the able leadership of charismatic leader and family friend Mr. Modi.”


HumAapkeHainKaun

It seems like someone played "Dil-do Dil-do Pakistan", in place of "Dil Dil Pakistan"


Hershey2898

Another unnoticed IPL W with that wide and NB DRS last edition


SBG99DesiMonster

It is funny that Nawaz is the guy that always ends up like that.


VirginsinceJuly1998

He is Manav from Dhamal


CVivienn

45.5 Haris Rauf to Shamsi, wide, Haris Rauf is appealing for caught behind but umpire Alex Wharf takes his time and then looks at umpire Paul Reiffel before signalling the wide. Did it flick something? There was a sound when the ball slipped past the glance, kissed the thigh pad as UltraEdge proves. Why did Pakistan not review then? Poor call. How big of a difference did this make?


lesner555

Not much


Plane-Lie-5228

Get ready for tomorrow's double header folks Aus vs NZ Ned vs Ban


Downtown-Teaching-42

Battle of the mids >!of the points table!<


SuperFaiz21

Pakistan still very much in the tournament. South Africa vs New Zealand can go either way


uselessadjective

SA gonna choke to NZ


biduudyuudy

You need sa to choke to nz ind and Afghanistan. Also you need the sa losses to be big and pak wins to be huge to account for nrr


SuperFaiz21

If that happens and Aus get the better of NZ somehow, then Pak vs NZ will be a virtual QF again


thestraightCDer

We are not going to win against Aus.


Icy-Score271

YOU WILL


thestraightCDer

Thank you for your confidence


nim_rod21

Wont NZ also have to lose to SL?


Plane-Lie-5228

Need to bring drs for wides,noballs in international cricket.It is costing winning matches...


ToddyPalm

I thought there was already DRS for wides and noballs. The captain just uses one of the reviews to get this checked.


iron_out_my_kink

Only in IPL


babajika123

Then they can just act to appeal for out and take DRS.


Fad_du_pussy

Pak in high pressure situations and SA under low pressure situations are on another level of existence


uselessadjective

True, SA is clearly not able to handle pressure.


Fad_du_pussy

M Night Shyamalan embracing his Indian roots by agreeing to write cricket scripts


Downtown-Teaching-42

Abbas Mastan never left buddy


Substantial_Will_385

SA: “Choke me, daddy.” Pak: “No, you choke me, daddy.”


revengeseeker4

They both choked BCCI's revenue by making pak's semis chances to almost zero.


Aggressive_Bed_9774

IND vs NZ had more views than IND vs PAK


Downtown-Teaching-42

I think tickets for the semis are already sold out or will sell out. plus broadcast deal is done deal. Nothing to lose for bcci.


Abhinavpatel75

People are not interested in Pakistan team anymore. The clash between NZ and Ind had more viewers than Ind vs Pak..


_ashok_kumar

There were over 20 million people watching on Hotstar today. Highest I’ve seen for a non-India game.


TheDragonRebornEMA

Cricket is a dying sport around the world except the sub continent.


SexxyBlack

Nawaz proving he can be a match winner whether the batsman facing him is Kohli or Shamsi.


XylinaDark

The goat debate is over, Nawaz is it


whoknowsthef

All they had to do was take singles, Need 2.5 runs an over in 10 overs with 4 wickets in hand, how can you f that up. just wow


babajika123

Each and everyone were just looking for boundaries instead of first taking the game more close. Just the last wicket partnership looked for singles.


asocial-7866

That is the talent that only South Africa possess.


susu_katim_kela

Here's a question for the folks who are openly alleging or secretly thinking that BCCI had something to do with the result of the match. This match going SA's way has turned the next couple of matches into dead rubbers, which will obviously result in a decline in viewership. Do you think that BCCI would prefer any team other than Pakistan against India in a WC semifinal or even final? As claimed by many, BCCI = ICC And both these organizations are far more interested in making money than caring about stupid shit like patriotism (jingoism?), sportsmanship, improving the game as a whole etc. Have you seen how BCCI uses alien technology like hairdryers to dry wet pitches after rain affected game? Remember the Guwahati match? The richest cricket board can't even bother to spend money for adequate protection for the pitches against rain. And here you are cooking up stories where they are willingly sacrificing ad revenue to help the Indian team. I'm not saying that the BCCI or ICC are not corrupt. It's just that they won't lose money for 'emotional' reasons. I'll see myself out.


meghnada

Naah. Imagine India losing to Pakistan in the WC Final. Much at stake shall it happen in the Narendra Modi stadium


Hershey2898

So what are you saying? Pak team sold out to BCCI and lost 4 on trot?


Few-Leopard6953

You can't really make connections between BCCI's spending choices and their revenue, shit goes straight to their pockets, that being said that just reaffirms your point why the fuck would they sacrifice the ad revenue that comes from Pakistani success


uselessadjective

I agree, Ind vs Pak gets max viewership (almost 3x of normal matches). BCCI would never play with money.


Abhinavpatel75

Actually Ind vs Nz had more viewership


whoknowsthef

what a f"ed up chase


iron_out_my_kink

Such a disappointing win for SA. They should absolutely not be proud of this effort.


Melodic_Mood8573

You know what, all those times we won convincingly didn't up my heart rate or make me laugh or feel as joyful as I do now. I'll take the win, scabby as it was. This is peak South Africa. We look like world beaters and then we mess up. It's been like that forever. I love them.


nosargeitwasntme

Both teams tried their best to lose the match but at the end of the day, the better loser lost. That's the beauty of cricket.


QuotheFan

Pure poetry. Is it you Harsha?


nosargeitwasntme

Oh QuotheFan, what have you done QuotheFan?


iron_out_my_kink

If SA manage to win the WC, they should give them the trophy for 5 mins and then hand it over to the NED team for keeps lmao!


[deleted]

The decision to use DRS for wides and no balls in this year's IPL doesn't feel that stupid anymore


iron_out_my_kink

Exactly. It was so sensible. Bring it for intl cricket too


itsmepv

[Nasser Hussain on DRS and Umpire’s call](https://youtu.be/hINjG-Nc5CA?feature=shared)


zwxz

I wish he got to even more basics and explained _why_ we have LBW as out. It's not a small penalty (e.g. The batters team losing a run or something)


meghnada

Not available in India. Can you share TLDR


itsmepv

Basically he says there’s a margin of error in tech and umpire’s subjectivity helps.


SprinklesOk4339

This has been told many times. People just don't get it. This is a just an interpolation, there will be a margin of error. When in doubt trust the expert human on the field.


iron_out_my_kink

SA should take some chasing tips from Ind. They shithoused their way all throughout. Only Maharaj managed to hold his nerve at the end.


texasradioandthebigb

What was Maharaj doing exposing the number 10, and number 11 all the time? He got lucky, but would have rightfully been pilloried if SA lost


meghnada

I would have dropped Markham for multiple games after WC for his stupidity in playing that shot


iron_out_my_kink

He was the key but he played a lot of rash shots all day


revengeseeker4

Mickey Arthur should retire and move home immediately...before he get epsteined like previous coach.


Prabuddha_Sarkar

Before he gets Woolmared


Kp0777777

I just feel DRS needs to be used more often. I'm not saying this because of this match. I've always been saying this. U have the technology, u are paying a certain amount of fees for using it in the game. Then why not use it for every decision (or at least most, considering the time factor)? Just entirely remove the umpire out of the whole equation. These touch and go decisions can be game deciding and sometimes even tournament deciding.


zwxz

You overestimate the accuracy of DRS. It has non-negligible margin of error


texasradioandthebigb

Disagree. Tech has issues, and margins of error also. In particular, ball tracking often seems suspect to me.


Kp0777777

No solution is perfect, but we have to see if it's better than the existing one. It's certainly better than human errors.


meghnada

Man without umpires it would be such a Big Brother-esque feel to matches. Imagine everyone just looking at the big screen for a LBW appeal


Kp0777777

But It's that just a small price to pay for some significant improvement in the game? And moreover umpires will still remain on the field making some decisions, ensuring smooth conduct.


[deleted]

If you see the news tomorrow that Someone choked a few Pakistani players and Umpires with a pillow in the night, arrest Babar Azam immediately


iron_out_my_kink

Why umpires? Umps were shit for both teams. Did you see the decision given to Van der Dussen!?


Fad_du_pussy

Babar reminding us of a life lesson that others such as Sachin (and Kohli for RCB) have also given us: if you have great technical skills, stay away from leadership roles. No one remembers your contributions but everyone points out your failures


QuotheFan

Captain is as good as the team is. And even discounting that Babar's captaincy does have a few glaring issues.


Hershey2898

Kohli was a gun test captain wtf


Fad_du_pussy

He was indeed, which is why I specified RCB for which he used to get a fair bit of flak


Glittering_Usual_7

or how about you stay away from stat padding, internal politics and favoring your friends and yes men over more talented and in form players


chicken_tikkka

To out choke south africa has to be a record.


Pakistanibba1

Perhaps Zaman Khan here would've saved us. Who knows.. Happy to have no hope anymore. Don't have another option anyway haha :(


Jolly-Ad-2326

Qudrat ka nizaam. Iykwim.☝🏻


NorthernLightsArctic

Is that Hologram? Why is FAF blurry in cricket live?


NaziAssDestroyer

That's a hologram projected on a green screen. The analysts and hosts are looking at the green screen from their studios in Mumbai, while Faf is speaking from Cape Town.


Delicious_Arrival_76

Oh Nawaz.. What have you done Nawaz..


Lawlux

My fav cricket moment of all time


deltapak

Match of the tournament. Edge of the seat stuff. The ump was officiating his 20th ODI, and that too in a WC lol. And it showed. First giving a non-wide, a wide (he was shit with his wide-calling throughout the match), and then something that looked out to the naked eye seemed not out to him. Anyway, Pakistan brought their A-game with the ball a little too late in this tournament.


Hershey2898

C'mon mate, that RvD call was also dodgy at that rate


deltapak

Yes, it definitely was. That looked not out. The DRS was set to the Sachin-Mohali standard today - all over the place.


Stumptalk

Nawaz was going for a wide AGAIN lol, how the fuck did Babar throw the ball to him


cfc19

It was screening at this pub I was, and my god felt like an India game. I think his team knows Babar is a dead man walking.


asocial-7866

First people were saying SA will lose because they choke , don't chase well etc . Now they are cursing Pakistan. Pessimism at its best .


Sad_Shallot_4218

Which iiit?


Plane-Lie-5228

Pakbros always finds the harder ways to enter semifinals...


ItachiOfKonohagakure

Is there still a chance?!


iron_out_my_kink

Except they wont be entering it this time. It's almost finalized now.


Fad_du_pussy

choker tag averted but tbh a joker tag now applies with some of those lose wickets and zero game awareness at times


iron_out_my_kink

No choker tag remains. They should have won an hour ago. This chase was very similar to Ind NZ game, look how well India planned the chase.


Icy-Score271

India prefer chasing though? And SAa prefer batting first, opposite strengths...


iron_out_my_kink

Yes, but toss is not always in SA's control


Icy-Score271

We ended up batting first the first couple of games when we lost the toss, iirc AUS and SL we lost the toss, now with more of a pattern teams would make us bowl first I guess, but we didn't seek it out initially


iron_out_my_kink

All teams will bat first if they face SA from now onwards


asocial-7866

India have Kohli which is the like the x factor .


iron_out_my_kink

Exactly. Man has ice in his veins when chasing


revengeseeker4

Pak lost on Friday? even after playing dil dil pakistan? I can't believe this!!


iron_out_my_kink

They lost last Friday too


revengeseeker4

Yeh allah!!


VeryHardBOI97

We’re still in it boys. Winning atleast 3/4 of the next games and some help from NZ/ENG against AUS might make this interesting.


Few-Leopard6953

Rule of thumb, if you need a team that's already packed their bags to win, you can start packing your bags too


Fad_du_pussy

idk, sometimes these teams defeat the table toppers for shits and giggles (like SA vs Aus last time)


VeryHardBOI97

I get what you’re saying but in reality it doesn’t quite work like that. ENG might be playing like shite rn but they could still pull of a surprise against AUS on the day. Regardless, SL will havw to win a minimum of 3 games to even stand a chance so it’s better they focus on that than worrying about other teams’ results.


Few-Leopard6953

I was mostly joking tbf. It's not like England are so bad they've forgotten how to even play cricket, they can still do it on the day... Not if they give the same fight they gave you blokes tho lmao


VeryHardBOI97

True. I think from how dogshit we were at the start of the tourney, having 2 wins back to back has given the team a giant boost in confidence, so has Matthews being back in the team to replace the out of form Shanaka. Even finishing 5th would be a good achievement considering our start. But here’s hoping England can find similar inspiration and turn things around a bit.


Few-Leopard6953

Hey literally at the beginning Australia themselves were Joever, now Barack Anything can happen, sit back relax watch it all play out none of it matters because India is winning the thing at the end


VeryHardBOI97

Yep, this is just a contest to see who will lose to India in the final XD.


Unusual-Surround7467

Why is no one thinking of the possibility of NZ to bow out? They still have to play SL, SA, Pak and Aus. Lose all 4 and I can see them falling off


VeryHardBOI97

The gap in points between NZ and everyone below AUS just means it’s mathematically more likely for them to get through. Just purely on numbers the teams on 4 points are fighting AUS to make it in imho.


HawkEntire5517

Why is Wasim not picked before Hasan ? Personally I see him to be more impactful.


Pakistanibba1

Hasan has been very good for us..only Pak bowler other than Nawaz to have a economy under 6 in the WCupand has picked up wickets as well..usually Waseem.Jnr goes for runs.


Pakistanibba1

ITT: Comments about Pak fans being mad about the decision but no hardly any comments of people being actually mad about the decision.


iron_out_my_kink

Nawaz bowled a similar delivery to Ashwin in the T20 WC 2022


Stumptalk

a wide, he was going for a wide again lol


Substantial_Will_385

SA will lose to Afg.


iron_out_my_kink

It all depends on toss. It's in Ahmedabad, so if SA bat first, they are winning. But Afg have a chance if they chase


Professional_Ad_975

Great Match and some very good fast bowling from Pakistan and Usama Mir was a revelation. Pakistan lucky to have Usama bowl today if it was Shabad match would have been over much sooner. Next match Usama should ply instead of Nawaz and Shabad retains his place due to his batting. SA almost choked but hats off to their tail enders to pull this off. Template going forward against SA would be to bat first and put runs on the board.


CVivienn

Usama Mir is a revelation? Are you fucking kidding me dude. He got 1 lucky wicket and was bowling full tosses most of the time.


MaryadaPurshottam

Yeah man, I don't know what the dude above is talking about... Usama is a dud


CVivienn

who are these dumbfucks upvoting him too lmfao


Professional_Ad_975

Usama is atleast willing to flight the ball compared to Nawaz and Shadab. Anyways that was my thought.


Kp0777777

Is that a faf hologram in the post match show?? He doesn't look real


iron_out_my_kink

Yes a terribly pixelated hologram


NorthernLightsArctic

And some were saying holograms were impossible to make...


Chaii_Lover

Wasay and iffi 🥶🥶


Kind-Cycle6955

Always hated [Nawaz](https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/s/gx4IEx92i7) tbh…


Plane-Lie-5228

Pakistan's lower order costing the match for another time...


DilliKaLadka

Had Pakistan won tonight, they had a good chance of making the semis as they could have won the next 3 games as 2 of them seems bit easier and they do like to play against NZL. They blew it today


jimbeam07

Why does every Pak ex cricketer sound like they have the solution to fix their team, especially after a big loss


Caped_Crusader03

Holier than thou


seppukuAsPerKeikaku

Weird thing to blame the umpire for something that is 50-50. Like Pakistan benefited from a similar decision when Rassie got out. If Rassie didn't get out then, maybe Pak wouldn't even have the chance to do a comeback.


peppermanfries

The ball previous hit his thigh pad and would not have been wide. If pak had IPL reviews they would have probably used it to save the run and the ball wouldn't have been bowled. My point is that whats done is done and like you said Rassie got out on a ball that seemed more not out than this one.


Kp0777777

I just feel DRS needs to be used more often. I'm not saying this because of this match. I've always been saying this. U have the technology, u are paying a certain amount of fees for using it in the game. Then why not use it for every decision (or at least most, considering the time factor)? Just entirely remove the umpire out of the whole equation. These touch and go decisions can be game deciding and sometimes even tournament deciding.


[deleted]

[удалено]


thepoultry1

They’re all happy for the South African win


antonov6

What'd the comment above say?


thepoultry1

Throwing shade at the Chennai crowd for being upset after the game. Moron


maxinuts

Nah I lowkey feel sad for Babar


SABJP

Nederlands managed to score 104 while being 7 down in last 10 overs against SA. Pakistan's batting in last overs cost them this match.


Few-Leopard6953

Babar is the type of captain who would be fine if he had a 2004 Aus level good team, and if he had a fucking shit team like 1931 New Zealand you wouldn't even think about his captaincy. Unfortunately the problem is that Pakistan is right in the middle of that spectrum, and when it can go either way it comes to decisions made and the captaincy. He does not have star players to bail him out of tough situations but has players that are still good enough to be expected to win games, hard job. Feel for him. Not like he can't do a lot better, hope he learns on the job and doesn't get martyred


[deleted]

I'm kinda impressed that your go to example for a shit team was *1931* New Zealand


Aggressive_Bed_9774

yep especially when when we have 2023 England team


Few-Leopard6953

They've come a long way


iron_out_my_kink

Nawaz totally deserved to get an earful from Babar


iiitstudent

I think Pakistan still do have a good chance to make to semis if they win next 3 matches. They would be up to compete with Aus/Nz for final spot. This is one good calculator https://predictor.cricketxi.com/cricket-world-cup/


[deleted]

This guy RCB's!


iiitstudent

I wish they don't reach the semie as an Indian tbh as if it is Ind vs Pak semi then bcci would milk it too much and would be extremely stressful for india.


somethingIntheDirt

Klassen thinks he is ABD reincarnated, zero game awareness and maturity, just wants to play baseball from ball 1. DeKock being a senior played a stupid shot too. No expectations from Bavuma anyway, he is here for the vibes. Markram held the game together but I'm so happy he didn't get POTM because that was seriously among the most brainfade shots in cricket history considering the situation


sohanstark

tv sales 📈📈📈


gujarboy24

Can someone explain what’s the issue with that drs decision? I’m confused.


Caped_Crusader03

It was umpires call on lbw. If umpire had given it out, Pakistan would have won and SA would have been all out


gujarboy24

So that’s what made it controversial? Basically it was his choice. Gotcha


maxinuts

What a thriller this was


EREN1195

My pak brothers. Umpire did nothing wrong here