- By Himanshu Badola
- Sat, 11 Nov 2023 02:29 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Pakistan vs England, World Cup 2023: Pakistan had a tough but practically possible chance to make it to the semi-final of the ODI World Cup 2023 but things went out of hand after England opted to bat first against them in match 44 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday, November 11.
Pakistan needed to bat first to stand a chance to qualify but all hopes went down with their skipper Babar Azam smiling at the toss.
It was a do-or-die situation for the Babar-led side as they had to win the match by approximately 287 runs when batting first or win with 284 balls to spare when chasing to improve their net run rate.
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While England are already eliminated from the tournament and are playing for their pride, Pakistan stand at the fifth place with four wins and eight points under their belt and a win against England would have taken their points tally to 10, matching with New Zealand.
Are Pakistan eliminated?
Pakistan are still in contention to qualify but their chances seem almost impossible. The 1992 champions can still qualify in the chase but that does not seem practical.
If England bat first:
England's total - 20, Pakistan to chase within 1.3 overs
England's total - 50, Pakistan to chase within 2 overs
England's total - 100, Pakistan to chase within 2.5 overs
England's total - 150, Pakistan to chase within 3.4 overs
England's total - 200, Pakistan to chase within 4.3 overs
England's total - 300, Pakistan to chase within 6.1 overs
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"We wanted to bat first, but toss is not in our hands. We have good bowlers and we would look to bowl them out cheaply. We have one change - Hasan Ali is not playing and Shadab Khan comes in his place. We are looking forward to Fakhar's batting. We will try our best," Babar Azam said at the toss.
Here are a few social media reactions and memes as Pakistan stand on the cusp of getting eliminated.
Ham to doobay hain sanam tum ko b le doobein ge🥺💔#PAKvsENG #PakistanCricketTeam #CWC23 pic.twitter.com/MELUiGyCI7
— Rabi Qazi🦋♥️ (@RabiQazi4) November 11, 2023
Jos Buttler destroyed hopes of Pakistani fans in one line. #PAKvsENG #BabarAzam𓃵 #CWC23 #PakistanCricketTeam pic.twitter.com/rPgcyEDQGO
— Hamza Tariq (@_HamzaPro) November 11, 2023
💔💔💔💔💔Aj Pta Chal gaya k LRAI APNY HI KAHNDO PY LARNI PARTI HAI #PAKvsENG #PakistanCricketTeam #Samifinal #CWC23
— Choudhary Arslan (@ArslanKhtana) November 11, 2023
Pakistani fans watching this match be like: #PAKvsENG #BabarAzam𓃵 #abuksports #AzamKhan #ImranRiazKhan #Niazi_Foreign_Funded #PAKvsENG #BabarAzam𓃵 #KatrinaKaif #ShaheenAfridi #PakistanCricketTeam #TereBin #snowfall #BigBoss17 #Peshawar #WrongNumberMirza #YumnaZaidi #PSL9 pic.twitter.com/yaXhvkBtKl
— Basit Khan (@ABUKALEX) November 11, 2023
England won the toss.
— Xavier Uncle (@xavierunclelite) November 11, 2023
Pakistan qualification chances: pic.twitter.com/j9RM4FgzoG
In the 21st century there have been 6 ODI world cups.
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 11, 2023
In 6 attempts, only once in 2007 did we not qualify for the semi-finals and have qualified in 5 of the last 6 World cups. On the other hand only once have Pakistan qualified for the semis in 6 attempts in 2011.
And they come… pic.twitter.com/W7U67pBrFU
Jos Buttler said we're batting first.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 11, 2023
And Pakistan are practically out of this tournament. pic.twitter.com/NBqKZ7LW8B
Pakistan scenario now:
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 11, 2023
If England score 50, chase in 2 overs.
If England score 100, chase in 2.5 overs.
If England score 200, chase in 4.3 overs.
If England score 300, chase in 6.1 overs. pic.twitter.com/Fhue0EZJC9
Game Over. pic.twitter.com/yZBhrfTqxg
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) November 11, 2023
Pakistan after wrapping up England on 100 (Willey bowled many wides) pic.twitter.com/KSdkSFSEKr
— Shikhar (@ShikharGupta__) November 11, 2023
Rameez Raza officially announcing Pakistan's chances of reaching the Semi Final pic.twitter.com/fVcuBh8GPw
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) November 11, 2023
Pakistan have 2.3 overs to chase any target England set them if they want to qualify for semifinals. #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/ebpKObTuHq
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) November 11, 2023
Babar Azam used his first DRS referral to review the Toss 😭
— Gabbar (@GabbbarSingh) November 11, 2023
Pakistan's chances for semis; pic.twitter.com/mq9APyiZkW
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 11, 2023