Pakistan out of T20 World Cup, America created history by entering Super-8

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|15-06-2024

Pakistan out of T20 World Cup, America created history by entering Super-8

Pakistan is out of the T20 World Cup. The side effect of poor performance in the T20 World Cup is that Babar Azam's team has one match left but it is already out of the tournament. Due to rain in Florida, the match between Ireland and America could not be held and the American team got one more point. With this, it reached the Super-8. On the other hand, Pakistan's team is out of the Super-8 race.

The Pakistan team had a very bad start in the T20 World Cup. Under the captaincy of Babar Azam, this team lost both its opening matches. With this defeat, the Pakistani team, which will play the final in the 2022 edition, was in danger of being eliminated from the group stage. After this, the team opened its account of victory by defeating Canada, then India defeated America. This raised Pakistan's hopes for a while but now it is completely over. Pakistan's final match is to be played against Ireland on June 16. This match to be held in Florida will be just a formality for the team.

Why was Pakistan eliminated from the group stage itself?

Apart from its own victory, Pakistan's team was also dependent on America's defeat to go to the Super-8 round. If America had lost both its remaining matches, then this team under the captaincy of Babar Azam would have had a chance to advance by defeating Ireland. India defeated America, but the match against Ireland was canceled due to the ground being wet due to rain. America got a point from this and it got 5 points. Pakistan can only reach 4 points even after winning, so it is out of the tournament. These were the mathematical reasons but there are many other reasons behind the team getting into this bad situation.

Mutual differences sank the team

Mutual differences among the Pakistani players were the biggest reason for the team's poor performance. The team did not look united during the tournament. Imad Wasim and Mohammad Aamir looked disconnected. There was also news that Shaheen Afridi and Babar Azam have stopped talking. However, the bowlers showed strength but the batsmen were a complete flop. The pair of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan also could not work this time. Both together scored 183 runs but batted very slowly.

The flop show of the team's middle order and lower order continued. Usman Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Azam Khan and Shadab Khan failed miserably. The result was that Pakistan first lost to America and then to India and now it is out of the tournament. Apart from this, Babar Azam's captaincy once again proved to be a weak link for the team.

This player is on target

After the humiliating defeat against USA and India, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi had talked about a major surgery. Many players were already on the radar, now after the team is out of the tournament, there can be many major changes in the team. Even after the defeat against USA, some changes were made in the Pakistani team, in which Azam Khan was removed from the team. Now players like opener Saam Ayub, Shadab Khan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Usman Khan can face action from PCB. At the same time, according to the news of Geo News, despite the poor performance, Babar Azam's captaincy can remain till Champions Trophy 2025.

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