286/2 (49.0)
CR : 5.84
282/7 (50.0)
CR : 5.64
Afghanistan won by 8 wickets 🏆
Player of the Match
Ibrahim Zadran
87(113)
Babar Azam (Pakistan Captain): "Yes, we have a lost against Afghanistan. Yes, it hurt us a lot. The runs were on the board. I think we didn't bowl well enough.
Yes, we are not up to the mark. In the World Cup, we need to tick all three departments. If we fail in any one of the departments, you are gonna lose.
I think yes. We started well while bowling, but we couldn't take wickets. All credit to Afghanistan. They did well in all 3 departments, and hence they won. We need to do well in the coming matches. We didn't play good cricket, and hence we are losing.
We have to get ourselves back to doing well in all departments, and let us see how the next goes for us. We need to pick ourselves up.
To be honest, Ramiz bhai, in the second innings, we didn't hit the right lengths and gave away boundaries every over, especially the spinners, if you bowl 2-3 dots, you can put pressure on the batters, which we didn't."
Yes, we are not up to the mark. In the World Cup, we need to tick all three departments. If we fail in any one of the departments, you are gonna lose.
I think yes. We started well while bowling, but we couldn't take wickets. All credit to Afghanistan. They did well in all 3 departments, and hence they won. We need to do well in the coming matches. We didn't play good cricket, and hence we are losing.
We have to get ourselves back to doing well in all departments, and let us see how the next goes for us. We need to pick ourselves up.
To be honest, Ramiz bhai, in the second innings, we didn't hit the right lengths and gave away boundaries every over, especially the spinners, if you bowl 2-3 dots, you can put pressure on the batters, which we didn't."
Hashmatullah Shahidi (Afghanistan Captain): "Yes, this win tastes nice. The way we chased was very professional. We are now looking forward to the other games.
See, the quality cricket that we played for the last 2 years and then we played Asia Cup. We wanted to show quality and wanted to play positive cricket. We beat England and Pakistan and hopefully more to come.
The spinners were terrific and the way Noor bowled was amazing. The way Gurbaz and Ibrahim started was great for us and then the way Rahmat and myself finished off was the icing on the cake.
We are feeling positive and looking forward to the coming games. We are confident we can win more games from here."
See, the quality cricket that we played for the last 2 years and then we played Asia Cup. We wanted to show quality and wanted to play positive cricket. We beat England and Pakistan and hopefully more to come.
The spinners were terrific and the way Noor bowled was amazing. The way Gurbaz and Ibrahim started was great for us and then the way Rahmat and myself finished off was the icing on the cake.
We are feeling positive and looking forward to the coming games. We are confident we can win more games from here."
Highest Team Totals for Afghanistan in World Cups:
288 vs West Indies, Leeds, 2019
286 vs Pakistan, Chennai, Today
284 vs England, Delhi, 2023
272 vs India, Delhi, 2023
288 vs West Indies, Leeds, 2019
286 vs Pakistan, Chennai, Today
284 vs England, Delhi, 2023
272 vs India, Delhi, 2023
Highest Successful chase by Afghanistan in ODIs:
283 vs PAK, Chennai, Today
274 vs UAE, ICCA Dubai, 2014
269 vs SL, Hambantota, 2023
268 vs SCO, Edinburgh, 2019
283 vs PAK, Chennai, Today
274 vs UAE, ICCA Dubai, 2014
269 vs SL, Hambantota, 2023
268 vs SCO, Edinburgh, 2019
Highest Successful chase against Pakistan in World Cups:
283 by Afghanistan, Chennai, Today
274 by India, Centurion, 2003
267 by West Indies, Birmingham, 1975
243 by South Africa, Karachi, 1996
283 by Afghanistan, Chennai, Today
274 by India, Centurion, 2003
267 by West Indies, Birmingham, 1975
243 by South Africa, Karachi, 1996
Most overs bowled by Tweakers in a World Cup match:
60.0 - AFG vs PAK, Leeds, 2019
59.0 - IND vs IRE, Bengaluru, 2011
59.0 - AFG vs PAK, Chennai, Today
58.0 - IND vs BAN, Mirpur, 2011
60.0 - AFG vs PAK, Leeds, 2019
59.0 - IND vs IRE, Bengaluru, 2011
59.0 - AFG vs PAK, Chennai, Today
58.0 - IND vs BAN, Mirpur, 2011
Pakistan lost their first match in the World Cup defending a 275+ target.
That's it from our coverage of a terrific contest in the World Cup 2023 where Afghanistan stunned Pakistan in Chennai which means the Men in Green have a lot of work to do as they head to the drawing board. Do join us tomorrow for all the action from the World Cup and other cricketing actions from across the globe.
For now, this is Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my co-commentators AkshayaKrishna Polya and Sidharth Gulati alongside scorer/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer. Stay safe, happy, and cool. Goodnight and CHEERS!
For now, this is Ayan Chatterjee signing off on behalf of my co-commentators AkshayaKrishna Polya and Sidharth Gulati alongside scorer/analyst Zeeshan Naiyer. Stay safe, happy, and cool. Goodnight and CHEERS!