Monday, 16 March 2026

Pakistan vs Bangladesh 3rd ODI 2026

 Pakistan although lost this series 2-1 to Bangladesh have a lot to gain from this series as they found new talent like Maaz Sadaqat, Ghori, Abdul Samad and Saad Masood.

No problem in losing a series like this when you go down fighting and find precious new talent. Ghori, Abdul Samad and Saad Masood showed their talent and played substantial innings before inexperience got the better of them and got them out without winning the match for Pakistan.

Salman Ali Agha played one of the innings of his life but I feel we let Bangladesh score a formidable total of 290 and conceded too many runs in the end. Our bowling in this match let us down.

In the end what I would like to say is that after trying so many inexperienced players in this series the series result was expected.


Saturday, 14 March 2026

Pakistan vs Bangladesh Second ODI 2026

 


Pakistan absolutely thrashed and crushed Bangladesh by 128 runs in the rain hit second ODI. The new comer Maaz Sadaqat like Saim Ayub is an all rounder and gave Pakistan a great start of 103 runs opening partnership before Maaz Sadaqat got out for 75 runs innings. That opening partnership with Sahibzada Farhan laid the foundation of Pakistan's competitive total of 274 all out.

Salman Ali Agha and Muhammad Rizwan also contributed to help build a partnership of hundred plus runs which lead Pakistan to a total of 274 runs. Pakistani bowlers then finished the job by bowling Bangladesh for a paltry 114 runs total with Maaz Sadaqat and Haris Rauf taking 3 wickets each.

It was a good all round show with the bat and ball for Pakistan and they have surely recovered from the disastrous performance in the first ODI.

In the end what I would like to say is that Pakistan should beat Bangladesh again to win the series 2-1 against them weather permitting.


Thursday, 12 March 2026

Pakistan vs Bangladesh first ODI 2026

 

Bangladesh absolutely thrashed and crushed Pakistan by 8 wickets in the first ODI. This defeat is embarrassing and shameful indeed for the Pakistani team. Pakistan clearly missing the services of Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman and Saim Ayub as a result their batting flopped and folded for just 114 runs.

One thing is for sure that the new Pakistani debutants cant handle pacemen and they dont have the right technique to handle pace bowling. In this way Nahid Rana is going to get them out cheaply in all the three matches and we are going to be bowled out for low totals all because of the new batsmen Pakistan have introduced in their team.

A lot will depend on the experienced batsmen in the Pakistan cricket team if they are too win to score heavily such as Sahibzada Farhan, Muhammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha and Hussain Talat.

In the end what I would like to say is that Pakistan would do well if they can win atleast one of the remaining two matches against Bangladesh and avoid being whitewashed 3-0 by Bangladesh. 

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

Pakistan tour of Bangladesh 2026

 


Pakistan begin their tour of Bangladesh of three ODIs tomorrow. This time Bangladesh will be the favourites as Bangladesh are playing at home and Pakistan is sending a squad missing several key players. These key players include Babar Azam, Saim Ayub and Fakhar Zaman.

Babar Azam as we know is a world class player and should be included in any squad whether it is Twenty20, ODI or Test. Saim Ayub is a promising young player who always gives Pakistan a flying start and is an all rounder. Fakhar Zaman is the cleanest striker of the ball in Pakistan cricket team.

So Pakistani selectors are complacent and have under estimated the strength of Bangladesh cricket team. They shouldnt have taken the Bangladesh cricket team lightly.

In the end what I would like to say that Bangladesh will win this series probably by a margin of 2-1.

Sunday, 1 March 2026

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka Super eights Twenty20 World Cup 2026

 

Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 5 runs in another thrilling match but failed to make the Semi Finals as they had to defend the 147 runs in order to reach the semi finals instead they allowed Sri Lanka to score 207 runs in their allotted 20 overs. Hence New Zealand is in the semi finals in place of Pakistan because of having a better Net run rate.
Have to say that luck deserted Pakistan in this tournament as their match against New Zealand was washed out and Pakistan in all probability would have won against New Zealand instead they have to contend with a super eight finish.
Throughout the tournament Sahibzada Farhan scored runs and lacked support from the other Pakistani batsmen.  If other Pakistani batsmen contributed too particularly in their super eight match against England Pakistan would have reached the semi finals of this tournament.
In the end what I would like to say is that Pakistan were unlucky not to reach the semi finals of Twenty20 World Cup 2026 because of rain playing spoil sport.



Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Pakistan vs England, Super Eights Twenty20 World cup 2026

 


Pakistan lost a thriller to England by 2 wickets in the super eights match of the Twenty20 world cup 2026. Pakistan are now almost out of the World cup and will need a miracle that New Zealand lose all two of their remaining two matches in order to reach the semi finals and they themselves will need to beat Sri Lanka in their last super eights match.

Harry Brook literally stole away the match and almost single handedly won this match against Pakistan. If Pakistan had taken Harry Brook's wicket earlier they would have won this match. Also in batting Pakistan scored a below par total of 164 runs with Babar Azam playing a slow innings and there was absolutely no support for the inform opener Sahibzada Farhan.

In the end what I would like to say is that Pakistan were unlucky in this match and they fought it out right till the end.

Thursday, 19 February 2026

Pakistan vs Namibia Twenty20 world cup 2026

 


Pakistan  absolutely thrashed Namibia by 102 runs to reach the super eights part of the competition. Sahibzada Farhan scored an absolutely superb century and Usman Tariq took four wickets and Shadab khan took 3 wickets in Namibia's innings.

It was a good all round performance by Pakistan and they have regained confidence after the mauling of them by India.

Pakistan group includes tough teams like England, Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the super eights part of the competition which is the group of death. I wonder whether Pakistan will be able to reach the semi finals from this tough group in the super eights.

In the end what I would like to say that Pakistan are yet to beat a top team in Twenty20 internationals in this tournament.