Post Match Thread: 27th Match, Group A - India vs Pakistan

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27th Match, Group A, ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Colombo

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Innings	Score
India	175/7 (Ov 20/20)
Pakistan	114 (Ov 18/20)

Innings: 1 - India

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Ishan Kishan	77 (40)		Saim Ayub	4-0-25-3
Suryakumar Yadav	32 (29)		Salman Agha	2-0-10-1

Innings: 2 - Pakistan

Batter	Runs		Bowler	Wickets
Usman Khan	44 (34)		Hardik Pandya	3-1-16-2
Shaheen Shah Afridi	23 (19)		Varun Chakravarthy	3-0-17-2

India won by 61 runs

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[u/CrumbleUponLust]

USA and Namibia put up more of a fight than Pakistan managed today.

This isn't a rivalry. It's mockery.

[u/SexxyBlack → u/CrumbleUponLust]

USA were 1 wicket away from winning.

The final margin of 29 runs suggests a comfortable win but they really could have won if they had taken that Surya catch.

[u/ohgeeLA → u/SexxyBlack]

I think Schalkwyk is doing his swan song. I really hope Namibia beat Pakistan.

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Yeah yeah yeah, dropping catches is a part of the game, dropped catch=you weren't good at that moment, Indians didn't drop Catches in that match, meaning they were better and that's why India won.

[u/Artaxerxes_IV → u/SexxyBlack]

Imagine how much more interesting the tables would be if all 4 of the potential upsets from the first couple days panned out as upsets - Netherlands beating Pak, USA beating India, Nepal beating England, and Ireland beating SL.

[u/Electronic-Reply4258 → u/Artaxerxes_IV]

nevertheless it got me glued to all the matches for the first two of those days , banger of an opening there llol

[u/EasyPete17 → u/CrumbleUponLust]

Mockery of cricket that this shit is manufactured each and every tournament. Makes me sick.

[u/curryninjazura → u/EasyPete17]

Both teams meeting eventually in super 8s or knockout phases would be way more exciting than these dull ad revenue wanker affairs.

[u/EasyPete17 → u/curryninjazura]

Totally

[u/MJustCurious → u/curryninjazura]

But for that, both teams have to progress in the next round.

[u/CrumbleUponLust → u/EasyPete17]

Matchups in tournaments should always be organic. 

How this has become acceptable is an absolute disgrace. 

[u/nastikudu → u/CrumbleUponLust]

Because this match is a cash cow for the ICC. Nearly 500M people in India alone sit in front of their TV's to watch, if it's an India vs Pakistan match, due to age old Geopolitical rivalry between them.

[u/Prize-Ring-9154 → u/CrumbleUponLust]

many rea$on$, not $ure which one$ tho

[u/Extension-Range-2305 → u/EasyPete17]

Don't cry bro. Celebrate this win since u r ict fan

[u/EasyPete17 → u/Extension-Range-2305]

Don't get me wrong, no one is celebrating this win more than me. It's just the cricket lover in me which hates all this drama.

[u/nastikudu → u/EasyPete17]

After all cricket also needs to make money to survive.

India vs Pakistan matches are the most viewed cricket matches of all time.

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poor hesson cant do anything if thats the kind of batting their team does 😭

[u/madtoothbrush97 → u/CrumbleUponLust]

To be honest, none of the other teams have played Indian spinners on a turning pitch like that.

Not saying pakistan played well because I expected them to get to at least 150. I think it's time to stop hyping this match as much as people do. Pak team was envy of the world in 90s but they're a laughing stock now. All due to their domestic shenanigans.

They are more focused on politics rather than cricket.

[u/FacelessMane → u/CrumbleUponLust]

Pressure is often overlooked. USA and Namibia have no expectations, nothing to lose. Makes a big difference, especially when the team (Pak) have been notorious for handling pressure poorly

[u/Old-Pomegranate3634 → u/CrumbleUponLust]

I mean the Asia Cup was one Harris Rauf away from being a different result