T20 World Cup: Pakistan’s Disappointing Performance, Out of the Tournament’s Group Stage for the First Time in 10 Years
The match between the USA and Ireland in Florida was washed out due to rain. The cancellation of the match benefited the USA, allowing them to become the second team from Group A to make it to the Super Eight after India.
The disappointing performance of the Pakistan cricket team continues as they are out of the race for the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup even before their final group match. The team led by Babar Azam failed to advance beyond the group stage, while co-host USA, playing in the tournament for the first time, made history by qualifying for the Super Eight stage.
The match between the USA and Ireland in Florida was washed out due to rain. The cancellation of the match benefited the USA, allowing them to become the second team from Group A to make it to the Super Eight after India. This had the greatest impact on the 2009 champion team Pakistan, whose journey ended in the group stage. This is particularly disappointing for Pakistan, as they were the runners-up in 2022. Moreover, Pakistan holds the record for the most semifinal appearances in the men’s T20 World Cup.
USA Overtakes Pakistan
Pakistan’s fans were hoping that Ireland would somehow defeat the USA to keep Pakistan’s hopes alive, but despite all efforts, even the toss couldn’t take place, and all hopes were dashed. In Group A, India is at the top with six points from three wins in three matches, while the USA has five points and is in second place. Pakistan is in third place with two points from one win and two losses in three matches, and even if they win their final group match, they will only have four points.
Pakistan’s Journey Ends in the Group Stage for the First Time Since 2014
For the first time in 10 years, Pakistan is out of the T20 World Cup in the group stage. This is the first time since 2014 that Pakistan will not play in the next round. In 2014, Pakistan was in Group 2 and won only two out of four matches. At that time, Pakistan defeated Australia and Bangladesh but lost to India and the West Indies, closing the doors for further progress.
Pakistan Lost Two Matches
Pakistan did not have a good start in this T20 World Cup, facing defeats against the USA and India. The USA defeated Pakistan in a Super Over, while India won a thrilling match by six runs in New York. Pakistan emerged as champions in 2009 but has not won the tournament title since then. Pakistan’s performance was also disappointing in the ODI World Cup held in India last year, where they failed to reach the semifinals. Now, the team couldn’t advance beyond the group stage in the T20 World Cup either.
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