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Group 2 (Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Netherlands)
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Prince EWS
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I can see Iftikhar doing a Hafeez/Malik and playing in this role until he's about 1000 years old.
ashley bach
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Biggest 6 of the tournament so far.....Iftikhar you gun!
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He's got that old man strength. Only 32 though, mind.
thierry henry
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5D Chess from Nawaz (3) to not review, knowing Shadab and Iftikhar were about to smash it
Prince EWS
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Yeah I reckon he might have another 8 years in him slapping dingers at #5-6 despite quite possibly actually being older than 32 (looks about 38 already).
He even bowls fiflthy part time offies like Malik and Hafeez. It's perfect.
ashley bach
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This is incredible stuff!
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Oh he's certainly closer to 40 than 30 and possibly past it already. But still one for the future.
ashley bach
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Partnership 53 off 24 has been remarkable.
Prince EWS
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Came in at 40-3 and it was 43-4 very shortly after too. Great knock.
Prince EWS
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Anrich Nortje (3)
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Watching this and looking through Pakistan's playing XI reminds me that semi-objectively, their side is absolutely stacked, even with Rizwan and Babar suddenly out of form. Woeful that they dropped their bundle vs Zimbabwe and basically counted themselves out of the tournament.
Does make some sense though - they'd been to the top of the mountain. They'd toiled and strived and reached the peak of cricketing achievement - and every time they looked at the Banglawash Trophy and all the washing powder they won, they wondered, "what was it all for?" A sense of emptiness and existential dread set in. Weeks passed and they could barely summon the energy to get out of bed for a lesser follow-up tournament.
And that's why Pakistan lost to Zimbabwe.
Does make some sense though - they'd been to the top of the mountain. They'd toiled and strived and reached the peak of cricketing achievement - and every time they looked at the Banglawash Trophy and all the washing powder they won, they wondered, "what was it all for?" A sense of emptiness and existential dread set in. Weeks passed and they could barely summon the energy to get out of bed for a lesser follow-up tournament.
And that's why Pakistan lost to Zimbabwe.
Prince EWS
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I reiterate...