'You have to see the bigger picture': Pak captain after India defeat

NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s dense 61-run nonaccomplishment to India has enactment their T20 World Cup run successful danger, and they could beryllium knocked retired depending connected the upcoming results successful Group A. India person already qualified for the Super Eights with 3 wins from 3 matches, portion Pakistan beryllium 3rd with 2 wins and 1 loss.

The USA’s triumph implicit Namibia has further tightened the race, making the last radical matches important for Pakistan’s endurance successful the tournament. At this moment, USA and Pakistan person the aforesaid fig of points (4). However, acknowledgment to having a amended nett tally rate, USA find themselves astatine the 2nd presumption connected the points table. Pakistan caput manager Mike Hesson admitted the decision was hard connected the players, saying, "There's a beauteous disappointed dressing country successful determination astatine the moment, due to the fact that they cognize however overmuch it means to Pakistan." He added that contempt caller winning form, India were simply amended connected the day. "We cognize that it's a immense event, Pakistan against India. We evidently won 5 games connected the bounce earlier contiguous truthful we were confident, but contiguous we got outplayed," helium added.India posted 175-7 acknowledgment to Ishan Kishan’s 77, with enactment from Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube. Pakistan collapsed aboriginal to 13-3 and were bowled retired for 114, with Usman Khan top-scoring with 44.

Hesson defended the determination to vessel first, saying, "I deliberation the shot was spinning rather a batch initially and we started disconnected good but I deliberation the mode Kishan played, helium took the crippled distant from us."Now Pakistan indispensable bushed Namibia connected Wednesday successful their last radical lucifer to enactment alive. If they lose, they volition beryllium eliminated. If the lucifer is washed retired by rain, some teams volition stock points, and Pakistan volition suffice for the Super 8s.Their destiny could besides beryllium connected different results, including USA and Netherlands matches, which could impact qualification standings.Hesson urged the squad to retrieve quickly, saying, "We person to prime ourselves up and marque definite that we're precise bully successful 2 oregon 3 days." He added assurance remains, stating, "We person played immoderate bully cricket successful the lead-up to this World Cup, truthful we're assured to bash good successful the tournament."