Pakistan lost the match to England by 2 wickets, though the massive amount of scoring was done by the English captain Harry Brook alone, as he scored a century in 51 balls to take his team through to the knockouts. This loss not only affected their chances but also their high morale, which they flexed with so many T20I series wins coming into this ICC tournament.
Pakistan happened to pick Saim Ayub as the opener for the T20 World Cup alongside the dynamic Sahibzada Farhan, who has been exceptionally consistent for them, except for one match against India. Though Farhan is the highest run-getter in the competition, Ayub's batting form of late has been a massive concern.
"He had a senior option in the form of Babar Azam, who is not ideally a player to play at no. 4. You had planned to play at no. 4, and now you have lost a bunch of matches, so you should make him swap to his natural role at the top," opined Afridi.
"Especially with Saim Ayub playing in the first few matches as an opener, Babar should have replaced him after he failed to produce an impact as an opener," Afridi added.
"They also had Fakhar as an option." - Shahid Afridi
"They also had another option in Fakhar Zaman. But for him, I can consider that he is such a player who can perform equally well in the middle order, coming in at no. 5 or 6."
Shahid Afridi then said, "I don't want to get all cranky early in the morning. It will ruin my 'Roja'."
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Pakistan have very slim chances of qualification after New Zealand's dominant victory against Sri Lanka
New Zealand's final game is against the English side. England have not been in the finest of touch, though they have scored runs consistently. New Zealand can yet have the upper hand over the English side, who have already been through to the semi-finals.
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