What Pakistan cricket crew misplaced and located?

The 12 months 2023 is coming to an finish, this 12 months has not been good for Pakistan cricket however nonetheless one could be happy with the efficiency of the crew to some extent.

A disappointing begin to the 12 months

Pakistan began the 12 months after drawing the 2-Take a look at sequence in opposition to New Zealand and shedding the 3-ODI sequence 2-1.

After which the gamers of the nationwide crew acquired busy in PSL 8 however earlier than the top of PSL, the captaincy dispute within the nationwide crew began and the same old rumors had been rampant.

Pakistan defeated by Afghanistan for the primary time in T20

Pakistan Cricket Board changed Babar Azam with Shadab Khan for the three-match T20I house sequence in opposition to Afghanistan, however he failed miserably in his first project.

Afghanistan created historical past by successful the T20I sequence in opposition to the Inexperienced Shirts for the primary time and put a stain on Pakistan cricket with a humiliating defeat.

Victory in opposition to Kiwis in ODI sequence after 12 years

The New Zealand crew got here to Pakistan with out their common captain Kane Williamson and well-known gamers and tied the five-match T20 sequence 2-2, whereas Pakistan received the five-match ODI sequence 4-1 after 12 years in opposition to the Kiwis. He managed to win the sequence in opposition to.

The milestone of successful 500 ODI matches

Within the first ODI performed in Rawalpindi, Pakistan received the consideration of turning into the crew to win 500 ODI matches by defeating New Zealand. Mile crossed, other than this, the groups of India and Australia even have the consideration of successful greater than 500 ODI matches.

Whitewash within the Take a look at sequence in opposition to Sri Lanka

After enjoying the house sequence in Afghanistan and New Zealand, the nationwide crew flew to Sri Lanka the place they received the two-Take a look at sequence in opposition to the Islanders to finish a clear sweep in opposition to the hosts and the factors for the Take a look at Championship 2025. Turned the highest crew of the desk.

With a clear sweep on this sequence, the Pakistan cricket crew additionally turned probably the most profitable crew on Sri Lankan soil and cemented their standing because the crew with probably the most Take a look at sequence wins in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan entered the document ebook by successful the fifth Take a look at sequence in Sri Lanka, whereas different large groups of the world are behind the nationwide crew on this regard, through which Australia and England have received 4 sequence, India three and South Africa two sequence.

Revenge from Afghanistan

After whitewashing Sri Lanka, the Pakistan crew performed a three-match ODI sequence in opposition to Afghanistan and avenged their defeat within the T20 sequence with a whitewash.

Asia Cup

The Pakistan cricket crew returned house from Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup and after defeating Nepal within the opening match, then flew to the nation of islanders the place Pakistan and India confronted one another, the primary match was rained out.

The efficiency of the Pakistani bowlers was very good and left the robust Indian batting line helpless, however the rain hampered the victory of the inexperienced shirts and the match remained inconclusive.

The Pakistan crew then headed to their house nation for the Tremendous 4 stage and reached Lahore to beat Bangladesh and on the following flight to Sri Lanka the place they performed a match in opposition to India which was interrupted by rain, the match was delayed for 2 days as a consequence of rain. Because of going, the tempo was damaged or the pointless journey drained the gamers. Within the first match, the helpless Indian batsmen gave a goal of greater than 300 runs and the Pakistan crew couldn’t even make half of it.

The nationwide crew was eradicated from the Asia Cup after shedding the following match in opposition to Sri Lanka.

The efficiency of Pakistani bowlers within the Asia Cup and earlier than that in ODIs in opposition to Afghanistan and Sri Lanka was very excellent, in many of the matches, no crew may even play full 50 overs in opposition to the Pakistani bowlers, as a consequence of which the cricket world criticized the Pakistani bowling assault. made the wind.

The troika of Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah and Haris Rauf was described as probably the most harmful bowling assault on the earth however this troika broke up after Naseem Shah acquired injured and was dominated out of your entire World Cup with the deciding matches of the Asia Cup. Could not fulfill it, on account of which the Pakistan crew needed to endure the worst defeat within the historical past of the World Cup.

The World Cup

Regardless of a poor efficiency within the Asia Cup, Pakistan began the World Cup as a top-four crew and most cricket specialists included the Inexperienced Shirts within the last 4, however their opinion modified because the occasion progressed.

Regardless of scoring round 350 runs in opposition to New Zealand and Australia within the warm-up matches earlier than the World Cup, Pakistan misplaced due to the Pakistani bowlers who couldn’t defend such a giant goal.

The Inexperienced Shirts made a triumphant begin to the match by defeating the Netherlands after which Sri Lanka within the mega occasion, however the humiliating loss to India that adopted introduced the crew down in such a method that they may not get better.

After India suffered their first ever mega occasion defeat to Afghanistan together with Australia and South Africa, after 4 straight defeats they beat New Zealand and Bangladesh however the recreation was out of their arms by the point the nationwide crew regained its composure. had gone out.

Within the final match, England, probably the most unsuccessful crew of the match, additionally defeated Pakistan, thus for the primary time within the historical past of the World Cup, Pakistan returned house empty-handed after struggling 5 defeats in a mega occasion.

Girls’s cricket crew made historical past

On the planet of cricket, Pakistan males’s crew is understood and thought of harmful, however as a consequence of its earlier efficiency, the ladies’s crew couldn’t get the place that the lads’s crew has, however the 12 months 2023 was memorable as a result of Pakistan girls received the sequence in opposition to two large groups. Made historical past.

The ladies’s crew first created historical past by sweeping the T20I sequence in opposition to South Africa, however within the ODI sequence, the nationwide crew misplaced 2-1 in opposition to the Proteas.

On the finish of the 12 months, the Pakistan Girls’s crew traveled to New Zealand to beat the Kiwis in their very own nation and received a sequence abroad for the primary time.

The Pakistan Girls’s crew received the three-match T20 sequence in opposition to New Zealand by two to at least one, whereas they needed to face defeat within the three-match ODI sequence.

Whereas the nationwide crew was defeated within the Asia Cup in 2023, didn’t dwell as much as expectations within the World Cup and confronted failure within the Asian Video games, the Shaheens took the primary place within the ICC Take a look at Championship and within the ODI rankings. Additionally occupied the highest place.