Factors that made a 8th rank team reach finals of CT2017

[Pollack]

Give your thoughts. Pakistan has defeated SA, SL and England and reached CT2017 final. What worked for them? How have they improved (if you feel so)?

[Inswing1]

Captaincy matters alot.

 

Under So called aggressive and brainless AFRIDI we did nothing , Misbah was just way too defensive and Azhar Ali meeh this guy is just a coward 

[Tibarn]

Post like a Padosi: Match fixing. English players wanted to maintain their lucrative PSL contracts, so they threw the game vs Pak 

[NareshK]

Good bowling effort. Their batting hasnt been put under pressure yet since the game against India.

 

 

[Laaloo]

Aggressive opener

[Cricketics]

They have bowled well during crucial moments.

 

Hassan has been really good.

[DGBOSS]

Just 1 word - Better Bowling Performance.  Batting is still like minnows

 

Having said that if Thisara Perera had managed to hold on to that dolly from Sarfaraz things would have been different !!!!!

[SK_IH]

sarfaraz def brought some good luck with winning crucial tosses,nothing special as far as captaincy,hasan has been fantastic post india game

also their bowlers have somehow reverse swung in the middle overs resulting in wkts

[sandeep]

5 minutes ago, Inswing1 said:

Captaincy matters alot.

 

Under So called aggressive and brainless AFRIDI we did nothing , Misbah was just way too defensive and Azhar Ali meeh this guy is just a coward 

Honestly, I think pakistan fans are overrating Sarfraz's captaincy a LOT.   Azhar didn't have Hassan Ali bowling for him did he?  Or Shadab Khan?  

I think Sarfraz is quite a defensive captain in terms of tactics.   

[Temujin Khaghan]

indian loss humiliated them and they wanted to prove themselves

like cornered tigers...

and luck factor

1) saffer game incomplete

2) Lankans missed 5 catches and let them off

[SK_IH]

interestingly every tom dick n harry was giving his two cents on how  pak should improve domestic cricket,fitness etc post ind game and here they are in the final haha 

[Number]

7 minutes ago, SK_IH said:

interestingly every tom dick n harry was giving his two cents on how  pak should improve domestic cricket,fitness etc post ind game and here they are in the final haha 

WI won CT 2004 and reached finals of 2006. Did that reverse the decline of their cricket ? 

[CG]

1-Scheduling Helped.Pak always beat srilanka ,England ,Said struggle in big games

 

2- Taking wickets in middle overs.

 

3-India game provided them kick in the backside which they needed.

[kira]

Ramadan 

[Lannister]

Wicket-taking bowlers. They always take initiative unlike our bowlers who sit back and wait. 

Edited June 14, 2017 by Lannister

[SK_IH]

8 minutes ago, Number said:

WI won CT 2004 and reached finals of 2006. Did that reverse the decline of their cricket ? 

what

[chewy]

Rain vs South Africa

Epic SL fielders

and used Cardiff pitch, pathetic for such a big tournament a semi final is being played like this

 

England has to be the worst ICC host despite so many stadiums 

[Utalk]

Bowling in middle overs. An aggressive opener.

 

 

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[veer]

Hassan Ali/Junaid Khan/Fakhar Zaman..

[motomaverick]

Injury to Wahab Riaz