Sarfaraz explains how difficult semi qualification would be
Skip to main content
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
The Business Standard

Tuesday
June 28, 2022

Sign In
Subscribe
  • Home
  • Economy
  • Stocks
  • Analysis
  • World+Biz
  • Sports
  • Features
  • Epaper
  • More
    • Subscribe
    • COVID-19
    • Bangladesh
    • Splash
    • Videos
    • Games
    • Long Read
    • Infograph
    • Interviews
    • Offbeat
    • Thoughts
    • Podcast
    • Quiz
    • Tech
    • Archive
    • Trial By Trivia
    • Magazine
    • Supplement
  • বাংলা
TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022
Sarfaraz explains how difficult semi qualification would be

Sports

05 July, 2019, 10:40 am
Last modified: 05 July, 2019, 10:40 am

Related News

  • I don’t want to talk about BCB, that's history: Steve Rhodes
  • Rhodes back in Dhaka as Comilla Victorians adviser
  • NZ have 'moved on' from 2019 WC heartbreak: Williamson
  • 'Most dramatic game of cricket': Eoin Morgan on 2019 World Cup final
  • On this day: England won the World Cup 'by the barest of all margins'

Sarfaraz explains how difficult semi qualification would be

If Bangladesh bat first, Pakistan will be eliminated and New Zealand will be the fourth team to qualify for the semi-finals along with Australia, India and England.

05 July, 2019, 10:40 am
Last modified: 05 July, 2019, 10:40 am
Sarfaraz explains how difficult semi qualification would be

When Pakistan and Bangladesh face each other in their last game of the World Cup group stage in Lord’s on Friday, there will be little to no chance of Pakistan making the semi-finals, even if they win the match.

If Bangladesh bat first, Pakistan will be eliminated and New Zealand will be the fourth team to qualify for the semi-finals along with Australia, India and England.

If Pakistan bat first, they have to defeat bangladesh by a margin of 316-runs or more to qualify, which seems a near-impossible task.

Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed also expressed at how difficult qualification for the semis would be, but he also added that they would try their best. 

"Obviously we are here to win all the matches. We will do our best to win the last game as well. We will do our best but we need to be realistic. If you score 600, 500 or 400 score on a pitch then you think you can get the other team out for 50? It will be tough but we will still give it a try,” Sarfaraz said at the pre-match press conference. 

"The target is in front of us, there are no secrets that [we have] to score 500, 550 and then win by 316-run margin. But if you look at the tournament then, realistically it is a 280-300 tournament," Sarfaraz explained.

On the other hand Bangladesh head coach Steve Rhodes has been making media appearances instead of captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, as it will be his last World Cup match, and an emotional farewell can be expected. 

Rhodes has expressed that playing at Lord’s in a World Cup would be a special occasion for the team and they would be desperate to win this match. 

“Both teams are desperate to beat each other. We certainly are. I'm pretty sure they are. They've got a lot to play for as well. We're looking to obviously win. We want to win. We've practiced well today. We've come up with some good plans. When we lost against India, we were out of the tournament, but we all recognise that there's one more game to go and one special occasion at Lord's and a very good, tough team to beat as well. So if we can take the scalp of Pakistan in the World Cup, we'll be very, very proud of the boys," Rhodes explained. 

 

Cricket

Sarfaraz Ahmed / Steve Rhodes / ICC Cricket World Cup 2019

Comments

While most comments will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive, moderation decisions are subjective. Published comments are readers’ own views and The Business Standard does not endorse any of the readers’ comments.

Top Stories

  • World Bank to give Bangladesh $18b IDA loans in next five years
    World Bank to give Bangladesh $18b IDA loans in next five years
  • Law enforcement officers work at the scene where people were found dead inside a trailer truck in San Antonio, Texas, US, 27 June, 2022. Photo: Reuters
    46 dead, 16 hospitalised after trailer of migrants found in US
  • Aid boats navigate through the different waters of Jamalganj Upazila, giving aid to flood victims.  Photo: Masum Billah
    Bandits, hunger and snakes: Flood victims pass sleepless nights

MOST VIEWED

  • Tigers taste 100th Test defeat, lose second Test by 10 wickets
    Tigers taste 100th Test defeat, lose second Test by 10 wickets
  • No let up to England's new attacking approach against India: Stokes
    No let up to England's new attacking approach against India: Stokes
  • Play to begin in Gros Islet at 1 am BDST
    Play to begin in Gros Islet at 1 am BDST
  • Photo: Courtesy
    Khaled, a rare positive for Tigers
  • Eoin Morgan to retire from international cricket
    Eoin Morgan to retire from international cricket
  • Hurkacz pledges 100 euros for every ace at Wimbledon to Ukraine relief effort
    Hurkacz pledges 100 euros for every ace at Wimbledon to Ukraine relief effort

Related News

  • I don’t want to talk about BCB, that's history: Steve Rhodes
  • Rhodes back in Dhaka as Comilla Victorians adviser
  • NZ have 'moved on' from 2019 WC heartbreak: Williamson
  • 'Most dramatic game of cricket': Eoin Morgan on 2019 World Cup final
  • On this day: England won the World Cup 'by the barest of all margins'

Features

Aid boats navigate through the different waters of Jamalganj Upazila, giving aid to flood victims.  Photo: Masum Billah

Bandits, hunger and snakes: Flood victims pass sleepless nights

13m | Panorama
Redmi 10C- Best Budget smartphone with one (big) compromise

Redmi 10C- Best Budget smartphone with one (big) compromise

21h | Brands
Photo caption: Bondstein Technologies founders Mir Shahrukh Islam (left) and Zafir Shafiee Chowdhury. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

Bondstein Technologies: From Dhaka College science club to Forbes 30 under 30 list

20h | Panorama
Photo: Collected

Samsung Dryer: Taking clean clothes to a new level

23h | Brands

More Videos from TBS

The dormant south is ablaze with new possibilities

The dormant south is ablaze with new possibilities

13h | Videos
Russian missiles strike Kyiv

Russian missiles strike Kyiv

14h | Videos
Savings, excess liquidity in banks declining, loan demands increasing

Savings, excess liquidity in banks declining, loan demands increasing

16h | Videos
Photo: TBS

The snakes of Chattogram University

18h | Videos

Most Read

1
Padma Bridge from satellite. Photo: Screengrab
Bangladesh

Padma Bridge from satellite 

2
Desco wanted to make a bold statement with their new head office building, a physical entity that would be a corporate icon. Photo: Courtesy
Habitat

Desco head office: When commitment to community and environment inspires architecture

3
Japan cancels financing Matarbari coal project phase 2
Bangladesh

Japan cancels financing Matarbari coal project phase 2

4
Photo: Courtesy
Corporates

Gree AC being used in all parts of Padma Bridge project

5
Photo: TBS
Infrastructure

Gains from Padma Bridge to cross $10b, hope experts

6
Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Motorcycles banned on Padma Bridge 

EMAIL US
contact@tbsnews.net
FOLLOW US
WHATSAPP
+880 1847416158
The Business Standard
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Sitemap
  • Privacy Policy
  • Comment Policy
Copyright © 2022
The Business Standard All rights reserved
Technical Partner: RSI Lab
BENEATH THE SURFACE
Workers unload boats and stockpile sacks of paddy at the BOC Ghat paddy market on the bank of the River Meghna in Brahmanbaria’s Ashuganj, the largest paddy market in the eastern part of the country. This century-old market sells paddies worth Tk5-6 crore a day during the peak season. PHOTO: RAJIB DHAR

Contact Us

The Business Standard

Main Office -4/A, Eskaton Garden, Dhaka- 1000

Phone: +8801847 416158 - 59

Send Opinion articles to - oped.tbs@gmail.com

For advertisement- sales@tbsnews.net