- Shan Masood praises the team’s role to stay in the hunt for T20 World Cup 2022 semi-finals.
- Babar Azam’s team must defeat Bangladesh in their final Super 12 match on Sunday.
- Masood claimed that the team’s morale had been raised by the manner Pakistan rallied to defeat South Africa.
Pakistan batsman Shan Masood hailed his team’s perseverance in coming back from losing their first two T20 World Cup 2022 games to be in contention for a spot in the semifinals on Saturday.
To advance to the final four, Captain Babar Azam’s team must defeat Bangladesh in their final Super 12 match on Sunday in Adelaide and hope that other outcomes go their way.
Prior to regaining form and thrashing South Africa on Thursday in a thrilling, rain-affected encounter in Sydney, Pakistan endured bitter losses to archrivals India and Zimbabwe.
Masood told reporters, “The timing of the losses proved costly for us because we are still not in that top two positions.”
“However, we still have hope. We learn hard lessons from life, and this was one of them. The boys’ morale suffered, and they lost sleep as a result of the incident. And it was a major deal how we behaved after those failures because it revealed who we were as people.
“Learning from your mistakes is the finest outcome of failure. If we approach it objectively, we can see that the team has improved since their defeat against Zimbabwe.
If India loses to Zimbabwe in the last league game on Sunday, Pakistan, who is now third in the competitive Group 2 standings, would advance. Additionally, they are eligible if South Africa loses to the Netherlands or if the game is called a draw.
Masood claimed that the team’s morale had been raised by the manner Pakistan rallied to defeat South Africa by scoring 185-9 despite being in difficulty at 43-4 and going on to win by 33 runs using the DLS system.
“Mood is positive. Although South Africa initially controlled the match, we responded effectively and continued to bowl well even after the rain delay, according to Masood.
“Since that is within our power, we will concentrate on securing two points from the Bangladesh encounter. In this group, there will always be hope until the final ball is bowled.
If Bangladesh defeats Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval, they will have a limited chance of moving on after close victories against the Netherlands and Zimbabwe.
The Tigers, who are tied with Pakistan at four points but have a much lower run-rate, gave India a scare in their most recent game, which was decided by the DLS method.
However, technical advisor Sridharan Sriram said he is pleased with the performance his team has made in this competition.
According to Sriram, this is the best competition Bangladesh has ever experienced in a T20 World Cup.
“In the history of Bangladesh cricket, we’ve never won two games in a Super 12, so we did it, so I believe the players should be happy of themselves.”
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