It's going to be India versus New Zealand in the first semifinal of the ICC World Cup on Tuesday, with hosts England taking on five-time defending champions Australia in the other on Thu
Pakistan failed to make the cut for semi-finals yet they performed well in their last league match to rout Bangladesh as Shaheen Afridi picked 6 wickets
If Bangladesh win toss and decide to bat first, then Pakistan are out even before the game begins
Pakistan are not technically out of the competition yet but would need a freakishly big win against already eliminated Bangladesh to overtake New Zealand cricket team on run rate.
West Indies put 311-run target aided by fifties by Lewis, Hope and Pooran. Afghanistan's reply was equally aggressive as Rahmat and Ikram put 132-run stand for the second wicket
England cricket team entered the World Cup semifinals for the first time since the 1992 edition, beating an erring New Zealand cricket team by 119 runs
Pakistan cricket team survived a mighty scare to continue its surge towards the World Cup semifinals with Imad Wasim (49 not out) showing nerves of steel to guide them to a tense three-wicket win
Pakistan have 7 points in as many matches in the ICC World Cup 2019 Points Table and they need to win their remaining two matches to press their case for the semi-finals
Babar Azam produced a sublime unbeaten century under pressure as Pakistan continued its revival by halting New Zealand's unbeaten run with a six-wicket victory
Malik, 37, had said early this year that the World Cup would be his last ODI assignment with Pakistan as he would retire and focus on the World T20 next year in Australia
Imam also felt "hugely disappointed" after getting out tamely just when he thought he was in a position to inspire his side to a famous win over defending champions Australia
Bitter foes India and Pakistan lock horns in the tournament's one of the most anticipated matches at the Old Trafford on Sunday
Pakistan fans are expected to make up a large chunk of the crowd in the west country and there are fears they might follow the example of the India supporters who jeered Smith at the Oval on Sunday
Ali rebutted reports that Prime Minister Imran Khan instructed the players to avoid celebrations in the match against India at Manchester
Pakistan had opened their tournament campaign on a disastrous note after suffering a humiliating seven-wicket defeat to West Indies in Nottingham as they were folded out for a paltry 105 runs
A source said it had been decided in principle to make the changes regardless of how the national team fared in the World Cup which begins on May 30
Waqar, also a former coach also, said just like 1992, this year Pakistan will go into the showpiece event as "underdogs" but have the capability to spring up surprises
Mohammad Hafeez stressed on the wicket-taking ability of a team as being a crucial factor for victory in the upcoming World Cup given the batting-friendly English pitches
PCB had earlier allowed Asif Ali and Haris Sohail to live with their families owing to special circumstances that the two players were undergoing
Pakistan is two spots behind Bangladesh and two ahead of the West Indies