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Wahab Riaz Backs Pakistan Despite Record Asia Cup Loss
Pakistan played India in a Women’s Asia Cup cricket match.
Pakistan batted first but scored only 55 runs.
This was their lowest score in any recorded T20I match.
India chased the target and won by seven wickets.
India finished first in the group and reached the semi-finals.
Wahab Riaz said Pakistan’s players are very skilled.
He said they need to trust themselves more.
Pakistan’s next match is against Hong Kong.
Riaz still believes Pakistan can win the tournament because the conditions suit the team.
Pakistan were dismissed for 55, their lowest recorded T20I total.
India defeated Pakistan by seven wickets inside nine overs in Dubai.
The result gave India a third consecutive win and secured a semi-final place.
Pakistan’s loss came in their second Group A match of the tournament.
Team mentor Wahab Riaz said Pakistan remain the tournament’s best side and favourites to win.
- Who
- Pakistan and India played, with Wahab Riaz speaking for Pakistan as team mentor.
- What
- India beat Pakistan by seven wickets after Pakistan were dismissed for 55.
- Where
- Dubai.
- When
- The match was played on Saturday; the articles do not specify the date.
- Why
- India won by successfully chasing Pakistan’s total; Riaz said Pakistan would review its mistakes before facing Hong Kong and still backed the team to win.
Pakistan’s Tournament Prospects
Evidence From the Match
Pakistan’s ability to win
Pakistan’s Tournament Prospects
Wahab Riaz said Pakistan are the best side in the Asia Cup and that the conditions suit them.
Evidence From the Match
Pakistan were bowled out for 55 and suffered a seven-wicket defeat against India.
Assessment of the players
Pakistan’s Tournament Prospects
Riaz said Pakistan’s players are very skilful and need to trust themselves.
Evidence From the Match
The team’s batting performance produced its lowest total in recorded T20Is.
Response to the defeat
Pakistan’s Tournament Prospects
Riaz said Pakistan would discuss what went wrong and avoid repeating the same mistakes against Hong Kong.
Evidence From the Match
India won its third successive match and secured a semi-final place.
Key facts
- Pakistan score
- 55 all out in 18.1 overs
- Pakistan record
- Their lowest score in all recorded T20Is
- India result
- Won by seven wickets inside nine overs
- India’s position
- Finished atop Group A and qualified for the semi-finals
- Pakistan’s next match
- Against Hong Kong
- Wahab Riaz’s view
- Pakistan remain the best side and favourites to lift the trophy
- Match setting
- Women’s Asia Cup league-stage match in Dubai
Quotes
Wahab Riaz
Pakistan team mentor speaking to reporters after the defeat to India
“I still believe Pakistan is the best side in this Asia Cup to lift the trophy because the conditions really suit us”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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