T20 World Cup Game 11 USA v Pakistan, June 7 0100hrs @ Grand Prairie Stadium Texas

[kickazz]

Pakistan not even trying to come back for 2 off the last ball of their regular innings when the ball went to long on was certainly something. Not like they could have used an extra run or anything.

Yeah in some circles cricket still has this anachronistic reverence for averages, not outs, etc.

I theory, you should always go for that extra suicide run from the last ball in the first innings. You cop the run out, just like the Aussies did against Oman.

In the old days where wickets lost could be a tie breaker, I understand it. But not now.

 

[Nuggetz]

Pakis hahahahahahahaha

 

[Nuggetz]

Aamir bowling wides instead of no balls like no one would notice

 

[eltrain]

Looks like this actually made a couple of headlines in the American mainstream media, only for it to be drowned out by game 1 of the NBA finals in a matter of hours.

This tournament is such a missed opportunity to capture an American audience (beyond the cashed up South Asian diaspora) but we all know that doesn’t rate on the ICC’s list of priorities at the moment.

 

[NSWCROW]

The most " Pakistani cricket thing " ever

 

[The Sultan]

The most " Pakistani cricket thing " ever

Yes it is very odd how when Pakistan are favourites they lose

 

[Santana]

Pakistani cricket fans were just put on this earth to suffer. There is no other logical explanation

 

[corbies]

Looks like this actually made a couple of headlines in the American mainstream media, only for it to be drowned out by game 1 of the NBA finals in a matter of hours.

This tournament is such a missed opportunity to capture an American audience (beyond the cashed up South Asian diaspora) but we all know that doesn’t rate on the ICC’s list of priorities at the moment.

Probably an unpopular opinion but cricket taking off in the US would be shit. They'd ruin it more than it's already ruined.

 

[NYRB]

Probably an unpopular opinion but cricket taking off in the US would be shit. They'd ruin it more than it's already ruined.

I reckon alot of Aussie fans would like travelling to the US to watch cricket. Look how popular the NRL was there for their Round 1 fixtures in Vegas.

 

[big_e]

Probably an unpopular opinion but cricket taking off in the US would be shit. They'd ruin it more than it's already ruined.

It's a moot point anyway - the chance of cricket being big in the USA is basically zero.

 

[budge27]

Hell of a fix to get a draw and lose in a super over

That just made the payout so much bigger