2015 Cricket World Cup & after World Cup 2015
2015 Cricket World Cup & after World Cup 2015, 2015 Cricket World Cup Pakistan started poorly in the 2015 Cricket World Cup. Their
first match was against cricket rivals — India. India batted first and scored
300/7 with Virat Kohli scoring a century. After a poor start to the run chase,
Pakistan's skipper Misbah ul Haq made a useful contribution of 76 runs but
Pakistan lost the match by 76 runs. The second match against West Indies was a
disaster. West Indies posted 310/6 on the board. In response, Pakistan lost 4
wickets for 1 run on the board, a first in an ODI match. The team was bowled
out for 160 and lost the match by 150 runs.
Pakistan then won their next four games against Zimbabwe,
UAE, South Africa and Ireland. Sarfraz Ahmed scored Pakistan's only century
against Ireland and was awarded Man of the Match against both South Africa and
Ireland. The victory was Pakistan's first against South Africa in a World Cup
match. Pakistan finished third in group B and qualified for the quarter finals.
The quarter final match of Pakistan was against Australia.
Pakistan scored 213 runs. Australia started steadily but wickets regularly fell
during the middle overs. The match gained a lot of attraction due to the
on-field rivalry between Australian all-rounder, Shane Watson and Pakistani
pacer, Wahab Riaz. Wahab's spell was praised despite not picking up many
wickets. Pakistan dropped catches during the first power-play and conceded many
runs. The partnership between Steve Smith and Glenn Maxwell allowed Australia
to win the match. As a result, Pakistan were knocked out of the tournament. The
match was the final ODI for Pakistani's captain Misbah ul Haq and experienced
all-rounder Shahid Afridi
After World Cup 2015 After the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Misbah-ul-Haq and Shahid
Afridi ended their ODI careers. As a result, the captaincy of the ODI team was
given to newcomer Azhar Ali. Under his captaincy, Pakistan played their first
ODI series against Bangladesh. The tour was a disappointment and Pakistan lost
all three ODIs as well as the T20 match. Clever bowling coupled with wonderful
batting and fielding allowed the hosts to stroll past the visitors. This was
Bangladesh's first win against Pakistan since the 1999 Cricket World Cup and
first ever series win over Pakistan. However, Pakistan ended the tour on a
positive with a 1-0 win in the two match test series.
Pakistan played a home series against Zimbabwe in May 2015
after 6 years. This was the first tour by a Test-playing nation since the
attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009. Pakistan won the T20I series 2–0
and the ODI series 2–0 after the third match ended in a draw due to rain. This
was Pakistan's first ODI series win in two years.
During the Sri Lanka tour in 2015, Pakistan won the test
series 2-1, the ODI series 3-2 and the T20I series 2-0. The successful tour
allowed Pakistan to qualify for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, removing West
Indies from a place in the tournament. The series win pushed up Pakistan's
ranking in all three formats of the game.
In September, Pakistan traveled to Zimbabwe for 2 T20Is and
3 ODIs. Pakistan won the T20I series 2-0 and the ODI series 2-1. As a result,
Pakistan concluded their 2015 season rankings as 4th in Tests, 8th in ODIs, and
2nd in T20Is.
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