In the exciting final match of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, Pakistan showed that they were the best team in a number of ways.
The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League came to an end with Bangladesh’s close win over Ireland in Chelmsford on Sunday. New Zealand was named the overall winner of the first-ever tournament.
Also, the ACC will hold a meeting to discuss the hybrid model suggested by the PCB for the Asia Cup.
The Super League was the main qualifying tournament for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup this year, and the top eight teams at the end of the cycle got to go to the 50-over showpiece.
With 16 wins out of 24 games, the Blackcaps earned their spot and ended first in the standings. The reigning World Cup champions, England, came in second with 15 wins out of 24 games. Bangladesh came in third, and India tied for fourth.
Pakistan came in fifth place in the tournament because they won 13 of the 21 games they played. Australia (sixth), Afghanistan (seventh), and South Africa (eighth) were the other teams that qualified for the World Cup straight through the Super League. West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, and the Netherlands will join Ireland in the Qualifier tournament that starts next month.
During the Super League, Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, had the most runs, with 1454. He had nine fifties and six hundreds, for an average of 76.52.
Fakhar Zaman, who bats first, has the highest score of any player in the tournament. In 2021, the 33-year-old made 193 runs in 155 balls against South Africa. He hit 18 fours and 10 huge sixes.
The five worst teams from the Super League will now play against five other teams at the Qualifier. Nepal, Oman, and Scotland qualified through ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, while the United States and UAE got in through the Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.
On June 18, the Qualifier starts in Zimbabwe. The top two teams will get the last two spots at this year’s World Cup.