Over-by-over updates from Lord’s, 10.30am BST startBrathwaite blast in vain as New Zealand foil WindiesGet in touch! Email Rob with your thoughts 2.34pm BST Thanks Adam, hello everyone. It’s an immutable law of Pakistan cricket that, before they can win a major trophy in a blaze of glory, they must first take in the view from the precipice. They must be on the brink of elimination halfway through the first round, ideally after being thumped by India. It happened at the 1992 World Cup, the 2009 World T20 and the 2017 Champions Trophy, so perhaps this is the start of another sequel, Cornered Tigers 4: For The Haal Of It.Pakistan are ninth in the table, above only Afghanistan. But if they win their last four matches in the league stage – New Zealand, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are the others – they will reach 11 points. They’d still need a favour from elsewhere, but then that was the case in 1992. It’s on! 2.25pm BST Set up beautifully. With both sides having periods in the ascendancy though the 50 overs, both will go into lunch feeling as though they have done plenty right. It sets us up for a fantastic chase on a true Lord’s wicket in front of a very enthusiastic packed house. What more could you want in a World Cup Sunday? For that I’ll leave you with the great Rob Smyth. Thanks for your emails! Bye! Continue reading…
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