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      <title>World Cup not over for Pakistan, says skipper Azam</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pakistan captain Babar Azam said Tuesday that he still clings onto hope that his team can squeeze into the &lt;a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/trends/world-cup-2023"&gt;World Cup&lt;/a&gt; semi-finals despite the odds stacked against them.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“Yes. We are trying to win our next two matches and let’s see where we stand,” said Azam after a seven-wicket romp over Bangladesh gave them a third win in seven matches.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We will take a lot of confidence into those matches.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pakistan have six points and sit in fifth place in the 10-nation table.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Australia, in fourth place, have eight points and a game in hand while third-placed New Zealand are third, also on eight points, having also played one game fewer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Pakistan face the Kiwis on Saturday in Bengaluru before finishing their group campaign against England in Kolkata on November 11.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As well as two wins, the 1992 champions will need other results go their way if they are to stay in the tournament.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;On Tuesday, Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed three wickets while openers Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique made 81 and 68 respectively as Pakistan chased down a 205-run target for the loss of three wickets with 105 balls to spare.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We know when Fahkar plays the way he can for 20-30 overs it is a different ball game. So we let him play his natural game and it is good to see,” said Azam of Zaman, the only Pakistan batsman to have scored a double century in one-day international cricket.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Azam added: “We started well. Shaheen took early wickets. The main thing is we stuck to our length in the middle overs and we took wickets.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bangladesh became the first team to be eliminated after six losses in seven games.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“At this moment we have to perform together in all three departments. It’s not any individual that can win us games,” said captain Shakib Al Hasan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;His team still have two games to play in the round-robin stage against Sri Lanka in New Delhi on November 6 and against Australia in Pune five days later.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“We need collective performances. Two more matches hopefully we can bounce back,” said Shakib, playing in his fourth World Cup.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;“The fans supported us and are behind us whether we are doing well or not. We have to give something back to them so they can smile.”&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Pakistan captain Babar Azam said Tuesday that he still clings onto hope that his team can squeeze into the <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/trends/world-cup-2023">World Cup</a> semi-finals despite the odds stacked against them.</strong></p>
<p>“Yes. We are trying to win our next two matches and let’s see where we stand,” said Azam after a seven-wicket romp over Bangladesh gave them a third win in seven matches.</p>
<p>“We will take a lot of confidence into those matches.”</p>
<p>Pakistan have six points and sit in fifth place in the 10-nation table.</p>
<p>Australia, in fourth place, have eight points and a game in hand while third-placed New Zealand are third, also on eight points, having also played one game fewer.</p>
<p>Pakistan face the Kiwis on Saturday in Bengaluru before finishing their group campaign against England in Kolkata on November 11.</p>
<p>As well as two wins, the 1992 champions will need other results go their way if they are to stay in the tournament.</p>
<p>On Tuesday, Shaheen Shah Afridi grabbed three wickets while openers Fakhar Zaman and Abdullah Shafique made 81 and 68 respectively as Pakistan chased down a 205-run target for the loss of three wickets with 105 balls to spare.</p>
<p>“We know when Fahkar plays the way he can for 20-30 overs it is a different ball game. So we let him play his natural game and it is good to see,” said Azam of Zaman, the only Pakistan batsman to have scored a double century in one-day international cricket.</p>
<p>Azam added: “We started well. Shaheen took early wickets. The main thing is we stuck to our length in the middle overs and we took wickets.”</p>
<p>Bangladesh became the first team to be eliminated after six losses in seven games.</p>
<p>“At this moment we have to perform together in all three departments. It’s not any individual that can win us games,” said captain Shakib Al Hasan.</p>
<p>His team still have two games to play in the round-robin stage against Sri Lanka in New Delhi on November 6 and against Australia in Pune five days later.</p>
<p>“We need collective performances. Two more matches hopefully we can bounce back,” said Shakib, playing in his fourth World Cup.</p>
<p>“The fans supported us and are behind us whether we are doing well or not. We have to give something back to them so they can smile.”</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Oct 2023 23:30:52 +0500</pubDate>
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