
They required a big win over England in their final league-stage clash to go beyond fourth-placed New Zealand’s Net Run Rate.
But the Men in Green were eliminated before they could even claim victory.
Their efforts wavered due to several circumstances.
Pakistan started well but lost their way
Pakistan began their campaign with two consecutive victories over the Netherlands and Sri Lanka.
However, four further defeats wrecked their campaign. Babar Azam and his men were therefore reliant on other outcomes in order to proceed.
New Zealand finished fourth with an additional win and a higher Net Run Rate, eliminating Pakistan.
Pakistan came in fifth place (eight points).
Pakistan’s bowling unit faltered.
Pakistan, which has a world-class pace attack, struggled in the World Cup 2023.
Despite the fact that Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf delivered powerful spells, their bowling as a team failed.
Pakistan was also without Naseem Shah, who was sidelined with a shoulder injury. Hasan Ali took his place, but it was in vain.
Usama Mir, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, and Shadab Khan combined for only 12 wickets for Pakistan.
Shaheen finished with a total of 18 wickets.
Despite failing to produce his magic in the first powerplay, Shaheen took 18 wickets from nine matches at an average of 26.72. The total includes a single five-wicket haul. The left-arm seamer gave up 481 runs on 486 balls.
This unwanted recording was written by Rauf.
Rauf, one of the fastest bowlers, gave up 533 runs in nine matches, the most by any bowler in a single World Cup.
He broke England’s Adil Rashid’s record of 526 runs conceded in the 2019 World Cup.
Dilshan Madushanka of Sri Lanka is third with 525 runs conceded in this World Cup.