With Pakistan facing an early exit from the Cricket World Cup 2023, former India batter Virender Sehwag took a dig at the Babar Azam-led side. Pakistan face England in a must-win game at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. However, with New Zealand currently occupying the fourth and final semi-finals spot after their win over Sri Lanka on Thursday, Pakistan need a huge win over England to push them out on net run-rate. If Pakistan bat first and score 300, they need to bowl England out for 13. They need to maintain a margin of 287 runs if they score more than 300 runs in Kolkata.
Virender Sehwag's Epic "Biryani" Dig At Babar Azam's Pakistan As World Cup Nears End
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Pakistan's semi-finals hopes to a huge hit on Thursday after New Zealand thrashed Sri Lanka in their final group match .
Taking to Instagram, Virender Sehwag wished the Pakistan team a safe flight back home.© AFP
On Thursday, Trent Boult led an inspired bowling display to help New Zealand down Sri Lanka by five wickets and move to the brink of the World Cup semi-finals.
Chasing a modest 172 for victory, New Zealand rode on an opening stand between Devon Conway (45) and Rachin Ravindra (42) to achieve the target with 160 balls to spare in Bengaluru.
As things stand, New Zealand will take on India in the first semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai next Wednesday.
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