Big Highlight/ 'Pakistan cricket is in serious mess': Cricketers laud Afghanistan as they thrash PAK in World Cup

Afghanistan created another big upset at the Cricket World Cup as it thumped struggling Pakistan by eight wickets on Monday to win two games in the same edition of the tournament for the first time. After stunning England eight days ago, the ninth-ranked Afghans celebrated only their third-ever win at the World Cup, the other coming against Scotland in 2015 in their first appearance.

3 things you need to know

• Ibrahim Zadran top scored for Afghanistan in this match
• Noor Ahmed picked up 3 wickets during this match
• 3 batsman from Afghanistan scored half-centuries in this match

Read: As Afghanistan beat Pakistan by 8 wickets, here's a look biggest upsets in World Cup history

ODI World Cup: Pakistan pull themselves into a big hole after loss to AFG

It was Pakistan’s first loss in an ODI against Afghanistan, which bettered its previous highest successful ODI chase of 274 made against the United Arab Emirates nine years ago.

A third successive loss pushed Pakistan into a must-win situation for a place in the semifinals with only four points from five matches. Afghanistan also kept its slim hopes alive with four points in as many games as moved into the No. 6 spot, behind Pakistan on net run rate, leaving England at the bottom of the table.

Pakistan has struggled to make up for the absence of Naseem Shah after the fast bowler was ruled out for the tournament due to a shoulder injury.

AFG vs PAK: Cricket world reacts to Afghanistan's victory

After two wins, the campaign had a lot of potential, but after losing to Australia, India, and now Afghanistan three times in a row, it looks like it may finish early in the tournament. Many former cricketers, including Gautam Gambhir, Michael Vaughan, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, and Ravi Shastri, turned to X (formerly Twitter) to express their opinions about the match and congratulate Afghanistan on what is likely their biggest victory in one-day international cricket their first ever over Pakistan.

Read: CWC 2023: Irfan Pathan fulfills his promise, dances with Rashid Khan after AFG vs PAK match - WATCH

With this, the Afghans have defeated Pakistan for the first time in ODI history. Pakistan will next play against South Africa on 27th October and Afghanistan will play against Sri Lanka on 30th October.