Pakistan are not looking as good as some of the other teams that have gone through: Sanjay Manjrekar

Pakistan changed their batting order after consecutive losses to India and the United States of America (USA) in their Group A fixture. Instead of opting for Mohammad Rizwan-Babar Azam opening pair, Saim Ayub opened with Rizwan with Babar coming to the crease at Number 3. “glad they have made a change in the batting order. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan can't be opening together. Both of them were not really keen to strike early, so they put somebody else in at the top. Left-hand, right-hand combination is not such a bad thing. So some good things happening there (sic),” former Indian batsman Sanjay Manjrekar said on Star Sports.

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Pakistan’s chances of qualifying for the Super Eights is dependent on the outcome of the clash between the USA and Ireland. They would however be faced with challenges even if they do manage to make the cut. “Batting is still a bit of a concern. Mohammad Amir is coming into his own. So I see them just being better than Ireland to win the game. But once they get into the Super Eight, that is going to be another sort of acid test for them because they are not looking as good as some of the other teams that have gone through,” Sanjay added.