Ep 87: The Devil is in the Long Tail

Our friendly bunch of friends record this week's episode right after the India vs. Pak match in the Asia Cup ended as a damp squib. They waste no time in likening the proceedings in the first half of the match to a time and place they know in their bones. There's also some synchronized jaw-dropping when they realize that yet again, Pak pace is haal 100% in and of itself, and the Indian lower order is 'haal behaal'. Collective cheering also happens at the recent results in the international women's cricket and the prospects of more twists and turnsin the ongoing Asia Cup. We are on Twitter: Bits and Pieces: https://twitter.com/bnp_cricket THIS WEEK'S FRIENDS: Tareque: https://twitter.com/tarequelaskar Zainub: https://twitter.com/zainubrazvi Chops: https://twitter.com/El_Chopernos PGK: https://twitter.com/peegeekay SHOW NOTES: 1. SL Lionesses with a historic win in England:  https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/sri-lanka-women-in-england-2023-1336069/england-women-vs-sri-lanka-women-2nd-t20i-1336081/match-report 2. Pak Women with a glorious last ball win:  https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-women-in-pakistan-2023-1381903/pakistan-women-vs-south-africa-women-1st-t20i-1382160/match-report 3. Some Wasim-Sachin camaraderie at the height of Ind vs. Pak tensions in 1999:  https://www.facebook.com/CrickeTendulkar/videos/rare-wasim-akrams-special-gift-to-sachin-tendulkar/1756103081102824/ 4. An unforgettable Indo-Pak Holi celebration at Bangalore in 1987:  https://twitter.com/OaktreeSport/status/1376387994731511808?t=8WFJMF_9L00lyuFvHduPfA&s=08 5. And they meetcute again, the India and Pak teams in 2023:  https://twitter.com/TheRealPCB/status/1697651052701782485?t=gHtHDSes7eT-UPWwclimnA&s=19