In the third quarter final of the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2015, Pakistan is battling a gritty Australian team to reach the semifinal stage where India waits for the winner of this match.  Friday's match thus could turn out to be the last One Day International game for Pakistan's captain Misbah-Ul-Haq and the veteran all rounder Shahid Afridi.

Even though Pakistan were once again off to a sketchy start after losing two early wickets, Misbah, it seemed, was there to steady the innings. But, in the end, he only flattered to deceive, after providing illusions of a fighting total.

Arguably one of the more dependable batsmen in the team, Misbah did what he does best: provide stability to a collapsing batting. Pakistan had hoped to put up a formidable total to dominate Australia when they come out to chase but the hopes were shattered as Misbah departed for just 34 runs off 59 balls.

And Pakistan's efforts to put some weight in the final few overs of the innings to keep this match alive seem to have faded after yet another collapse which saw the team get all out for 213. What this means is that the chances of getting to see Misbah play another game are now bleaker than at the beginning of this match. Even though cricket is considered a game of glorious uncertainties, the Pakistani bowling and fielding haven't been the best in this tournament to trouble Aussies enough.

While many poked humour at batsmen who fell like a house of cards, others also acknowledged that the only silver lining to the dark cloud for Pakistan is the recognition and respect that Misbah has come to command for his dogged contributions to the troubled line-up.

Here's a quick selection of tweets.