‘World Cup over for Pakistan’ – Twitter reacts as Pakistan Cricket Team lost to Zimbabwe in low-scoring thriller

Pakistan and Zimbabwe locked horns in the Super 12 round of the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2022 in Perth. Both teams were playing to register their first win in the round. Zimbabwe qualified for this round after winning two games in the first round. On the other hand, the 2009 winners started their tournament in the second round as they were seeded. Talking about the game, Zimbabwe batted first after winning the toss.

The Red Brigade started well after their openers. skipper Craig Ervine and Wessly Madhevere scored 42 runs in the first five overs. However, Pakistan bowlers made a good comeback as they picked up three wickets in the next five overs. The likes of Sean Williams and Sikandar Raza tried to stabilize the innings. They put together 31 runs but couldn’t convert it into a big one.

Vice-captain Shadab Khan and pacer Mohammad Wasim Jr. took two wickets each in the 14th and 15th over respectively. This derailed the Zimbabwean innings completely and they could only reach 130/8 at the end of the innings.

Zimbabwe registers a famous win

The Southern African side showed a great fight with the ball in hand. At a time when the former champions looked outright favorites, Zimbabwe showed why a team shouldn’t underestimate their opposition. They did the right thing by taking the wickets of skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan inside the powerplay. As the readers know, the Green Brigade has faced a middle-order collapse in the recent past.

Iftikhar Ahmed who did well against India could only score five runs. The likes of Shan Masood and Shadab Khan kept the team in the game with a 52-run partnership for the fourth wicket. However, Sikandar Raza took two back-to-back wickets in the 14th over. This proved to be a turning point combined with the wicket of Masood. After this, Zimbabwe managed to win the game by one run despite the heroics of Mohammad Wasim Jr. and Mohammad Nawaz.

This is how Twitter reacted

https://twitter.com/DrNaumanNiaz/status/1585645224348438530?s=20&t=P04CFn2OzsPVyzkveQ5GWg

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Dunya ka her ground Dubai jaisa nahi hota World Class opening Pair Exposed Badly #PAKvsZIM #T20WorldCup2022

— Saqib Farshori (@saqibfarshori) October 27, 2022

Thats embarrassing, to be most polite!

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) October 27, 2022

from day one I said poor selection ub is cheez ki responsibility kon le ga I think it's time to get rid of so called chairman jo pcb ka khuda bana hwa hai and so called chief selector.

— Mohammad Amir (@iamamirofficial) October 27, 2022

I think our team 🇵🇰 want to come home soon so they can participate in the Long March too.

— Ihtisham Ul Haq (@iihtishamm) October 27, 2022

We are officially the biggest chokers in world cricket.

— Haroon (@hazharoon) October 27, 2022

I will never ever forgive the guy who sent them fake-Bean if Pakistan lose this.

— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) October 27, 2022

Pace is pace, yaar. #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/qwt7GWYW3Z

— Freddie Wilde (@fwildecricket) October 27, 2022

Please don't say it was an UPSET,
It's because of
Poor selection 😡
Poor decisions 😡
Poor management 😡
افسوسناک شکست

— Shoaib Jatt (@Shoaib_Jatt) October 27, 2022

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