Twitter Reacts As Pakistan Crush India's Asia Cup 2022 Final Hopes By Defeating Afghanistan

Match 4 of the Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 round saw the clash between Babar Azam-led Pakistan National Cricket Team (A2) and Mohammad Nabi-led Afghanistan National Cricket Team (B2) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, September 7.

Pakistan National Cricket Team defeated Afghanistan National Cricket Team by 1 wicket in the nail-biting encounter. With the win over the Mohammad Nabi-led side, the Men In Green knocked both India and Afghanistan out of the tournament and qualified for the final along with Sri Lanka.

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Earlier, Pakistan National Cricket Team won the toss and continued the ‘win the toss and bowl first’ tradition. The Men In Green fielded an unchanged playing XI, while Afghanistan made two changes as Azmatullah Omarzai, who missed the last game due to illness, and Fareed Ahmad replaced Samiullah Shinwari and Naveen-ul-Haq.

Afghanistan openers Hazratullah Zazai and Rahmanullah Gurbaz were off to a decent start in the match. However, pacer Haris Rauf bagged the first wicket for his side by dismissing Rahmanullah Gurbaz in the 4th over. Mohammad Hasnain picked the second wicket by dismissing Hazratullah Zazai in the very next over. At the end of the powerplay, Team Afghanistan were at 48/2.

Karim Janat (15) and Najibullah Zadran (10) got out in the 12th and 14th over respectively. Also, captain Mohammad Nabi’s extremely poor form with the bat continued in the match against Pakistan, which was his 100th T20I, and he was cleaned up for a golden duck.

Meanwhile, Ibrahim Zadran played a decent 35-run knock before getting dismissed in the 17th over. In the end, Rashid Khan (18) and Azmatullah Omarzai (10) chipped in small contributions to help Afghanistan post 129/6 on the board.

Chasing the target, Babar Azam got out for a golden duck in the first over, which was bowled by Fazalhaq Farooqi. This was the 27-year-old’s 4th consecutive failure in the ongoing Asia Cup. Fakhar Zaman’s poor run of form also continued as he got run out for 5 in the 4th over.

Star wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, who is currently the No.1 ranked batter in the ICC Men’s T20I Batting Rankings, was unable to survive for very long against champion leg-spinner Rashid Khan and got out LBW in the 9th over for 20.

Iftikhar Ahmed and Shadab Khan, who was promoted in the batting order, added 42 runs in 41 balls together before the former was sent back to the pavilion for 30 by Fareed Ahmad in the 16th over. Also, vice-captain Shadab Khan did his job very well before losing his wicket in the 17th over. He scored 36 runs off 26 balls, including 1 four and 3 sixes.

In the end, Pakistan lost quick wickets of Mohammad Nawaz, Asif Ali, Khushdil Shah and Haris Rauf. However, Naseem Shah smashed back-to-back sixes in the final over to take Pakistan past the finish line.

Here’s How Twitter Reacted To Afghanistan vs Pakistan Clash:

UNBELIEVABLE FINISH!!
Should have ended it earlier but its good to know that it ended well by great efforts of SHADAB , IFTIKHAR and NASEEM ofc?? Great bowling by afghanis Todayy ? Congratulations team #Pakistan Now in for the finals✨#PAKvAFG @TheRealPCB pic.twitter.com/iEqUOgXZEJ

— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal) September 7, 2022

Well played @ACBofficials.. Really wished you win this match given the circumstances your country is going through. All the very best for rest of the tournament and also for the world cup. #AFGvsPAK pic.twitter.com/0OmxSST7dK

— Amit Mishra (@MishiAmit) September 7, 2022

Naseem Shah??????????.

— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) September 7, 2022

This Asia cup has been amazing . Very under rated tournament. Lot of Passion and great fan following. They should keep playing more of these tri and quadrangular tournaments. Always fun. #PAKvAFG

— Gaurav Sundararaman (@gaurav_sundar) September 7, 2022

Great game of cricket – what a Nail biter ! Well done to #Afghanistan for putting such an effort . Congrats #Pakistan – @iNaseemShah you rockstar! Champion stuff from him. #AsiaCup2022 #PAKvAFG

— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11) September 7, 2022

Woahhhh what a game @iNaseemShah you beautyyyy..
What a super star you become in such a quick time..
Amazing performance with the ball against @BCCI and tonight with both bat & ball against @ACBofficials #PAKvAFG

— Ahmad Shahzad ?? (@iamAhmadshahzad) September 7, 2022

Following Pakistan's win over Afghanistan, Sunday's Asia Cup final will be between:

Pakistan and Sri Lanka#AsiaCup2022 #Cricket #AFGvPAK

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) September 7, 2022

Feel for Afghanistan. They had come as close as you can get. Had they won today they could have scripted a fairytale. They played their hearts out. #AsiaCup2022

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) September 7, 2022

Wow @iNaseemShah ??????? . What a performance.. 2 sixes reminds me @SAfridiOfficial #AsiaCup2014 Deja Vu

— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) September 7, 2022

Well played @ACBofficials. Magnificent fightback looking to defend a modest score.

— Roshan Abeysinghe (@RoshanCricket) September 7, 2022

Both Group toppers — India and Afghanistan — are out of #AsiaCup2022 now.

— Prasenjit Dey (@CricPrasen) September 7, 2022

Ninties vibes back.

Sri Lanka chasing brilliantly.

Pakistan being mercurial.

Sharjah in the picture.

Bangladesh still learning.#AsiaCup2022

— Mohammad Isam (@Isam84) September 7, 2022

The match should not have come this close for Pakistan, but all is well that ends well. Every individual effort comes in handy. Well done boys congrats and Nadeem Shah boom boom ? #PakvsAfg #AsiaCup2022

— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) September 7, 2022

Unbelievable game of cricket! Naseem with the fireworks at the end ? Pakistan were unconvincing with the bat, but they’re through to the final in the most dramatic fashion. Afghanistan put up a mighty effort with the ball & in the field. Great to watch! #PAKvAFG #AsiaCup2022

— Nikesh Rughani (@NikeshRughani) September 7, 2022

Just your everyday finish: players trying to throw punches at each other, Naseem Shah at No.10 hitting two sixes in the final over to take Pakistan to a nine-down win, and the final.

We shouldn't play T20I cricket outside of World Cups ?

— Ben Jones (@benjonescricket) September 7, 2022

Incredible win by Pakistan. Naseem Shah playing the innings of his life so far! Consecutive sixes off the first two balls and 14 not out of 4 balls. It's a Sri Lanka vs Pakistan final. Brilliant stuff.

— Roshan Abeysinghe (@RoshanCricket) September 7, 2022

Naseem Shah:

1 1 6 6
Strike rate of 350.00#AFGvsPAK #AsiaCup2022

— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) September 7, 2022

What a game. What an absolutely incredible cricket game. This Afghanistan-Pakistan encounter was one for the ages. 9 down and the No 10 batsman Naseem Shah crunches 2 sixes in the final over to take them through!

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) September 7, 2022

What have we just witnessed? Asia cup is the best t20 tournament ever #PakvsAfg

— Bazid Khan (@bazidkhan81) September 7, 2022

More the clichés in commentary, the lesser is the research and preparation of commentators.

This Asia Cup has been completely laden with cliché based commentary. And that's true for every single commentator in the panel this time.

— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) September 7, 2022

Well tried Afghanistan. Almost pulled it off #PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/69qO4IXDOd

— Pawan Shukla (@Shukla8175) September 7, 2022

#NaseemShah ????❤️❤️? heavy hogyaa ?❤️❤️❤️ #Pakvsafg ?♥️ Pak won pic.twitter.com/RZwuOKRqP5

— UmEr_hayat@iT (@iT_Engineerr) September 7, 2022

This was a crazy game – Afghanistan and Pakistan took it down to the wire. Unbelievable Asia Cup 2022!#PAKvAFG#AsiaCup2022

— Muhammad Tayyab Khan (@TayyabKhan981) September 7, 2022

Miracle miracle#NaseemShah #PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/9Z4cIlwTWP

— Amna (@amna_chaudharyy) September 7, 2022

Remember the name #PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/q71pZzQ6GX

— Sajju (@sajjad09148) September 7, 2022

19 Year Old Kid fu**ed Entire Afghanistan Team ?#PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/EAKyKK3PK1

— Amjad Balti (@AmjadBalti021) September 7, 2022

Naseem shah RN:#PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/wWGoxiYGFh

— Ahmad Hassan Chugtai (@theofficialAhm) September 7, 2022

Pak to Afghan ??
Congratulations ???#PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/XzFWn0LGEF

— Mi$$ B@tooni?? (@Hijabigirl003) September 7, 2022

We all know the context ??#NaseemShah#PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/ReXsF9pO1L

— DocObaid (@imobaid42) September 7, 2022

Indian fans to Afghanistan team:#PAKvAFG #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/hsySvlwjFn

— Moiz (@SMMoiz7) September 7, 2022

Pack ur stuff & fu:k off?#PAKvAFG #PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/CmuGHDDeUg

— REALINDIAN (@RealIndian000) September 7, 2022

What a match!!!
Unbelievable!!!
Naseem You Beauty!!!#PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/WQfXLaw76f

— Ans Zeshan (@AnsZeshan) September 7, 2022

Wow What a Match??#PAKvAFG #PakvsAfg #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/fy5ng6Fa8B

— MalikNaveedPhotography (@NaveedGraphy) September 7, 2022

Rip endia and Afghanistan
Credit goes to @iNaseemShah
Pak vs afg#AsiaCup2022 #PAKvAFG pic.twitter.com/WsxF0QBXMK

— BiaAly BiHan02 (@BiaalyB) September 7, 2022

I have no idea how Pakistan got out of jail #PakvsAfg pic.twitter.com/OBsAQLSHYw

— Cricket Oye (@thecrytostudent) September 7, 2022

Also Read: PAK vs AFG: Virat Kohli, Babar Azam Are Role Models For Aspiring Cricketers – Afghanistan Coach Umar Gul

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