Watch: Pakistan Players Break Into Roaring Celebrations After Thrilling Chase Against India, Video Goes Viral
Published - 05 Sep 2022, 03:01 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 09:10 AM
The Pakistan cricket team experienced a full variety of emotions during the final over of their encounter against India in the Asia Cup 2022 Super Four. The final over had a boundary, a wicket, and a dot ball, and was as dramatic as it could be, but in the end, Pakistan won, prompting wild celebrations in the changing room.
Since their 155-run victory over Hong Kong, the Pakistan cricket squad has been gaining momentum. The Men in Green have successfully recovered from their loss to India in the Asia Cup 2022 opening and appear to be on track to reach the continental championship final after a brilliant Super Four qualifying performance.
On a fast Dubai track, Pakistan was chasing 182 runs, and after losing captain Babar Azam early, the Men in Green continued going for broke against the Indian bowlers. The game-changing moment occurred when Pakistan moved left-arm spinning all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz to No. 4; it worked incredibly well for the Babar-led team. Mohammad Rizwan, who has been terrific since switching to the ,opening in T20Is, continued his fantastic form.
Before Asif Ali made a chance count and blasted a few boundaries and a six to help his team win, Nawaz smoked a 20-ball 42 that nearly ended the game. In the penultimate over of bowling by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Asif and Khushdil Shah scored 19 runs, leaving Arshdeep Singh with just seven runs to defend.
PCB shared a video of the Pakistan players’ raw emotions from the dressing room:
PCB posted a video of the players’ raw reactions as they witnessed the sea-saw final over in the locker room. Since the players believed that victory was near, they celebrated the boundary with enthusiasm. However, as soon as the wicket was lost, morale began to decline.
The raw emotions, the reactions and the celebrations ?
? Relive the last over of Pakistan's thrilling five-wicket win over India from the team dressing room ??#AsiaCup2022 | #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/xHAePLrDwd
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 4, 2022
But when the task was finally over, Shadab Khan and captain Babar organized raucous celebrations that included the entire locker room. As soon as Pakistan finished its exciting triumph in Dubai, the video went viral.
On Wednesday, September 7, a victory over Afghanistan would guarantee a position in the final for the Men in Green.
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