Twitter Reacts As Pakistan Crush World XI In First T20I
Updated - 18 May 2019, 04:36 PM
An allround performance from Pakistan helped them to beat World XI by 20 runs in the first of three-match T20I series in Lahore on Tuesday (September 12).
Set a daunting target of 198, the visitors never looked in contention to chase down the huge total and were eventually restricted to 177 for 7 in the allotted 20 overs. Tamim Iqbal and Hashim gave World XI a decent start but the dismissal of both the batsmen in quick succession derailed the chase early on.
Skipper Faf du Plessis and Tim Paine revived the chase with a 53-run stand but the hosts strengthened their grip on the match by dismissing both the set batsmen in quick succession. The visitors suffered another huge setback when David Millers was also dismissed cheaply as they found themselves reeling at 123 for 5 in the 15th over. The likes of Thisara Perera and Darren Sammy could not do much as Pakistan completed a dominating win.
Earlier, the hosts rode on Babar Azam‘s outstanding knock and Shoaib Malik‘s whirlwind knock in the end to post a daunting 197 for 5 in the allotted 20 overs. Sarfraz Ahmed & Co. were off to a poor start after their Champions Trophy Fakhar Zaman was sent back in the very first over by Morne Morkel. However, an 122-run stand between Ahmed Shehzad and Babar Azam not only steadied the ship but also set the platform for a big score.
Some quick wickets threatened to derail Pakistan’s innings but Shoaib Malik’s 20-ball 38 helped them finish on a strong note as they collected 48 runs off the last 3 overs to post a huge total.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the match:
Well done team Pakistan ??, well played @babarazam258 ?, enjoyed the crowd response & atmosphere created by them, cheering for every1 ???
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) September 12, 2017
World XI looks competitive enough to keep us interested in the game but seem undercooked enough to ensure home crowd gets to celebrate a win
— cricBC (@cricBC) September 12, 2017
Ye boundaries toh Pakistan ki soch se bhi chhoti hai.#PakVWXI
— sunil the cricketer (@1sInto2s) September 12, 2017
#CricketComesHome to Pakistan is fine, but #BakchodiComesFirst ? pic.twitter.com/O7p7yuua5i
— cricBC (@cricBC) September 12, 2017
Very good finish for Pakistan! Their bowling should see them through, will need something special to win this from here.
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) September 12, 2017
TIM PAINE
BEN CUTTINGFirst set of AUSTRALIANS to feature in an International match in PAKISTAN in the 21st century. #PAKvWXI
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) September 12, 2017
in the 25 balls Tim Paine faced, he was unable to time the ball 18 times. That's 72% of his innings. #PAKvWXI
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) September 12, 2017
World XI Vs Pakistan match is like world fighting against Terrorism
— joey? (@thebtechguy) September 12, 2017
Babar Azam 86 – now 2nd highest in a T20 International game in Pakistan.
Best: 87* by Misbah-ul-Haq vs Ban at Karachi 20-4-2008.#PAKvWXI— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) September 12, 2017
Thisara Perera continues to contribute a lot to Pakistan cricket! #PAKvWXI
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) September 12, 2017
Thissara Perera is like the Rahul Gandhi of cricket. His team can never win due to him !!
— Yash Agarwalla (@Yashagarwalla) September 12, 2017
Faf looking at thisara like #PAKvWXI pic.twitter.com/rDP0qrQpwS
— Nav (@ImNsamy) September 12, 2017
Q: How world XI team selected?
A: Tamim, Faf, Amla, Morkel, Tahir, Koi bhi, koi bhi, koi bhi, koi bhi, koi bhi, koi bhi.#PAKvWXI
— sunil the cricketer (@1sInto2s) September 12, 2017
Big day for cricket lovers in Pakistan. Hope the situation allows more teams to play there. Home cricket always has a different buzz.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) September 12, 2017
Some quick wickets threatened to derail Pakistan’s innings but Shoaib Malik’s 20-ball 38 helped them finish on a strong note as they collected 48 runs off the last 3 overs to post a huge total.
