After tasting defeat against arch-rivals India in their opener of the tournament, the Pakistan cricket team was defeated by Zimbabwe in a thrilling encounter on Thursday. Zimbabwe shocked Pakistan in a thrilling clash.
Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Zimbabwe scored 130/8. It was a disappointing performance from the Pakistan batters. Despite having names like Babar Azam, Mohammed Rizwan, and Masood, and a target of just 131 runs on the scoreboard, the Pakistan batters invited pressure on themselves. They took a cautious approach and went about things slowly. They kept losing wickets in the process and that kept Zimbabwe in the hunt. Masood played brilliantly however he also fell at the wrong time. He top-scored with 44 off 38 balls.
On the other hand, Nawaz down the order did a decent job but when it mattered the most, he also failed. In the end, Pakistan failed to score the three runs required for victory in the last ball of the match.
Sikandar Raza was Zimbabwe’s most successful bowler with 3/25, while Brad Evans picked up two wickets for 25 runs.It was a big game for Pakistan, however, the team has disappointed their fans. After the match, Babar admitted that this was a disappointing show from his team and called Shadab Khan and Haider Ali’s back-to-back dismissals the turning point of Pakistan’s chase.
Brief scores: Zimbabwe: 130/8 in 20 overs (Sean Williams 31; Shadab Khan 3/23, Mohammad Wasim 4/24).
Pakistan: 129/8 in 20 overs (Shan Masood 44; Sikandar Raza 3/25, Brad Evans picked 2/25).
Meanwhile, fans on social media were left came up with epic reactions after Pakistan’s disappointing performance against Zimbabwe. From hilarious memes to jokes, fans came up with amazing reactions, trolling the Pakistan cricket team left, right and center.
Check out the reactions of fans to it:
Zimbabwe won in the “Bean rivalry”. pic.twitter.com/Yesa7RoQVz
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 27, 2022
PAKISTAN KI MAA KA BHAR-OSA
— Jahazi (@Oye_Jahazi) October 27, 2022
When Zimbabwe ask for Mr. Bean, you give them Mr. Bean. This Pak Bean revenge has been taken. Congratulations! #PAKvsZIM
— Danish Sait (@DanishSait) October 27, 2022
Zimbabwe on Pak Bean controversy:#PAKvsZIM #PAKvZIM pic.twitter.com/qQ4yoJ8tC7
— Goliath (@PitchingOutside) October 27, 2022
This is where Pakistan lost the game.
Pak Bean#PAKvsZIM pic.twitter.com/xVTSa0RBbG— Amey 🇮🇳 (@amey_guthe) October 27, 2022
when you realize that pak bean thing wasn’t just a joke pic.twitter.com/Wsq5r6nQPH
— Muneeba (@MuneebaShaukat) October 27, 2022
Pak Bean and the curse of Zimbabweans. pic.twitter.com/SRdIsrzX2X
— Maverick Musafir (@Maverickmusafir) October 27, 2022
Pak Bean and the curse of Zimbabweans. pic.twitter.com/SRdIsrzX2X
— Maverick Musafir (@Maverickmusafir) October 27, 2022
The Pak Bean revenge has been taken😂 pic.twitter.com/2tarH9ZLx7
— राष्ट्रवादी योद्धा 💯 FOLLOW BACK (@19Covid00) October 27, 2022
