Pakistan has continued their dominating run in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup after Babar Azam and his men made it two in two after defeating New Zealand by five wickets in a packed Sharjah on Tuesday. First, Haris Rauf was the pick of the bowlers to restrict the Kiwis for a sub-par score of 134, then Shoaib Malik and Asif Ali played a crucial role in taking the team over the line as they added 48 runs for the sixth-wicket helping the Men in Green register a thumping win with eight deliveries to spare.
The win turned the bitter memories into a sweet one as fans from Pakistan didn’t shy away from playing their shots at the Kiwis by reminding them about the “security concerns” that they had cited as the reason for boycotting the Pakistan tour recently.
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For the unaware, the New Zealand cricket team decided to go back their first-ever tour of Pakistan in 18 years moments ahead of the first ODI contest in September citing security concerns. Subsequently, the Pakistan Cricket Board had issued a statement saying they were willing to continue with the series and that the Prime Ministers of both the nation had spoken regarding the security in place for the Black Caps.
Understandably, Pakistan fans and notable figures in Pakistan were left furious and they were eagerly waiting for the T20 World Cuo game against New Zealand. Come Tuesday, Pakistan got to avenge the abandoned series in the best way possible- defeat the Black Caps on the field.
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After the game, New Zealand and Pakistan players were involved in a customary handshake. At that time, Pakistan fans were shouting ‘security, security’.
Here is the video of eth Pakistan fans chanting ‘security security’:
Here are some of the reactions of the fans after the match:
I request all Pakistan fans to remain silent and not enjoy too extravagantly. There is every chance that New Zealand may ask for the match to be called off due to too much noise inside the stadium, if not for security concerns. #T20WorldCup 😉
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) October 26, 2021
#PAKvNZ #NewZealand #ICCT20WorldCup2021
There is no such thing as absolute security pic.twitter.com/vYTppg77Us— Knight (@Strikingsword16) October 26, 2021
Wouldn't be surprised if #Newzealand again leaves the match over "security threats"
But we tried our best to resolved this issue today inshAllah 🙂#PakvsNz #Security pic.twitter.com/2yCgqhXcP9— Saira Arshad (@SairaAr04852600) October 26, 2021
Dobara Security Threat ka naam lo gy?#AsifAli #PakvsNz #NewZealand pic.twitter.com/qM6b6ilRWq
— Mansoor (@MKhaaaan1234) October 26, 2021
The security threats the New Zealand cricket team were concerned about pic.twitter.com/VJ4y28D26q
— Avicenna (@ibnsiinaa) October 26, 2021
Special security for NewZealand team:#PakvsNz pic.twitter.com/YQLuqzHJ3J
— Arzum🇵🇸 (@azalulzaleel) October 26, 2021
Finally Haris rauf fixed security problem's of newZealand..😂#PakvsNz #harisrauf pic.twitter.com/Cpkd2WLjb6
— Sameer.Sidhu ⚖️ (@sameer_siddhu) October 26, 2021
New zealand will never say again about #security. #PAKvNZ ✌✌✌ pic.twitter.com/nszVyr7gEc
— Nafees Hanif (@NafeesMHanif) October 26, 2021
We are here to clear security system for new Zealand ⚔️🇵🇰💣#PakvsNz pic.twitter.com/R2rkCyuwo0
— Alee Khan Kakkar🇵🇰 (@AleeKakkar) October 26, 2021
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