Pakistan has been in sublime form in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2021. They started their campaign by beating arch-rivals India by 10 wickets. However, it was Shaheen Afridi who provided his side with the first breakthrough against India. He dismissed Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli as well.
While India couldn’t manage to bounce back in the game, it was the young speedster who was seen mocking Indian batsmen. The video went viral which didn’t go down well for the Indian fans as well.
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However, Pakistan had beat New Zealand in their very next game as well and maintained their winning streak as well. And, after doing so, they successfully qualified for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup. They will take on Australia in the second semi-final of the t20 World Cup on Thursday, November 12 at the Dubai International Stadium.
After the win, Babar Azam, the Pakistan captain said: “This was the team’s effort, and the early wickets were very helpful. It gave us a lot of confidence and our spinners were very good as well. We applied our plans and got the results. We, the openers, kept it simple and built a partnership and because the wicket was getting better so we just wanted to keep batting till the end, which we did. It won’t get easier just because we beat India. We will take the confidence, but we’re taking it one match at a time, and there’s a long way to go in the tournament. We prepared well, and just kept the history out of our mind. We needed quality practice, and warm-up matches, and even our domestic tournament and those games gave us a lot of confidence.”
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Shaheen Afridi, who won the Player of the Match award, said: “It is the good wishes of my parents and all Pakistanis. Very happy with my performance. The plan was to bring the ball back in. I was just trying to swing it and I was just looking to give the team a breakthrough. That was what I practiced in the nets as well yesterday. Batting against the new ball was tough. The credit goes to Babar and Rizwan for the way they played. All teams are good in the tournament and we will look to carry this momentum through and go to the finals.”
