From a back door entry to a seat at the main table; netizens laud Pakistan for entering T20 World Cup final

Chasing
153
after
restricting
New
Zealand
to
152
for
four
on
a
slow
SCG
track,
the
Men
in
Green
lost
just
three
wickets
in
the
process
and
reached
home
with
consummate
ease.

Skipper
Babar
Azam
and
Mohammad
Rizwan’s
attacking
fifties
helped
Pakistan
book
their
place
in
the
final
after
13
years.
This
will
be
Pakistan’s
third
appearance
in
the
T20
World
Cup
final.

T20
World
Cup
2022:
Babar
Azam-Mohammad
Rizwan
help
Pakistan
enter
WC
final
after
13
years

They
had
finished
runners-up
to
India
in
the
inaugural
edition
in
2007
before
claiming
the
title
two
years
later.
The
win
over
New
Zealand,
last
edition’s
runners-up
side,
also
kept
the
prospect
of
a
mouth-watering
India-Pakistan
final
in
Melbourne
on
Sunday
alive,
provided
Rohit
Sharma’s
men
beat
England
in
the
second
semifinal
in
Adelaide
on
Thursday
(November
10).

Babar
–
who
was
dropped
for
a
duck
–
rode
on
his
luck
to
register
his
highest
score
in
the
tournament
—
53
off
42
balls
—
while
Rizwan
made
57
off
43
deliveries
as
Pakistan
romped
home
with
five
balls
to
spare.
The
duo
got
Pakistan
off
to
a
blazing
start,
going
hammer
and
tongs
against
the
Kiwi
bowlers.

Unlike
New
Zealand,
the
Pakistani
openers
looked
at
ease
with
the
pace
of
the
surface.
Known
for
their
brilliant
fielding,
the
Kiwis
looked
a
different
side
on
Wednesday
as
they
struggled
on
the
field.

Opting
to
bat,
New
Zealand
batters
found
the
going
tough
on
a
used
SCG
track
as
they
struggled
to
connect
the
ball
due
to
the
slow
nature
of
the
surface.
Mitchell
(53
not
out
off
35)
and
skipper
Kane
Williamson
(46
off
42)
resurrected
New
Zealand’s
innings
after
early
jolts
to
take
their
side
past
the
150-run
mark.

The
cricketing
fraternity
congratulated
Pakistan
for
the
stellar
show
on
the
knockout
stage
and
lauded
the
rejuvenated
side
for
its
performance.
Here’s
how
netizens
reacted:

From
a
back
door
entry
to
a
seat
at
the
main
table..
Well
done

@TheRealPCB
that
was
a
serious
win!!

#ICCT20WorldCup2022

—
Morne
Morkel
(@mornemorkel65)

November
9,
2022

What
a
performance.
What
a
semi
final.

pic.twitter.com/2EMh0wxyty

—
Shoaib
Akhtar
(@shoaib100mph)

November
9,
2022

When
criticising
players
like
Babar
and
Rizwan
don’t
follow
social
media
trends,
think
about
their
class.
Top
players
can’t
be
written
off
because
of
loss
of
form.

#bigmatchplayers

—
Mohammad
Kaif
(@MohammadKaif)

November
9,
2022

Congratulations

@iMRizwanPak
Real
match
winner

#PAKvsNZ
#SemiFinal
#ICCT20WorldCup2022
pic.twitter.com/FrSNQS9tPg

—
Mohammad
Hafeez
(@MHafeez22)

November
9,
2022

Another
upset
in
this
world
cup..
well
played
Pakistan.
Better
luck
next
time
New
Zealand.

#PakvsNZ
pic.twitter.com/YOgpODSff4

—
Amit
Mishra
(@MishiAmit)

November
9,
2022

Dil
dil
pakistan….

@TheRealPCB
#PakvsNz
#T20Iworldcup2022
Good
luck
in
the
final????????✌️✌️

—
Vernon
Philander
(@VDP_24)

November
9,
2022

Pakistan
played
better
tonight
????
Good
luck
next
year
????

https://t.co/UZulobIVr5

—
Aakash
Chopra
(@cricketaakash)

November
9,
2022

The
best
in
the
world
stand
up
when
it
matters
most..
????????????????????????

#CWC22
pic.twitter.com/ggZfljr9NM

—
Marizanne
Kapp
(@kappie777)

November
9,
2022

Well
played
Babar
and
Rizwan,
what
a
powerful
performance
you
have
showcased
in
today’s
match,
once
again
an
important
partnership
between
the
two
most
composed
and
skilled
players.
Congratulations

#PAKvsNZ
#T20WorldCup2022

—
Suresh
Raina????????
(@ImRaina)

November
9,
2022

Pakistan
back
from
the
dead,
make
the
final
with
superb
all
round
performance.
Kiwis
batting
foiled
by
excellent
bowling
by
Afridi
and
Co,
then
put
up
a
shoddy
show
in
the
field.

—
Cricketwallah
(@cricketwallah)

November
9,
2022

Congratulations
to
Pakistan
on
an
emphatic
victory.
Tough
luck
New
Zealand.
Will
it
be
an
India
Pakistan
final
?
Mouth
watering
stuff!

—
Sanath
Jayasuriya
(@Sanath07)

November
9,
2022

Pakistan

@TheRealPCB
into
the
FINAL
of
the

@T20WorldCup
with
another
superb
effort
from
the
bowlers,
and
then
the
“formula”
was
back
for

@babarazam258
and

@iMRizwanPak
#PakistanCricket
#TheFinalBeckons
#T20WorldCup2022
@wasimakramlive

—
Alan
Wilkins
(@alanwilkins22)

November
9,
2022

A
great
win
to
make
it
to
the
finals!
Great
comeback
from

@babarazam258
and
the
consistent

@iMRizwanPak.
Also
well
bowled
by
our
bowlers.

@BLACKCAPS
have
been
great
throughout
the
tournament
but
hard
luck
today!
Melbourne
are
u
ready
for
the
final?!!

#PakvsNz

—
Umar
Gul
(@mdk_gul)

November
9,
2022