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Cricket is completely a game of uncertainties; it can be said that it is not over until it’s over. A similar has happened in the just concluded nail-biting thriller T20I between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Both teams crossed their swords in their second match of the super-4 round in the Asia Cup 2022.
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The match was a roller coaster ride for both teams from the beginning to the end of the match. Eventually, Pakistan held the nerves in the pressure situation and ended up winning the match by a mere margin of one wicket. All thanks to the batting heroics of the number 11 batter and young pacer Naseem Shah who smashed two match-defining sixes on the first two balls of the last over.
The fans who were on the consuming end of this blockbuster T20I match between two South Asian teams were also thrilled after the result of the match. They also showed their creativity with the memes on the social media platform Twitter.
Here’re the best memes after the exciting super-4 encounter between Afghanistan and Pakistan:
Ok Tata Bye Bye pic.twitter.com/3uOVWN0foX
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s) September 7, 2022
Indian team Spotify playlist today pic.twitter.com/5NJN61gJ3H
— Pushkar (@musafir_hu_yar) September 7, 2022
Ro wo rahe hain par ansoo poori India ke hain 🥲 pic.twitter.com/wllU6r0Q79
— SwatKat💃 (@swatic12) September 7, 2022
Tewatia to Naseem shah : pic.twitter.com/vXCOJMNXfR
— Cricket wala ladka (@cricketwalaldka) September 7, 2022
Indian team to fans pic.twitter.com/TByqasCsoy
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) September 7, 2022
— Abhishek (@be_mewadi) September 7, 2022
Well played Afghanistan #PAKvAFG pic.twitter.com/5Nb94EiVtB
— Sudhanshu Ranjan Singh (@memegineers_) September 7, 2022
https://twitter.com/darenface/status/1567566163374383104?s=20&t=SS8iYkg8O0iHAojrBM5OMw
Asia cup bye bye tata😭 pic.twitter.com/yHEjszH1Qa
— Kamina (@bittu7664) September 7, 2022
Furthermore, discussing about the match, the Pakistani team asked Afghanistan to bat first at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium after winning the toss. Number three batter Ibrahim Zadran scored 35 runs off 37 balls with two balls and a six to his name for Afghanistan. Other than him, opener Hazratullah Zazai was the only other batter who crossed the 20+ mark with an individual knock of 21 runs off 17 balls with four boundaries on his credit. Rawalpindi-based pacer Haris Rauf scalped two wickets for Pakistan in this low-scoring match.
While chasing the target, Pakistan couldn’t get a good start as they lost their three wickets on the score of 45 runs in 8.4 overs. The match went into a thriller when the Pakistani side faced a batting collapse and they happened to lose their nine wickets at the end of the 19th over. Vice-captain Shadab Khan played a crucial knock of 36 runs off 26 balls with a boundary and three sixes. Other than him, Iftikhar Ahmed also scored 30 runs off 33 balls with two boundaries.
Naseem Shah ended up as a hero for Pakistan when he smashed two consecutive sixes in the first two balls of the last over. It was the time when Pakistan needed 11 runs off 6 balls, eventually, Pakistan registered a thrilling one-wicket win against Afghanistan.