Once again, after all the ifs and buts, Pakistan made it to the semifinals. Pakistan keep pulling off surprises in the T20 World Cup of upsets. On November 6th, Pakistan just did Pakistan things when they beat Bangladesh in their last Group 2 match to qualify for the semi-finals at Adelaide Oval. However, as soon as Pakistan won the match against Bangladesh and qualified for the semifinals, the fans could not believe what just happened and flooded twitter with epic reactions.
If there is one thing about the stage 1 of T20 World cup it’s that there are no more “minnows “. The stage started with former champions Sri Lanka being thrashed out by Namibia and two times champions West Indies losing to Ireland and Now another upset the mighty England have lost to Ireland.
Australian captain Aaron Finch played a good host and brought a cake. Babar cut the cake in front of the media but that wasn’t the only cake that was cut that day. The Pakistan captain also cut a two-tier green-colored cake outside the press room when he was surrounded by all the other captains.
Virat Kohli hugging Rizwan at the end of the historic match was a treat to watch. A picture that melted hearts and will stay there forever in our memories. The visuals won hearts all over the world declaring it as a special moment for ‘the spirit of cricket’.