Pakistan defeated New Zealand by 7 wickets on Wednesday to achieve the ultimate of the World Cup after 13 years. After the collective batting of Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan helped Men in Green to a historic win, followers entertained the gamers with the music “Dil Dil Pakistan, Jaan Jaan Pakistan” from the enduring Sydney Cricket Ground stand.
The fashionable music sung by singer Junaid Jamshed is commonly known as Pakistan’s unofficial second nationwide anthem, so it was no shock to listen to it reverberating throughout the stadium after the victory.
After a string of unconvincing performances within the opening section of the match, the Pakistan crew had been on the verge of being eradicated, however they managed to construct their momentum on the commerce finish once they beat South Africa and Bangladesh to achieve the semi-finals. On Wednesday, they lifted their recreation once more when it mattered probably the most and reached the ultimate of the T20 World Cup with a win over New Zealand.
— Hassan Zaidi (@hyzaidi) 9 November 2022
Pakistan first restricted New Zealand to 152 for 4 on a gradual SCG observe after which chased down the goal with ease, aided by fifties from skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, to make it to the ultimate after 13 years. .
This will probably be Pakistan’s third match within the T20 World Cup remaining. They had been runners-up for India within the inaugural version in 2007 earlier than claiming the title two years later.
A win over final version’s runners-up New Zealand additionally stored the possibilities of an India-Pakistan remaining in Melbourne alive on Sunday, supplied Rohit Sharma’s crew beat England within the second semi-final in Adelaide on Thursday.
(with PTI inputs)
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
