T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan have shown they are beatable - Shoaib Akhtar lauds Babar Azam and Co for overcoming South Africa Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

T20 World Cup 2022 Pakistan have shown they are beatable - Shoaib Akhtar lauds Babar Azam and Co for overcoming South Africa

Pakistan consigned South Africa to their first defeat in the tournament. (Credits: Getty) Former speedster has lauded the Men in Green following their commanding win over South Africa in Sydney on Thursday (November 3). Akhtar praised and Iftikhar Ahmed for showing that the Proteas are beatable. Pakistan headed to Sydney facing a must-win clash against the Proteas. They aced the challenge despite crashing to 40-4 at one stage. After making 185, the Men in Green restricted South Africa to 108-9 to win the rain-affected encounter by 33 runs. Impactful performance by our boys today. I love it when they prove me wrong. You never know which Pakistan turns up on which day!!
Bowlers, come on. Go & win it from here.Impactful performance by our boys today. I love it when they prove me wrong. You never know which Pakistan turns up on which day!! Bowlers, come on. Go & win it from here. Speaking in a video uploaded on Twitter, Akhtar hoped that Pakistan would somehow qualify for the semi-finals, having overcome the Proteas, who were the only unbeaten side in the Super 12 stage. He said: "What a great comeback from the Pakistan cricket team. Well done! No one was able to beat South Africa but Pakistan have shown they are beatable. I really, really hope our prediction goes wrong and Pakistan somehow try to qualify for the semi-finals." Spin-bowling all-rounder Shadab Khan was one of the chief architects of the victory with his all-round performance. Following his explosive 22-ball 52, he returned with figures of 2-0-16-2, with his two scalps coming in the first over.

Why did Pakistan not play him before - Shoaib Akhtar on Mohammad Haris

Mohammad Haris slammed two fours and three sixes. (Image Credits: Getty) Shedding light on Mohammad Haris' 11-ball 28, the Rawalpindi Express stated that he was surprised the right-handed batter had been benched prior to Thursday's match. Akhtar added: "Well done, Shadab. Well done, Iftikhar. Again, you have proven so many people wrong, including me. You have done an amazing job! Haris, where was he? Why did Pakistan not play him before? Pakistan have done a wonderful job. I am happy that Pakistan were able to post a good total on a good batting pitch." -ball and a double-strike in his first over

bags the player of the match award for his all-round heroics

2️⃣2️⃣-ball 5️⃣2️⃣ and a double-strike in his first over bags the player of the match award for his all-round heroics Thursday's result was Pakistan's second win of the tournament after beating the Netherlands convincingly. The 2009 World T20 champions made a poor start to the competition, losing close games to India and Zimbabwe. Babar Azam and Co. will face Bangladesh in their last pool match of the competition. Check here for the of the T20 World Cup final 2022 Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found