ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday praised the fighting spirit of Pakistan cricket team in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup final against England.
In their respective tweets, the president and the prime minister observed that the national team played well despite posting a low score.
They also congratulated the T20 World Champion England team.
“Congratulations England, good all-round performance to lift the cup. Well played Pakistan, you bowled good and tried your best despite a low score,” the president posted on his Twitter handle.
The prime minister, in a tweet, said that team Pakistan fought back hard and brave.
Team Pakistan 🇵🇰 fought back hard & brave. Great bowling performance. But England 🏴 played better today. We are proud of our boys in green for making it to the final match of this mega tournament. 👏
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) November 13, 2022
“Great bowling performance. But England played better today. We are proud of our boys in green for making it to the final match of this mega tournament,” he posted a tweet.
England beat Pakistan by 5 wickets after achieving the target of 138 in the finals of T-20 World Cup, 2022.
After winning the toss and opting to bowl first, England limited Pakistan to 137 runs before chasing down the target in 19 overs to win the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Ben Stokes scored a half-century to lead the three lions to victory and winning the trophy for the second time. Sam Curran and Adil Rashid shone with the ball.
Netizens praise Pakistan for fighting performance
Meanwhile, both former and current cricketers supported the Men in Green and praised their fightback despite losing in the final.
Regardless of that we didn’t finished the way we wanted to! But I salute the 🇵🇰 bowling lineup for an exceptional fight, each n everyone has been amazing ! Specially @HarisRauf14, @iShaheenAfridi , @76Shadabkhan and @iNaseemShah 👍🏼 Congratulations @englandcricket 👏🏼#ENGvPAK
— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) November 13, 2022
England is the first men’s team to hold both the ODI and T20 World Cup titles.
Hard luck team green @TheRealPCB and congratulations to @ECB_cricket for being crowned as the world T20 champions. We put a lot of effort but couldn’t make it, a lot to learn from our mistakes and work on them ahead. Chin up and let’s go forward with pride! #PakvsEng2022
— Umar Gul (@mdk_gul) November 13, 2022
Ben Stokes scored an unbeaten 52 runs in 49 balls to help his team to victory. Moeen Ali came in for a cameo of 19 runs in 12 balls at the tail end of the run chase. Meanwhile, Jos Buttler scored 26 runs in 17 balls.
Pakistan suffered a significant setback near the end of the run-chase when star pacer Shaheen Afridi walked off the field with a knee injury. During the innings, the lanky pacer could only bowl 2.1 overs.
Credit to Pakistan. Few teams would have defended 137 the way they did. Best bowling team.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 13, 2022
Cricket fraternity praises Pakistan for their efforts despite losing to England in the T20 World Cup 2022 grand final.
The batting side dug a hole that even the worlds best bowling couldn’t fill. Outstanding effort by the team to get to the final against all odds and a great game of cricket. England came well prepared. Chin up boys, we are the runners up of the #T20WorldCup https://t.co/xbRAonpIKS
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) November 13, 2022
We love u & proud of u all team Pakistan. We should all proud of the incredible journey to get to the final. U guys inspired many with ur resilience & team unity. Thank u team Pakistan for lovely & amazing memories #ICCT20WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/dmqmZeBRmg
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) November 13, 2022
