Zimbabwe registered an astonishing victory over its opponent Pakistan in Super 12 in the T20 World Cup tournament on Friday. The latter elected to bat first and performed furiously, dominating the initial phase of the game played at Perth’s Optus Stadium in Australia.
Pak made a delayed recovery but restricted the Chevrons 130/8. In the final inning, Pak needed just 3 runs in the last delivery with Shaheen Afridi on the strike. The fast bowler hit a long shot on the last bowl, which was caught mid-way by Sikandar Raza, followed by a run out by wicketkeeper Regis Chakabva.
It was indeed a historic moment for Chevrons as well as the cricket lovers around the world, who were left speechless owing to their terrific performace against the men in green.
Zimbabwe’s joy can be felt from the glimpses of its celebration on and off the field, clips of whom have taken the internet by storm.
Brad Evans and Ryan Burl made headlines as a pic of them cheering with an ‘Indian’ beer surfaced on the microblogging site Twitter.
Can’t believe what just happened ?? #t20worldcup pic.twitter.com/sFyWMsLcX0
— Ryan Burl (@ryanburl3) October 27, 2022
In another video posted by a Twitter user, the Zimbabwe squad can be seen celebrating inside a moving bus while singing and dancing, holding beer cans in their hands.
Watch:
Celebration by Zimbabwe after defeating Australia. pic.twitter.com/gFkVBKQ0rD
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 3, 2022
Celebration time for #Zimbabwe
What a beautifull performance by and a fantastic win by them !!#PKMKBForever #zimbabar #WHATAMATCH #PAKvsZIM #T20WC2022 #BabarAzam? pic.twitter.com/vySGNwXSXc
— in_jail_out_soon (@Sharmajiii0) October 27, 2022
A memorable victory followed by a wholesome team celebration by Zimbabwe cricketers. ?#ZIMvPAK | #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/uVR0Jgu5o8
— Cricket.com (@weRcricket) October 28, 2022
Celebration from Zimbabwe – only they know what they’ve done to reach there and how wonderfully they’re proving the world their calibre. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/yXaB47JHJ4
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 27, 2022
Celebration mode in Zimbabwe.pic.twitter.com/uklfNUmguL
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) October 27, 2022
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe will face off Bangladesh in the ongoing T20 World Cup event on October 30, Sunday.