Pakistani celebrities are on cloud nine after the men in green’s emphatic T20 World Cup semi-final victory against New Zealand in Sydney, Australia. today.
The who’s who of showbiz, YouTubers, and former cricketers praised the team’s performance on social media.
Ducky Bhai (real name: Saad Ur Rehman) is glad he didn’t make the trip to Sydney because he had feared that his presence would jinx the Pakistani team’s performance.
Shukar hai mera Australia ka VISA time pe nahi aya. Warna meray stadium me hone ki waja se Pakistan match haar jata haha.#PakvsNz
— Ducky Bhai (@duckybhai) November 9, 2022
Pop singer Asim Azhar shared an interesting fact about Pakistan’s historic win today.
Guys. This is our first world cup final in 13 years. Let that sink in. 🇵🇰💚😭 #NZvPAK #T20WorldCup
— Asim Azhar (@AsimAzharr) November 9, 2022
Ushna Shah praised the team and is already confident that Pakistan is going to lift the 2022 World Cup.
Our team is just beautiful. Pakistan is going to win the World Cup. Insh’Allah. 🇵🇰 🏏
— Ushna Shah (@ushnashah) November 9, 2022
Ali Zafar was already confident of Pakistan’s victory three hours before Shan Masood scored the winning runs.
بھائ نے بول دیا تو بول دیا۔ 😎🇵🇰🎶 مبارک !!!! پاکستان زندہ آباد۔ https://t.co/hB9d92ee1N
— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) November 9, 2022
The Legend of Maula Jatt star, Hamza Ali Abbasi, congratulated the men in green for their stellar performance.
#PakvsNz Mubaaariiikkkk ❤️ 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/oAMlKS24an
— Hamza Ali Abbasi (@iamhamzaabbasi) November 9, 2022
As did Osman Khalid Butt
And we're through to the finals!
Congratulations team Pakistan!— Osman Khalid Butt 🇵🇸 (@aClockworkObi) November 9, 2022
Mere Pass Tum Ho star, Adnan Siddiqui, was thrilled with the team’s performance and congratulated the team for defeating an unbeaten side that was a World Cup favorite.
Whattay match! You kept the record of winning against NZ unbeaten! Looking forward to a thrilling innings with India. May the cup be ours! Ameen! pic.twitter.com/BxZE5cDazY
— Adnan Siddiqui (@adnanactor) November 9, 2022
Elsewhere, Coke Studio season 14 producer Zulfiqar Jabbar Khan (aka Zulfi) and singer Faisal Kapadia were closely following the action as they cheered for the historic win.
The Cornered Tigers Rise Again
History repeated itself today as the Pakistani team, which was on the brink of an embarrassing exit last week, defeated hot favorites New Zealand today.
Much like Imran Khan’s legendary 1992 team, Babar Azam and his team put on a brilliant performance today and restricted the dangerous Kiwi side to 152 for 4. In response, Pakistan’s star batters, Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam found their form at the right time and responded with another century partnership, while Shan Masood took the team over the finish line.
Note that this is Pakistan’s first appearance in a World Cup final since 2009.
All eyes are on tomorrow’s semi-final between India and England while the Pakistani team will await the winners in Melbourne until 14 November.
