"Qudrat ka nizaam in dumps now" - Fans troll Pakistan batting for crumbling under pressure in T20 World Cup final
Pakistan simply couldn't get the required finish at the backend of their innings against England in the T20 World Cup final at the MCG on Sunday. The Men in Green could only muster 137/8 in their 20 overs, and it certainly looks like an under-par total.
England captain Jos Buttler had no hesitation in bowling first and would be delighted with the way his bowlers went about their business. Sam Curran continued his dream run in the tournament, picking up three wickets and the rest of the bowlers also chipped in with crucial contributions.
Fans on Twitter trolled Pakistan's batting for capitulating under pressure and for being poor, especially at the death. Here are some of the reactions:
Pakistan scored just 53 runs in last 9 overs
Captain Babar Azam and his opening partner Mohammad Rizwan got off to a cautious start, but Curran got the big wicket of Rizwan just as the latter looked to up the ante.
The intent of Mohammad Haris didn't really come off well in the final as he scored just eight runs off 12 balls. Shan Masood and Babar Azam did stitch together a very important partnership that took Pakistan to 84/2 at the end of 11 overs.
A total of 160 looked well within their reach with big hitters like Mohammad Nawaz and Shadab Khan to come. However, England picked up six wickets in the last nine overs of their innings and conceded just 53 runs to restrict the opposition to just 137/8.
The Men in Green will need something special with the ball to stop this deep England batting line-up from winning their second T20 World Cup.
England: Jos Buttler (c & wk), Alex Hales, Phil Salt, Ben Stokes, Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan, Adil Rashid
Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Mohammad Haris, Shan Masood, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf