In the T20 World Cup 2022, the Pakistan cricket team had to face an upset at the hands of Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe won a thrilling 1 run in the match played on Thursday, 27 October.
With this defeat, the path of the Pakistani team to the semi-finals has become difficult. After this, the Pakistani veterans reprimanded their cricket team a lot. The first name in this was Shoaib Akhtar.
He held the selectors and players of the team equally responsible. But Akhtar did not just stop here. He also predicted the Indian team while cursing the Pakistani team. According to him, Team India will soon be out of this World Cup like the Pakistani team.
Akhtar Predicted About India
According to former Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, the Indian team will be out of the World Cup next week.
He said on his YouTube channel I had already said that Pakistan would be back from the T20 World Cup this week. At the same time, India will also come back next week. He will also return after playing in the semi-finals because he is no Tees Maar Khan.
Akhtar Scared of Indian Media
Shoaib Akhtar also expressed his fear about the Indian media after the poor performance of the Pakistani team.
He said on his YouTube channel, This loss is very embarrassing. The Pakistan team has to face very little media. We have to go and speak in the media. We have to answer by sitting on Indian channels. Now, what will I answer after this defeat? This is a shameful performance by the Pakistan team. Babar Azam’s captaincy has been very bad.
What Happened In The ZIMvsPAK Match?
Talking about the match, while batting first, Zimbabwe scored 130 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in this match. Sean Williams scored the highest 31 runs for the team. While Mohammad Wasim took four wickets for Pakistan, Shadab Khan took three wickets. Chasing a small target of 131 runs, the Pakistani team could score only 129 runs for the loss of 8 wickets and lost the match by one run.
Shan Masood scored 44, and Mohammad Nawaz scored 22 runs for the team. Sikandar Raza took three wickets for Zimbabwe, and Brad Evans took two wickets. With the win, Zimbabwe has reached number three and Pakistan team at number five in the points table of Group 2. In Group 2, India is at the top of the points table after winning two consecutive matches.
