England defeated India extensively on Thursday and booked a place in the final of the 2022 T20 World Cup against Pakistan. Chasing 169, England openers Jos Buttler and Alex Hales went unbeaten, taking their side to victory in just 16 overs. Previously, Pakistan was the first team to reach the final after beating New Zealand by seven wickets on Wednesday. Shortly after their win, wishes started pouring in as ex-cricketers from around the world congratulated Pakistan.
Following the entry of the Babar Azam-led side into the final, former Pakistani cricketer Imran Nazir tagged former Indian batter Wasim Jaffer in a tweet featuring a photo of Amitabh Bachchan. “Guess karo kahaan hai hum (Guess where we reached)?” – this line is written on the photo.
Hello @WasimJaffer14 pic.twitter.com/LK0ChAB5GC
— Imran Nazir (@realimrannazir4) Nov 9, 2022
Jaffer gave a hilarious one word answer – “Lahore?”.
Lahore? https://t.co/fSkO9oyK7H
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) Nov 9, 2022
But after India’s loss to England, Nazir got a chance to troll Jaffer. On Thursday, he posted another tweet featuring a photo of Akshay Kumar and captioning: “The India Pak final could have been bigger, but… Tweeting from Lahore @WasimJaffer14.”
India Pak final could have been bigger but…….. Tweeting from Lahore @WasimJaffer14 #INDvsENG #T20Iworldcup2022 pic.twitter.com/V1lWxgHBam
— Imran Nazir (@realimrannazir4) Nov 10, 2022
In India’s match, England openers Jos Buttler (80*) and Alex Hales (86*) mocked the 169-run target as they sided with a 10-wicket win in just 16 overs.
First at bat, the Rohit Sharma-led side lost three wickets in 12 overs, with only 75 runs left on the board. Later, Hardik Pandya, along with Virat Kohli, took the lead and completely changed the momentum of the innings. Pandya hit 63 runs off 33 balls, while Kohli scored 50 off 40 balls to take the team’s score to 168/6 in 20 overs.
Later, no Indian bowler was spared by the England openers as the 169-run target was chased without much challenge. For England, Chris Jordan scalped three wickets, while Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid each took one wicket.
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