In a brilliant turn of events, Pakistan's ruthless performance propelled them to reign over India's cricket team in a historic 10 wicket win in a first-ever world cup triumph. The fans waited with bated breaths as the match began on Sunday evening in Dubai. Shaheen Afridi (3-31) headlined Pakistan's disciplined bowling effort to restrict arch-rivals India to a modest 151-7 in a rematch of the inaugural 2007 final.
Babar and opening partner Mohammad Rizwan then returned to overwhelm the target with 13 balls to spare and register Pakistan's maiden win against India in a World Cup in their 13th attempt.
Throughout the three-and-a-half-hour match, Pakistani and Indians brought their A-game to Twitter. As soon as Babar played the winning shot, ecstatic fans took to the bird app and expressed their emotions with memes, rib-tickling tweets. We bring you Pakistani Twitter's best takes on India-Pakistan face-off.
The golden trio!
PAKISTAN BEATS INDIA IN A WORLD CUP!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/DT4FJD7rAw
— Switch Hit (@_SwitchHit) October 24, 2021
WE DON'T STOP TONIGHT pic.twitter.com/sle7YnPfeK
— Switch Hit (@_SwitchHit) October 24, 2021
BIG MOOD!
Pak fans big mood pic.twitter.com/roijyG7MGQ
— z (@NurKhairNade) October 24, 2021
— RL (@RizWanKenobi_) October 24, 2021
How it started How it’s going pic.twitter.com/lOfePe6Zjl
— Paki Chulo (@thepakichulo) October 24, 2021
— Shumail (@Shumyl) October 24, 2021
We see no lie!
— Switch Hit (@_SwitchHit) October 24, 2021
kangana ranaut this ones on you bae
— spaceship (@spaceshipIII) October 24, 2021
#INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/EGPSIp3tqb
— Arsalan Khattak (@lapulgaprop) October 24, 2021
I will sacrifice my own life for Babar and Riz.
— Switch Hit (@_SwitchHit) October 24, 2021
Ok Best One 🤣#T20WorldCup2021 pic.twitter.com/ot7iuLVP6D
— چڑیل_اول✨ (@Churail_Awal) October 24, 2021
ABBA. HARMONIUM pic.twitter.com/VXBc9kKUyg
— mysh✨ (@gayomarlic) October 24, 2021
how im sleeping after that win🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/Eb6weomMfj
— yumz🧃 (@yourchacha_) October 24, 2021
Pakistani fans watching this match pic.twitter.com/erXHm0lUsF
— Rohail (@theroygayle) October 24, 2021
We see this and we get this.
honestly jeet ker kia tweet karna hai samaj nahi lagti - haray hotay tou abhi tweet pe tweet nazil ho raha hota
— Amirr (@ammirrr) October 24, 2021
Ok Best One 🤣#T20WorldCup2021 pic.twitter.com/ot7iuLVP6D
— چڑیل_اول✨ (@Churail_Awal) October 24, 2021
10 Wickets is the new 180
— Dennis 10 wickets (@DennisCricket_) October 24, 2021
Pakistani going offices today in Dubai UK pic.twitter.com/l45niqA5QZ
— ʟ ᴍ ɴ ᴏ ᴘ (@iffiViews) October 25, 2021
rip pic.twitter.com/UemypPPxwt
— Amirr (@ammirrr) October 24, 2021
We really won against India in a world cup game. It's a new reality now.
— Shumail (@Shumyl) October 25, 2021
How is India dealing? We've developed coping tactics, a whole genre of humour over the years.. they have nothing ??
— shmyla (@apniISPdot) October 24, 2021
Okay so reality is that we beat India by ten wickets. I’m actually scared of going to sleep. What will I dream of now? Civilian supremacy? An audit of the DHA?
— Abdul Moiz Jaferii (@Jaferii) October 24, 2021
— Saman Tariq (@stariq88) October 24, 2021
Bachon ka naam Shaheen, Babar aur Rizwan. Gender kuch bhi ho.
— Aimun (@bluemagicboxes) October 24, 2021
However, many tweeps took to the micro-blogging app and shared how Pakistan's win was much needed.
You know this victory isn’t about how India played badly, it is about how well Pakistan played. So make it about your players, your team. This was as calm & clinical as it can get. Absolutely professional, brilliant team performance. Captained from front by Bobby.
— Rehan Ulhaq (@Rehan_ulhaq) October 24, 2021
It's been a tough year for Pakistan. We needed this. A moment to forget it all. A moment of celebration. Thankyou Pakistan Cricket.
— Qasim Farooq (@MangoLassC) October 24, 2021
all we need is our little wins in our little cricket games and our 8000 different kinds of biryani and our 3 human rights and we’re content
— ・゜elia ・。 #JusticeForNoor (@eliiooop) October 24, 2021
All due respect to the athletes, don't let the BCCI hide behind a smokescreen of sportsmanship.
— Musad Afzal (@MusadAfzal) October 24, 2021
They have openly pushed for the demise of Pakistan Cricket and will likely continue to.
Tonight's win is a massive statement to cricket's status quo. #Pakistan is here to stay.
I've been watching Indian cricket for 3 decades and since the 90s its all the same, when we play Pak, a guy called Afridi ruins the day for us, that's just the law, the Indian players change, Pak players change, even the Afridi changes but the Ruined By Afridi thing is forever
— Shiv Ramdas Is On Temp Hiatus To Finish This Novel (@nameshiv) October 24, 2021
Mohammad Rizwan may perhaps be the most CLUTCH player Pakistan has produced since Miandad.
— SillyTiddy (@SillyTiddy) October 24, 2021
He & his freakin balls of STEEL are the difference! The guy was genuinely laughing full “chill mahol tey mithay chawl” scene in the first over of the match.
That mindset make a big diff
And then we just know this will happen!
Pakistan 128-0, this is exactly where Akshay Kumar will make his entry in the movie, he will bowl one over and get 10 wickets in that one over, with some of the deliveries, he will get two wickets each! The movie name would be MAUKAY PE THOKA pic.twitter.com/ni7uzhlc4M
— PSL Memes (@PSLMemesWalay) October 24, 2021
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