Legends and Pundits react to Pakistan's nail-biting win against Afghanistan

BySrijith Gopal, SportsCafe Editor

06/30/2019

As many people have said in the past, yesterday's match was Pakistan vs Pakistan. Afghanistan gave a good fight till the end, thanks to the spinners, but all the hard work was undone by Gulbadin Naib's over where Pakistan scored 18 runs which resulted in Pakistan winning the match.

Brief Scores: Afghanistan 227/9 in 50 overs (Asghar Afghan 42, Najibullah Zadran 42; Shaheen Afridi 4/47, Wahab Riaz 2/29) lost to Pakistan 230/7 in 49.4 overs (Imad Wasim 49*, Babar Azam 45; Mohammad Nabi 2/23, Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/34) by 3 wickets

Looks like this girl saved Pakistan yesterday, sorry guys it wasn't Imad Wasim!

Passion & prayers. This is how we proceed.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph)

I know how it feels Vinod!

These double headers are really double trouble.Interestingly I've to keep changing the channel all the time .Missing out on interesting moments of the match
— VINOD KAMBLI (@vinodkambli349)

Heart-breaking for Afghanistan!

What a wonderful game. So near yet so far for Afghanistan. Imad Wasim holding his nerves in the end for Pakistan.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)

That one over from Naib changed everything!

Afghanistan had the game firmly in their hands till the 46th over with Pakistan needing 46 from 5. A tactical blunder by the captain to get himself on along with missing out on a DRS lbw of Imad due to a poor appeal earlier has cost them the match. Well played Imad
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)

Every Pakistani fan's hearts were at risk yesterday!

Dear Pakistan, can you please put a limit on your unpredictability? For your supporters’ sake.😊
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar)

Much-needed excitement indeed!

Wow, that was some finish to this game AFG vs PAK. Several tactical errors on both sides. But my heart goes out to Afghanistan. They battled so hard in their last 3 games. Happy though, that Pakistan have kept their hopes alive, & kept the tournament interesting👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.
— ian bishop (@irbishi)

Have to give credit to Afghanistan players!

Tough luck .. You have made your presence felt this world cup. The future looks bright if they sort their internal issues
— Hemang Badani (@hemangkbadani)

What a prediction by Sachin!

Uphill task for Pakistan to chase the total now. It is going to be a close finish.
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt)

Hopefully, the Afghanistan team comes back stronger in the next World Cup!

Legend says the Afghan is full of heart & grit. Never goes down without a fight. This World Cup has shown us that. Great performances by the team. I hope they get a lot more opportunities at the international stage & evolve as one of the top international teams.
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina)

Hoping to see a lot more thrillers like this!

Just when we thought are going to taste victory, it is Imad Wasim who has sealed it for he has definitely become a hero today. What a thriller😍🏏
— R P Singh रुद्र प्रताप सिंह (@rpsingh)

Micheal Vaughan's meltdown was hilarious though!

This was before the game