The ICC World T20 Cricket Championship going on in Australia is unfolding with every exciting twist and turn it can. One such incident came in the course of the series when on October 30, Pakistanis were found cheering for team India to win its match against South Africa so that Pakistan’s chances of survival in the limited-overs world cup remain alive.
On October 30, three matches were scheduled in the super 12 league of the World Cup. Three Asian countries Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India were scheduled to play their matches against Zimbabwe, Netherlands, and South Africa respectively. For Pakistan to survive in the tournament, it was necessary for Pakistan to win against the Netherlands. Not only this, Pakistan’s fate is dependent on the results of the other two matches. Pakistan cannot advance in the World Cup unless Bangladesh defeats Zimbabwe and India win against South Africa. Therefore, Pakistani fans cheered for the teams of India and Bangladesh along with their country team. Twitter was flooded with posts regarding the same.
In two matches of the day that have already concluded, Pakistan defeated Netherlands, and Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe. However, the India – South Africa match is still going on and is headed for a nail-biting finish.
Former Pakistani Hindu cricketer Danish Kaneria tweeted, “Jai Shree Ram! Hum Ram Bharosay Pakistan India Bharosay to stay alive in World Cup.” It means ‘Jai Shree Ram! We rely on Ram and Pakistan relies on India to stay alive in World Cup.’
Jai Shree Ram !Hum Ram Bharosay Pakistan India Bharosay to stay alive in World Cup click the link https://t.co/5fIatQxOrg
— Danish Kaneria (@DanishKaneria61) October 30, 2022
Usama Janjjua tweeted, “Busy Sunday. In the morning as Bangladeshi, afternoon as a Pakistani, and evening as an Indian.”
Busy #Sunday
— Usama Janjjua (@usama_janjjua) October 30, 2022
In……
Morning as a Bangladeshi
Afternoon as a Pakistani
Evening as a Indian😂#T20WorldCup2022 #PAKvsNED #CricketT20
It is notable that Bangladesh defeated Zimbabwe and Pakistan defeated the Netherlands in their matches. As the top-order Indian batting lineup collapsed against South Africa, the number of tweets supporting India drastically increased. Tweeples also suspected that India is underperforming in this match to keep Pakistan out of the next phases of the series. Janzaib tweeted, “as a Pakistani IND vs SA match is FIXED”.
as a Pakistani
— Janzaib (@ijanzaib) October 30, 2022
IND vs SA match is FIXED #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/3BNNLHjdX7
Furqan Khan posted a sad emoji and wrote in the caption, “India 5 down. African Bowlers have done some serious Damage. Me as a Pakistani.”
India 🇮🇳 5 down 🤐 African Bowlers have done some serious Damage 😩
— Furqan khan (@Furqankhanwazir) October 30, 2022
Mw as a Pakistani 🇵🇰👇 pic.twitter.com/Wyxf5PpgjG
Umair Mehboob posted, “From 7 am to 11 am…I prayed for Bangladesh to win. From 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm I prayed for Pakistan to win. And now, I’m praying for India to win against South Africa as a Pakistani. Quite a day indeed!”
From 7 am to 11 am…I prayed for Bangladesh to win. #BANvsSA
— Umair Mehboob (@UmairMehboob91) October 30, 2022
From 12:00 pm to 3:00pm..I prayed for Pakistan to win. #Pakvsnetherlands
And now, I’m praying for India to win against South Africa as a Pakistani ..quite a day indeed! #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/woMnCGrJUs
Pakistani fans used creativity to support team India so that they persist in the World Cup.
Let’s start Supporting Our neighbors by filling out this form 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/4quoPL52Mm
— Khabis Insan (@IamUmarJav) October 29, 2022
A fan even made a combined flag of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh as Pakistanis had to support all three teams in a day. He wrote, “As a Pakistani” I appreciate this adorable flag because it represents love, peace, harmony, and respect for each other.”
“As a Pakistani” i appreciate this adorable flag bcz it represents love,peace, harmony and respect for each other🥰😀💯. #PAKvsNED #ZIMvsBAN #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/UjkJQQD0JS
— dr.ikki (@idrikki541) October 30, 2022
India scored 133 runs in 20 overs losing 9 wickets. At the time of publishing this report, South Africa scored 56 runs at the cost of 3 wickets in 11 overs.
