Pakistan defeated New Zealand by six wickets in Birmingham on Wednesday to stay afloat in the World Cup 2019. After losing three out of five matches, Pakistan revived their derailed World Cup campaign with back-to-back victories over South Africa and New Zealand. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who led the team to the World Cup glory in 1992, congratulated Sarfaraz Ahmed’s men for making a “great comeback” in the ongoing edition of the ICC showpiece event.
“Congratulations to our cricket team for a great comeback. Congratulations especially go to Babar, Haris and Shaheen for their brilliant performances,” Imran Khan tweeted.
Pakistan were brutally criticised by former cricketers and fans on social media following their loss to arch-rivals India on June 16 at the Old Trafford.
However, they made a strong comeback in their next fixture as they defeated South Africa by 49 runs, knocking them out of the competition on June 23 at Lord’s.
And on Wednesday, Pakistan came out with a brilliant bowling performance as they restricted the Black Caps to 237/6 at a tricky Edgbaston wicket.
Pakistan then rode on Babar Azam’s unbeaten century to chase down the target with six wickets in hand. Along with Babar (101*), Haris Sohail also made significant contribution with the bat and scored 68 runs.
