Pakistan praised for fight back despite loss to England in T20 World Cup final

The whole cricket fraternity heaped praise on Pakistan for the fight back despite losing to England in the grand final of the T20 World Cup 2022 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.

All-rounder Ben Stokes held his nerves strong to cruise England to their second T20 World Cup victory as they defeat Pakistan by five wickets in the final, here at MCG on Sunday.

Set to chase 138, England completed the tricky run chase in 19 overs despite a strong attack put up by the Pakistan bowling department.

Opting to field first, England restricted Pakistan to a modest 137 runs before chasing down the target in 19 overs to become the champions of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

Sam Curran and Adil Rashid starred with the ball, while Ben Stokes scored a half-century to lead the Poms to victory and lift the trophy.

Meanwhile, former as well as current cricketers backed the green shirts and lauded the fight back despite losing in the final.

Their reactions were:

Hard luck team green @TheRealPCB and congratulations to @ECB_cricket for being crowned as the world T20 champions. We put a lot of effort but couldn’t make it, a lot to learn from our mistakes and work on them ahead. Chin up and let’s go forward with pride! #PakvsEng2022
— Umar Gul (@umargul_55) November 13, 2022

Credit to Pakistan. Few teams would have defended 137 the way they did. Best bowling team.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 13, 2022

We love u & proud of u all team Pakistan. We should all proud of the incredible journey to get to the final. U guys inspired many with ur resilience & team unity. Thank u team Pakistan for lovely & amazing memories #ICCT20WorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/dmqmZeBRmg
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) November 13, 2022

Regardless of that we didn’t finished the way we wanted to! But I salute the 🇵🇰 bowling lineup for an exceptional fight, each n everyone has been amazing ! Specially @HarisRauf14, @iShaheenAfridi , @76Shadabkhan and @iNaseemShah 👍🏼 Congratulations @englandcricket 👏🏼#ENGvPAK
— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) November 13, 2022

The batting side dug a hole that even the worlds best bowling couldn’t fill. Outstanding effort by the team to get to the final against all odds and a great game of cricket. England came well prepared. Chin up boys, we are the runners up of the #T20WorldCup https://t.co/xbRAonpIKS
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) November 13, 2022

Congratulations England 🇬🇧

From almost being out of tournament to playing the final at MCG is a big deal in itself boys, all of you fought really well we backed you throughout and will continue doing so…#T20WorldCupFinal #Cricket #PakistanZindabad 🇵🇰
— Hassan Ali 🇵🇰 (@RealHa55an) November 13, 2022

What a nerve wrecking final it has been. Proud of Pakistan for making it to the finals. Team pakistan should hold their heads high 🇵🇰💚

Congratulations to England for winning the Cup. Well done!#EngvsPak #T20WorldCupFinal
— Javeria Khan (@ImJaveria) November 13, 2022

England are the first men’s team to hold the ODI and T20 World Cup titles at the same time.

Ben Stokes scored an unbeaten 52 runs in 49 balls to play a key role in his side’s victory.

Moeen Ali played a cameo of 19 runs in 12 balls to provide quick runs at the back end of the run-chase.

Meanwhile, skipper Jos Buttler scored 26 runs in 17 balls at top of the order.

Pakistan suffered a major blow towards the end of the run-chase as star pacer Shaheen Afridi walked off the field due to a knee injury. The lanky pacer could only bowl 2.1 overs during the innings.