‘Naseem Shah took Asif Ali’s Revenge’: Memes that sum up Pakistan’s Victory.
“Naseem Shah, remember the name.” Ugly scenes were witnessed at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium when Pakistan’s Asif Ali and Afghanistan bowler Fareed Ahmed clashed in the middle during a cracker of an Asia Cup encounter on Wednesday.
The focus from the on-pitch drama, however, quickly shifted toward young bowler Naseem Shah’s batting heroics, who smacked two towering, consecutive sixes to push Pakistan to the finish line.
Pakistan, who were reduced to 119/9 while chasing a modest 130 needed 11 in the final over and Shah was blessed with two full tosses. The rest was history.
Naseem Shah soon turned into everyone’s hero in Pakistan. The thrilling win also meant that Pakistan advanced to the final, where they face Sri Lanka on Sunday. India and Afghanistan were both eliminated following Pakistan’s sneaky win.
Fans claim Naseem Shah’s performance was revenge against the clash which was witnessed between Pakistani batsman Asif Ali and Afghani bowler Fareed.
The following memes show Pakistan’s heartfelt victory against Afghanistan with Naseem Shah as a hero of Pakistan.
THE SIX THE CELEBRATION 😭❤️
NASEEM SHAH YOU BEAUTY
INJECT THIS INTO MY VEINS 💉❤️ pic.twitter.com/fadf9NYokM— Assad Bajwa (@oyebajwey) September 7, 2022
Urvashi to Naseem Shah
😂😂😂😂😂
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NASEEM SHAH YOU BEAUTY #PakvsAfghan Asif Ali Asia Cup 2022 #goodbye #UrvashiRautela pic.twitter.com/cqxYyRkL4w— ⓀⒽⒶⓃ 🍥 (@m_khan_999) September 7, 2022
Aisa Bowler hi nahi rakhty jo Hitting na kry…
Naseem Shah you Beauty
"PAK vs AFG" pic.twitter.com/0gVjB0Iwdm
— Ghulam Muhayyudin Malik (@RealMuhayyudin) September 7, 2022
After being restricted to a below-par 129/8, Afghanistan bowled its hearts out to force a match.
They launched an aggressive defense of their total. They neutralised the threat posed by Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Mohammad Nawaz, forcing the game into the final over. Fazalhaq Farooqi and Fareed Ahmed each took three wickets to keep Afghanistan’s hopes alive.
Farooqi, on the other hand, went for the yorker-length deliveries in the decisive over but failed to execute them properly.
This is what Afghan fans are doing.
This is what they’ve done in the past multiple times.This is a game and its supposed to be played and taken in the right spirit.@ShafiqStanikzai your crowd & your players both need to learn a few things if you guys want to grow in the sport. pic.twitter.com/rg57D0c7t8— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) September 7, 2022
