Published 23:23 IST, August 30th 2020

Pakistan team becomes subject of jokes on social media after five-wicket loss to England

Pakistani team became a subject of jokes after they were handed a five-wicket loss by England in the 2nd T20I at the Old Trafford on Sunday

Reported by: Karthik Nair
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Pakistan team was brutally trolled by passionate cricket fans after y lost second T20I against England at Old Trafford, Manchester on Sunday. Despite having posted a stiff total, bowlers let m down as former top-ranked T20I team suffered a bitter defeat in contest.

'Zimbabwe is coming'

As soon as match got over, fans came forward and mocked Pakistani players by suggesting m to play against cricketing minws. Here are some of reactions.

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Eng beat Pak by 5 wickets

English skipper Eoin Morgan won toss and elected to bowl first. Openers Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman ded 72 runs for opening stand before Zaman was dismissed.

neless, Babar took matters into his own hands as he anchored Pakistan innings, and just when it looked like he would take his team to a formidable total, batting sensation was dismissed by leggie il Rashid in 13th over. captain's kck included seven boundaries at a strike rate of 127.27.  

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Post Babar's dismissal, Hafeez me his presence felt and ded a 50-run stand with Shoaib Malik for third-wicket. 2017 ICC Champions Trophy winner me a tremendous impact towards backend of innings as he scored a 36-ball 69 that included five boundaries and four maximums at a strike rate of 191.67. He was eventually dismissed by Tom Banton on penultimate ball of first innings as 2009 T20 World Cup winners posted 195/4 in ir 20 overs.

In reply, openers Tom Banton and Jonny Bairstow toyed around with Pakistani bowlers as y ded 66 runs for opening wicket before leggie Shab Khan accounted m off successive deliveries. However, skipper Morgan and Dawid Malan ded 112 runs for third-wicket stand and even though Morgan was dismissed for a 33-ball 36 and England lost a couple more wickets, Malan anchored run chase and helped hosts get over line by five wickets with five balls to spare.
 

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23:22 IST, August 30th 2020