Sydney: Zimbabwe team won by 1 run in T20 World Cup cricket series yesterday against Pakistan team. Chasing a target of 131 runs in this match, Pakistan lost by 129 runs. Needing 11 runs in the sensational last over, Pakistan scored only 9 runs.
Although the success of this game is seen as casual by the fans of other countries, Zimbabwean fans are looking at it as an honor. Can you believe it is because of ‘Mr Bean’?
In 2016, an agricultural exhibition was held in Harare, Zimbabwe. Pakistani theater actor Asif Mohammad, who looked like the world-famous Briton Rowan Atkinson who played the role of ‘Mr Bean’, participated as a special guest.
Asif Mohammed introduced himself on stage as ‘Mr Bean’ and tried to entertain Zimbabweans by performing some funny stunts. But this did not attract people. How did this come into the T20 World Cup cricket tournament?
The Pakistan Cricket Board posted a video of the training session of its national players on Twitter the day before the Pakistan-Zimbabwe match. A Zimbabwean fan, Kuki Sasura, gave a funny reply to this saying, “We Zimbabweans will never forgive you. You sent us a fake Pakistani bean. We are going to avenge this through this match. “Pray for the rain to save you,” he said.
Following this, the post went viral on social media. Pakistani fans created and posted hilarious memes. At one point it went so viral that photos of Mr. Bean crying were posted on the timeline.
That aside, Zimbabwean President Emmerson posted on Twitter after the match was over, next time send the real Mr. Bean. It’s a great win for Zimbabwe, congratulations to the players.”
Responding to the Twitter post, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said, “We may not have a real Mr. Bean, but we have a real cricketing inspiration. “There is a lot of getting up at the speed of falling,” he replied. It is spreading rapidly on the internet.
Pakistan team in crisis: In the Super 12 round of the T20 Cricket World Cup series, the Pakistan team, which has been placed in Group 2, lost to India in its first match and fell to the Zimbabwe team yesterday. These two defeats make it difficult for the team to qualify for the semi-final round. Pakistan will face Netherlands, South Africa and Bangladesh in their remaining 3 matches.
Pakistan will have a chance to advance to the semi-finals only if they win all these 3 matches. It also depends on the results of other teams. In Group 2, India is leading the table with 4 points after playing 2 matches. A win in two of the remaining 3 matches will secure a semi-final berth for India. South Africa and Zimbabwe are 2nd and 3rd respectively with 3 points each. South Africa and Zimbabwe need to lose two games each for Pakistan to qualify for the semi-finals. Perhaps if the South African team loses to India and Pakistan, the Zimbabwe team is likely to reach the semi-final. The team will face Bangladesh and Netherlands in the last two matches.