A trending video features Yuvraj Singh and Shahid Afridi in a lively conversation about the India vs Pakistan 2024 T20 World Cup match held in New York. The clip captures Afridi sharing how Yuvraj Singh congratulated him prematurely when Pakistan needed 40 runs to win. However Afridi felt it was too early to celebrate.
India defeated Pakistan in a low-scoring thriller at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York, extending their supremacy over its old rivals. The Men in Blue batted first and were knocked out for 119 in 19 overs. In the chase, Pakistan were 80-3 after 14 overs, but India responded well and kept them to 113-7.
On Tuesday, a video of Yuvraj and Afridi, the 2024 T20 World Cup ambassadors, discussing the exhilarating match went viral. In the film released by Team Afridi on their X Twitter, Yuvraj Singh can be seen approaching Afridi and asking him
“Lala, why are you sad? What happened.”
“My being sad is right or wrong? Was this a match we (Pakistan) should have lost?”
“When we were left to score 40 runs, Yuvraj told me ‘Lala, congratulations! I am leaving, won’t watch the rest of the game’. I told him ‘Yuvi, chaalis runs boht hain iss pitch pe. Itni jaldi mubarak baad na de mujhe (40 runs are a lot on this pitch, don’t congratulate me so early).”
Shahid Afridi
Toward the end of the film, Yuvraj Singh is heard telling Afridi that, while he predicted Pakistan’s victory, he was confident that India will come back.
“I told you Pakistan will win, but I was still confident that we (India) can win it from there. Winning and losing is part of the game, what’s important is that our bonhomie should continue.”
Yuvraj Singh
Pakistan lost Mohammad Rizwan (31 off 44) in the beginning of the 15th over. Jasprit Bumrah bowled him as he attempted a reckless heave. Shadab Khan (4), Iftikhar Ahmed (5), and Imad Wasim (15 off 23) all collapsed under strain. India strangled Pakistan throughout the chase.
Pakistan need 107 against Canada to stay in the hunt for Super 8
Babar Azam and his team face Canada in their third group encounter of the 2024 T20 World Cup at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York.
They bowled first and limited Canada to 106-7, with Mohammad Amir and Haris Rauf taking two wickets each, while Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah took one. Pakistan must defeat Canada to remain in the Super Eight competition.