Mumbai: Babar Azam’s first World Cup ton registered a crucial six-wicket win for Pakistan as the one-time champions ended New Zealand’s unbeaten streak in the 2019 ICC World Cup.
The win also kept Pakistan’s semi-final hopes alive. Pakistan who are currently ranked sixth, now have seven points from seven points from seven games.
For Pakistan, the game against Bangladesh and Afghanistan will turn out to be an eliminator match as, those matches will decide whether Pakistan will be able to make or break their 1992 feat.
The Sarfraz Khan-led team now has won two consecutive games on the trot after its defeat to India. Following the loss against India, the team has defeated South Africa by 49 runs and now have gained a six-wicket win over New Zealand.
After the humiliating defeat to India, the Pakistani team has worked hard to turn results towards its favour. Following the win against New Zealand, the Pakistani fans and cricket pundits took to twitter and lauded Babar Azam for his match-winning knock.
Pakistan live to fight another day!
— ICC (@ICC) June 26, 2019
Babar Azam and Haris Sohail back up a fantastic performance from their bowlers to seal a six-wicket win!
Scores and highlights of #NZvPAK on the #CWC19 app ⬇ï¸
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Match winning inning from Babar Azam. Brilliant display of talent by Haris Sohail. What a class act he is turning out to be.
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) June 26, 2019
Shaheen Afridi bowled with pace & aggression.
Pakistan Zindabad. One step closer to the dream. #PAKvNZ #CWC19
Never corner Pakistan. We become tigers when you do that. Congratulations & well done boys. #PAKvNZ #cwc19 #Pakistan #NewZealand pic.twitter.com/AnKfB8TUre
— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) June 26, 2019
Pakistan 🇵🇰 keep the dream alive! #PAKvNZ #CWC19
— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) June 26, 2019
Babar Azam has faced criticism about not taking his team home in the past and leading them to victories. Today he will have silenced some of his critics with a superb century under great pressure and on a difficult wicket against a very good bowling attack #CWC19 #NZvPAK
— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 26, 2019
Babar Azam became the youngest player since Salim Malik in 1987 to score a World Cup hundred for Pakistan. They were both 24 years of age.
— ZEE. 🇵🇰 (@iBleedGreenZEE) June 26, 2019
He is a star ðŸ˜#PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/My3uY6SdKD
Babar Azam very good cricket today#PAKvNZ
— AmiR_faRoOq (@amirfarooq787) June 26, 2019
God bless you pic.twitter.com/EE1dNevXSF
10th ODI 💯 for Babar
— WaSI AwAn 🎠(@wasi__) June 26, 2019
1st 💯 in World Cup
1st 💯 vs New Zealand 🇳🇿
2nd 💯 in England 🇬🇧
1st 💯by 🇵🇰 batsman in WC since 1987 (except openers)#PAKvNZ #CWC19 #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/tC4Be0MzGr
Congratulation! pak won Alhamdulillah, we won ✌. 🇵🇰#NZ unbeaten status is over.#PAKvNZ #CWC19 #WeHaveWeWill pic.twitter.com/tS7PnDv6Ul
— سدرةالمنتھ'ÛŒ (@Cid_r4y) June 26, 2019
The best capture out of the whole World Cup. Mashallah. May allah always protect this team and make them win ðŸ˜ðŸ‡µðŸ‡°ðŸ‡µðŸ‡°ðŸ‡µðŸ‡°ðŸ’šðŸ’šðŸ’š #PakvNZ pic.twitter.com/f5wtMAhx6j
— Razia (@ZafarKiDuniya) June 26, 2019
Congratulations pakistan♥🎉🎊🎈
— ZAHRA🎀 (@Snowflake_8765) June 26, 2019
Inshallah we 'll Win next matches too !#PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/v079kXBnL2
Men in Green 💚â¤â¤ðŸ’¯
— M Mansoor: We have We will🇵🇰 (@mansoorThoughts) June 26, 2019
Pure class â¤
Beat the Unbeaten team in 1992,
Beat the Unbeaten team in 2019,
A century 💯 in 1992 by Ramiz raja ,
A century 💯in 2019 by Babar Azam,
An unpredictable team for a reason.. A team to surprise everyone 🇵🇰✌✌✌✌#PAKvNZ #CWC19 #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/SV5h81QoTV
