Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has praised Sarfaraz Ahmed's men for making an extraordinary rebound in the progressing World Cup following their insistent triumph over New Zealand in Birmingham.
Pakistan was in a spot and was severely reprimanded by previous cricketers and fans via web-based networking media following their misfortune to most outstanding opponents India on June 16 at the Old Trafford.
In any case, they made a solid rebound in their next installation as they vanquished South Africa by 49 runs, knocking them out of the challenge on June 23 at Lord's.
What's more, on Wednesday, Pakistan turned out with a splendid bowling execution as they originally confined the Black Caps to 237/6 at a dubious Edgbaston wicket. Left-arm pacer Shaheen Afridi was the pick of Pakistan bowlers as he scalped three wickets and furthermore bowled three maidens out of his 10 overs, giving without end only 28 runs in his spell.
The Green Brigade at that point rode on Babar Azam's unbeaten century to pursue down the objective with six wickets close by. Alongside Babar (101*), Haris Sohail additionally made a noteworthy commitment with the bat and scored 68 runs.
"Congratulations to our cricket team for an extraordinary comeback. Congratulations particularly go to Babar, Haris, and Shaheen for their splendid performances," the Pakistan Prime Minister tweeted on Wednesday night.
Previous cricketers Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis likewise took to Twitter to praise the Pakistan team.
"Splendid batting by Babar Azam and Haris Sohail, uncommon win for Pakistan. Babars batting through the innings has had a significant effect. The ability of Haris Sohail, his shot making is unadulterated class. Pakistan is back in this World cup!" tweeted Afridi.
"Match winning inning from Babar Azam. Splendid presentation of ability by Haris Sohail. What an example of true excellence he is ending up being. Shaheen Afridi bowled with pace and animosity. Pakistan Zindabad. One bit nearer to the fantasy," said Akhtar.
"Congratulations Pakistan and Well done Team Green You folks played like Champions," said Waqar on the smaller scale blogging site.
The success guaranteed that Pakistan stays in the chase for a compartment in the semi-finals. And keeping in mind that the team as of now has seven points from the same number of matches, they need both karma and wins in their staying two matches to guarantee a way forward in the knockout stages.