Pakistan vs Bangladesh, T20 World Cup: Twitter celebrates Babar Azam and Co’s entry into semis

Pakistan became the last team to qualify for the T20 World Cup semi-finals with a five-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Adelaide on Sunday.

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The doors to the semi-finals opened up suddenly for the two teams after Netherlands stunned heavyweights South Africa by 13 runs in the first match of Sunday’s triple-header, which also took place at the Adelaide Oval.

With South Africa bowing out of the race to the semi-finals as a result of their dramatic defeat, the Pakistan-Bangladesh match effectively became a virtual quarter-final.

And it was Shaheen Shah Afridi, whose participation in the tournament was under doubt earlier in the tournament, whose rose to the occasion for Babar Azam and Co as his haul of 4/22 helped restrict the Bangla Tigers to a modest 127/8 after they opted to bat.

Pakistan were then propelled by useful contributions from openers Babar (25) and Mohammad Rizwan (32), the latter dropped by wicketkeeper Nurul Hasan on nought, as well as Mohammad Haris (31) and Shan Masood (24 not out). Babar and Rizwan put the Pakistanis ahead with a 57-run opening stand while Haris and Masood’s knocks ensured the team got over the line in the end despite a late fightback from the Bangladeshis.

The contest did draw plenty of interesting reactions from fans and experts on social media, especially Twitter. We take a look at a few of them here:

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