Australian captain Ricky Ponting (left) congratulates Pakistan batsmen Abdul Razzaq (centre) as good as Umar Akmal after they directed Pakistan to feat over Australia in their World Cup cricket compare played during The R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo upon Mar 19. Pakistan fans as good as former players distinguished a team’s win over a fortifying champions, observant it had carried a murky nation.
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KARACHI (AFP) – Pakistan fans as good as former players upon Sunday distinguished a team’s ancestral World Cup win over fortifying champions Australia, observant it had carried a murky nation.
Hundreds of triumphant fans alive a streets after a winning shot, chanting “Long live Pakistan” as good as “Long live a Pakistan cricket team” in vital cities Lahore, Karachi as good as Islamabad.
Australia mislaid by 4 wickets to Shahid Afridi’s men, a better which finished their 34-match dominant strain in a contest stretching behind to a 1999 edition.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani congratulated a team, observant he hoped they would go upon to win cricket’s showpiece eventuality for a second time.
Saturday’s detriment was Australia’s initial in a World Cup given losing to Pakistan by 10 runs in Leeds in 1999.
Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan praised a group for their victory, which equates to they surfaced Group A as good as will fool around a fourth-placed group in Group B in a quarter-finals.
“I honour a Pakistan group for their extensive win,” pronounced Imran, who led a group to their usually World Cup pretension in Australia in 1992.
“It was a finish group bid as good as with a healthy bent which a Pakistan group has, we consider they can win this World Cup,” pronounced Imran.
Pakistan discharged Australia for their lowest sum given a 1992 World Cup prior to withstanding paceman Brett Lee’s detonate of 4 wickets to win with 9 overs to spare.
“The brew of girl as good as knowledge is assisting Pakistan,” pronounced Imran.
Another former captain, Aamir Sohail, pronounced Pakistan’s bowlers unprotected weaknesses in Australia’s batting.
“During this World Cup, a Australian batting has not dismissed a approach they would have wished. However, they have managed to get a pursuit finished to illustrate far. Pakistan did good to play them out for 176,” Sohail said.
“They have finished a noble job. The approach Pakistan played opposite Australia has valid they can win a Cup,” Momin Khan, a immature air blower told AFP in Pakistan’s largest city of Karachi.
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