Babar Azam became the first Pakistan captain to beat India in T20 World Cups. Heading into this game, India had won five games in T20 tournaments against Pakistan. However, Babar was determined on changing the script and so he did in their first league game in this world cup.

Babar Azam scored an unbeaten 68 and along with Mohammad Rizwan (79*) tracked down 152 needed for victory with 13 balls to spare. The scenes were electric after Pakistan hit the winning runs as all the players celebrated this momentous occasion.

Virat Kohli Congratulates Babar Azam After Pakistan’s Win

Though the game was fiercely contested, it was Pakistan who played better on the night and won the match. After the game, Babar Azam’s father was in tears and was seen to be consoled by his friends and close relatives.

Babar Azam’s father after Pakistan’s historic victory over India.

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There were also scores of Pakistani players talking to MS Dhoni and Babar and Virat Kohli sharing a moment after the game as well. These visuals also attracted numerous reactions on Twitter as it buzzed throughout.

After the game, Babar Azam also spoke on his knock and that it helped his team cross the line against India.

“This was the team’s effort, and the early wickets were very helpful. It gave us a lot of confidence and our spinners were very good as well. We applied our plans and got the results. We, the openers, kept it simple and built a partnership and because the wicket was getting better so we just wanted to keep batting till the end, which we did. It won’t get easier just because we beat India. We will take the confidence, but we’re taking it one match at a time, and there’s a long way to go in the tournament. As team we prepared well, and just kept the history out of our mind. We needed quality practice, and warm-up matches, and even our domestic tournament and those games gave us a lot of confidence” he said.

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