PAKISTAN won their first major cricket title in 17 years when they stunned Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the World Twenty20 final at a sell-out Lord’s ground!

“I’m proud of the way we competed. I believe we can go forward from here, We’ll take this and come back stronger in next year’s tournament. We have the best bowling unit in the world.” Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara said.

“It was a pressure match. When I walked out to the wicket I was thinking I have to stay until the 20th over, Shahid was awesome today and all credit to him. I told him to stay at the wicket and I will get some runs, that we can finish the game. He’s a great cricketer.”  said Shoaib Malik.

Resolute. Restrained. Mature. Measured Shahid Afridi hit an unbeaten 54 off 40 balls, his second consecutive half-century and named man of the match, said. ” Younus gave me great confidence, I told him that I wanted to bat at number three in the order and he said OK, if you’re confident just go and play. Don’t worry about anything.”

“We were underdogs and had less pressure, but we came good in the big games. It’s a credit to the country and to the team, We hadn’t won anything since Imran Khan’s team at the World Cup in 1992. This is a our gift to our nation. Hopefully, it will help cheer them up. Afridi knows he’s a great cricketer. He’s a match winner and he’s been fantastic for us. Me, Shahid and Razzaq, we were chatting with the guys: ‘Please this time we will hold our nerves and make our final touch’. I’m the second Khan winning a World Cup for Pakistan, so I’m very proud of my Khans, This is my dream. I dreamed all the time of lifting the World Cup. My thinking in all my career is that I will be remembered for a team like 1992. I was not in the Imran Khan team, and this is a dream come true. I’m really happy. Though this World Cup is Twenty20, at least we won our second World Cup. This is a gift to our whole nation. If you see the whole nation, where law and order is not good, we are from them, How can we be consistent? With these kind of things going for us, if you see our cricket it is all the time suffering from a lot of things. After that we are still winning the World Cup. It is a great achievement for us. I am requesting to all of the countries you must come to Pakistan. Everybody knows law and order is not good but it is not our fault. said Younis Khan Pakistan’s captain.

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