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The first semi-final between Pakistan and New Zealand is just a few minutes away. Group 1 table-toppers New Zealand are set to lock horns with the most unpredicted team of the tournament, Pakistan. As the leaders of both teams, Kane Williamson and Babar Azam have been on receiving end of criticism for their slow strike rates.
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This clash also gave a chance to some of the cricket fans a to take a dig at both captains. Subsequently, fans happened to call it a battle between two captains with a sluggish batting approach. They took to Twitter to come up with hilarious and funny memes or tweets to come up with banter over two of the finest batters of fab-4.
Here’s how fans reacted ahead to the clash of Kane Williamson-led kiwis against Babar Azam’s unpredictable men in green:
First Semifinals will be the HELL in a CELL match between Lord Babar and Professor Williamson, who do you think will win this legendary battle?🔥 #NZvPAK pic.twitter.com/dWb0F4QTW6
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) November 8, 2022
Rizwan will be the winner pic.twitter.com/yWHFRj5PGo
— Arun (@ArunTuThikHoGya) November 8, 2022
Bro.. 🤣Thanks for making me laugh so hard.. 😂
— sin_teeta (@SinTeeta) November 8, 2022
While you are fighting for Babar and Williamson, I guess Rizwan and Convoy will rock the party 😋
— Fayyaz Takkar (@GTweeeet) November 8, 2022
He has been promoted to Lord Babar Azam The zimbu
— Mr Putin 007 (@Mr_Putin_007) November 8, 2022
— Vıη†aɠε ཞơω∂ყ (@vintagerowdy) November 8, 2022
30(30) because he takes his time to show the world what the academy means to him. Not Allowing others to waste balls scoring boundaries.
— Gabru 🇮🇳 (@GabruSarcasm) November 8, 2022
Kane will win. Babar will betray.
— Fatimah Tuz Zahra (@FatimahTZahra) November 8, 2022
Insha Allah King Williamson will outperform Lord Babar tomorrow and will lead Pakistan into the finals
— Ahmad Kamal (@AhmadKam45) November 8, 2022
I don't trust on Kane. He might give last moment surprise. Hope u remember WC2021 final match, his innings was commendable. So lord baber will be the Tuktuk academy head 😛
— Soumya Ranjan Pattnaik (@i_m_pattnaik) November 8, 2022
Speaking of the tournament, it has gone completely differently for both the teams, New Zealand lost only one game against England whereas Pakistan came to the semi-finals through completely a roller-coaster campaign.
Earlier in the tournament, the men in green were on the verge of an early exit following two successive defeats against India followed by the embarrassing one against the minnows like Zimbabwe. But in a surprising turnaround of events on the last day of the super-12 round, the lower-ranked Netherlands unexpectedly defeated South Africa and make a way for the men in green to enter the semi-finals of the eighth edition of the tournament.
Talking about Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, he hasn’t performed in the 20-20 World Cup 2022 up to his stature. The 28-year-old has only 39 runs in the five matches he played so far in the tournament.