Cricket is said to be a game of uncertainties. That is, what will happen when cannot be said. There is a team that takes this uncertainty to its extreme. Yes…we are talking about Pakistan.
When this team starts getting completely rejected in a big tournament, then sometimes luck makes a sudden comeback on the strength of hard work. A similar script was seen in this T20 World Cup as well.
Pakistan was almost out of the tournament after losing first to India and then to Zimbabwe. Luck turns from here and Pakistan reaches the semi-finals on sight. The team wins three matches in a row. On the other hand, a strong team like South Africa loses to the Netherlands and makes the way to the semi-finals easy for Pakistan by getting themselves out.
This is not the first time that Pakistan has made a comeback in this fashion. This has happened before as well.
2009 T20 World Cup: Lost 2 out of 3 matches, then returned and title
After the defeat in the final of the 2007 World Cup, Pakistan made a comeback in 2009. Pakistan did not have a good start in the 2009 World Cup. In the first match, they lost against England. The second match was won by Pakistan which qualified for Super 8.
After this Pakistan got defeated by Sri Lanka. The only way for Pakistan to reach the semi-finals was to win the last two league matches. Pakistan has done this.
They first defeated Ireland and then New Zealand. Expectations from Pakistan were low in the semi-finals, as they faced table toppers and World Cup contenders in South Africa, but Pakistan defeated South Africa. After this, in the final at Lord’s ground, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 8 wickets and won the World Cup trophy.