Pakistan vs World XI 2nd T20I: Twitter Reacts As Thisara Perera's Whirlwind Knocks Takes Visitors Over The Line 1

Thisara Perera slammed 47 off just 19 balls as World XI defeated Pakistan by 7 wickets in the second T20I to level the three-match series 1-1.

Chasing 175 to level the series, Tamim Iqbal and Hashim Amla gave World XI a blazing start, slamming 30 runs off the first 3 overs. However, their partnership could not last long as Sohail Khan dismissed Tamim to end the 47-run stand.

Tamim’s departure slowed down the runs a bit before Pakistan further tightened their grip on the game when Imad Wasim clean bowled Tim Paine to leave the visitors reeling at 71 for 2 in the 10th over. With the game in such a precarious position for World XI, they suffered yet another blow when Mohammad Nawaz dismissed captain Faf du Plessis for 20.

Amla was holding firm from the other hand as he kept the visitors in the tie. The equation was finally down to 41 off 18 balls with Amla and hard-hitting Thisara Perera in the middle. Amla conceded three dot balls in the 18th over and a result World XI could score only 8 off that over despite Perera hitting a six. The Sri Lankan batsman then began the penultimate over in fine fashion,hitting a big six off Sohail Khan before following it with three twos and a six as the tourists gathered 20 runs off the 19th over.

With 13 needed from the last over, Rumman Raees began the over with a wide. A couple of twos and singles brought down the equation to 6 off the last 2 balls before Perera sealed the match with another six. Perera remained unbeaten on 47 off just 19 balls with the help of 5 sixes while Amal scored 72 off 55.

Earlier, Babar Azam once again top-scored for the hosts, scoring 45 as the Men in Green posted a challenging 174 for 6 in the allotted 20 overs. Pakistan were off to a decent start with Fakhar Zaman and Ahmed Shehzad adding 41 runs for the first wicket before the former was sent back by Samuel Badree.

Shehzad and Azam then once again compiled a good partnership to lay the foundation for a good total. The duo had added 122 runs in the second game and once again shared 59 runs for the second wicket before Imran Tahir ended the partnership by dismissing Shehzad.

The home side lost some quick wickets towards the end by senior batsman Shoaib Malik once again helped them to finish the innings on a strong note by scoring 39 off just 23 balls including 3 sixes and a four.

Here is how Twitter reacted to the match:

https://twitter.com/SportsJournoo/status/907931424182951936

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