Threat neutralised: Pak beat NZ by 5 wickets and Twitter’s meme game is on point

Pakistan on Tuesday beat the New Zealand cricket team by 5 wickets in the T20 World Cup 2021. The nation had its eyes set on this victory ever since New Zealand abandoned its tour of Pakistan citing unnamed "security threats” on the day the tournament had to begin.

Keeping its legacy alive the Pakistani Twitter community dished out some of its best humour to celebrate the victiry. Here are some of the highlights:

This guy who was the first to apologise for any doubts the country ever had:

Pakistani awaam to Asif Ali & Haris Rauf today 😂 #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/eRccBlmDIX

— Faizan Najeeb (@najeebfaizan) October 26, 2021

This guy unapologetically said what he said :

Pakistan is safe for cricket, but New Zealand’s total was not safe against Pakistan cricketers. #PAKvNZ #T20WorldCup #Pakistan

— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) October 26, 2021 Even professor chipped in to chide New Zealand, quite respectfully:

Dedicating this win to all security forces of Pakistan 🇵🇰. Well done boys keep working hard for 🏆 In Shaa Allah. Pakistan 🇵🇰 Zindabad. #PakvsNewzealand #Worldcup2021 pic.twitter.com/bLDK9jdWeg

— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) October 26, 2021

Someone did a mashup of two iconic photos and we are here for it:

I am done here 😂😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/AT9j6QvWIg

— IAhsanali (@Ahsanali094) October 26, 2021

Even Cricket Pakistan had no chill:

Threat neutralized. #NZvPAK

— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) October 26, 2021

The captain, however, kept it classy:

Alhumdulillah, 2/2. What an amazing display of bowling, fielding and batting against a quality side! The best part is the entire team chipping in and playing their roles in the victory of Pakistan. More prayers needed as all eyes set on the next game. 👊🙌 pic.twitter.com/kbbFeUDsQh

— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) October 26, 2021

This guy really explained the last 3 overs in one picture:

Asif Ali after his concussion:#PakvsNz pic.twitter.com/HQGzd24rs4

— Farzan Tufail 🇵🇸 (@Farzantufail786) October 26, 2021

Then there was this dude with a pure gem:

pic.twitter.com/kUjijEu3D5

— Ahmer Naqvi (@karachikhatmal) October 26, 2021

Lastly, this guy explained why the team give us a mini heart attack midway into the game:

Pehle match one sided jeetnay par log naraz thay or sabki batting bhi nahi aai thi to aaj sab ka khayal rakha hai.

— Abdullah Mukaddam (@AbMukaddam) October 26, 2021

Overall, the team won the match in the ground and the country won the meme game on Twitter and everyone was happy! On to the next we say…

Two games, two impressive wins 🙌

How are we feeling, #Pakistan fans?#PAKvNZ | #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/rDdwrLqNun

— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) October 26, 2021