Winning the T20 cup was quite something.
The look on the South Africans faces in the semis was SWEET!!!

i was in my relatives’ home that day… and i waited desperately all day long for that match… and even offered extra naffil namaz for the succes of the team….. i shouted and hugged people around and clapped loudly at the fall of every sri lankan wicket…. i knew we had a stronger bowling attack… when we were batting i got a bit tense.. and watched very silently while lying down on the floor… my heartbeat increasing at every dot ball, and kept praying for the win whole time…. and that afridi six to that left arm bowler during the 18th over i guess was my favorite moment, it released the pressure from all of us pakistani fans and the team as well, that made victory easy for us! i just stuck myself to the tv screen during the whole match… did not even drink a single sip of water that i usually do while watching test mathes….!!!!! my heartiest congratulations to the whole of pakistan team… u have made us proud of our identity and have given us a gift during these difficult times..!!! keep on playing with the same spirit! i salute u all!

The sleeping tiger crawling to the Super Eights, Showing South Africa (which by the way was the favourites for the World Cup) the way to the pavilion and perhaps further back to Joburg and the exciting Final that tempted me so much that I managed to make my way to the UK, got there in time, Bought my ticket on Ebay and BAng! It was just falling perfectly and the cherry on the cake the fantastic balling which convinced us that we are to be taken seriously, we are here for the game, we have our country’s support and with the right frame of mind Believing We are the CHAMPIONS!!
I was holding a Piece “I bought my ticket from an INDIAN” and joined the crowd on main edgware Road that completely blocked by cheering Pakistani and Arab (surprising but interesting sight) Free Baklawa all over the place, people shouting from the top of their throats…what a magnificent atmosphere…What a breath taking moment!!

I forgot to mention that i work with about 200 indians who has been talking cricket for past one somehow they love it more than ever especially there win of last T20… i wanted pakistan win and pray to Allah all they time for that …….cuze some of them were bit arrogant (nothing i cannot handel)…..
But now all of sudden non of those 200 indan are talking about cricket as they don’t even know if cricket exist …… I have Afridi’s photos on my desk top with arms up like superman….

Thx to almighty i was able witness this moment agin in my life even though i am thousand of miles away … this time i watched with my 3 youner brother … mood was different to 1992 but feeling was same from inside … once again the first over from youn Ammer was unforgetble especially the delivery that took wicket of dilshan (same as Iqab bowled of greatbatch 1992)… then Razzak (then who free Afridi soul)….. batting was tense but will never forget AKMAL beautiful cover drive 4 to mathew (similar to Inzi bahi hitting 6 to long off in semifinal 1992)…
but the CRACKER moment was when AFRIDI hit that 6 to Udana …. i will never forget Bumble words “oh boom boom boom… it’s coming home pakistan” that made the at back my neck stand …. i have seen this highlights about 10 times …..it is still hard to control my emotion when that moment comes ……….”Oh BOOM BOOM BOOM…. it’s coming home pakistan”….. this time there was no firecracker outside BUT THIS TIME I FIR THEN WITH MY EMOTION IN MY HART …..

Yes i call it the “FIRECRACKER MOMENT”
i was lucky to watch the 1992 semifinal and final back with my best friend and cusions.
I will never forget Inzi bahi 6 to long off & Iqab slow bowled of greatbatch (that ball took 4ever to hit stump). But the CRACKET moment was When WASIM bahi took 2 in 2 …… that was the moment when we fire the first Fire cracker.. the noise it mad was special

Every one’s favourite moment was when Afridi hit a sixer. That was a turning point and had tilted the game into Pakistan’s favour.

The victory in world cup 20 has injected a new and much needed doze of confidence into this terror sticken nation. Pakistan and Pakistni nation have emerged with a new vigor.

The world has also come to know that Pakistan is a country. Pakistnies are a nation. None can bow them down. Not even terror and terrorists.

We can fight on every front and can make a come back, whenever, whereever we want to.

SHAHID HUSSEIN QABOOLPURIA,
LAHORE PAKISTAN

Asslam alikum
The match was worth watching. From Dilshan’s wicket till Shahid ran for the last winning score.The best moment for me was when the target was getting difficult, shahid and shoaib were playing and sri lankan’s were giving their best we were worried, at that moment I got a message from my sister “Nasrun MIn Allah e wa fathun kareeb” recite this ayaa’t till the victory of Pakistan….I and my friends conitnued to recite and it was then when Shahid hit that famous six for us that was Allah’s help for Pakistan and its team….
I loved the moment when Younus Khan wrapped around him the Green flag like he is saving it in his arms. I am thankful to him too for this act in front of the world that my contrymen are the saviours of this land and this flag.
I saw my nation united.I couldn’t stop tears from flowing when I saw SAJDA E SHUKRANA from Shahid and Shoaib, we all were screaming like fools (I have recorded all our screams)), we waited for these moments so long.
We welcomed this cup nothing but with tears, this is not only a cup but its a statment to everyone that Pakistan still rocks. Pakistan Zindabad

My favourite moment when afridi make a last run n stand like a super star . i like that style when he up his both hands . that was awesome .

Hi everyone! i was in Sydney at friends’s place when final was being played and to be honest my favourite moment was when young Amir was giving trouble to most run maker Dilshan and got him out on a superb deliver.
well done guys!!! maintain the Rythem of unity.

The moment Pakistan beat SA and entered Finals, I knew they would win come what may whoever be the opposition.

Moreover I wanted Pakistan to win badly this time for the sake of the country’s people who will have something to rejoice after experiencing so much of violence.

I was watching the game at my university’s library in Washington, DC, on some sketchy live streaming website. It took all the self control not to celebrate out loud anytime we did something right.

My favourite moment of the game was when Afridi hit that 99 meter six, and I started jumping up and down — in complete silence, of course. A group of PHD students huddled around a computer turned to look at me and I sat down in embarrassment.

A second later, I realized all of them were Pakistanis and Indians and watching the game as well — their live streaming was coming in a little later than mine, and their reactions were as crazy as mine when they finally saw Afridi’s giant boundary.

through out the match the hearts of kashmiri cricket lovers were throbbing at shoibs pace at this momental race.at the end allah took our side and afridi and younus brought pride for us .especially at the momement when we kashmiries are fighting for our identity. may God bless pakistan.

i was eagerly wating for this moment,i congratulate all the people of pakistan on this great occasion.we showed our potential at best i love pakistan.

The passage from run 138 to run 139 was the sharpest and the most cutting momemnt, when I was thrown out of myself. I could not see anything anymore and I just clapped alone in front of my laptop and the walls of the room seemed to be losing all their confining
quality letting me to be thousands of kms away from Grenoble, France, in Pakistan.
When sanity came, I did congartulate the Srilankan team too for thier good game.
Pakistan is the pivot of our lives and it must remain so.

First of all congratulations to all pakistanis whereever they are!!
i remembered the moments when the match was about to start,each and every pakistani was voracious about this match and praying for victory of pakistan so from that moment i sured that today pakistan shall win….
Every moment of the match was great specially afridi sixes but the starting point of the match,when aamir in his first over took an important wicket so that moment was big for me and also when jayasuria bowled…

Assalam Alaikum Public-e-Pakistan..
Sab say pehlay.. Pakistaaaaan Zindabaad, Pakistaaaaani team Paindabad.. Thank you the great team of the great nation.. The best moment was when younis and the team hold that cup after winning. Second, Abdul Razzak was bowling and he fell to see that he has bowled the batsman…. Third best was when Afridi blew a kiss at Kallis… May Allah bring more wins like this to our nation in every way possible. Pakistanis lets make Pakistan proud and lets all work together and take Pakistan to a place where no one can mess with our motherland… Inshallah Ameen

The way one victory has united this country, it is something astonishing. If we have a true leader, a true lover of our country who can lead and guide us, we will be unbeatable in almost everything. Cricketers brought us fun, recognition & faith that if we have a purpose, passion and determination we can win anything. Thanks to ALLAH who provided us with all this fun and may he provide us with a leader who can take us to our final victory.

ALL political parties, be ware a new QUAID -E – AZAM is coming..

karachi is considered to be the city that never sleeps but the night of the final T20 match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka, it seemed as if everything, from transport to ordinary pedestrians on the street, had vanished. the city had practically come to a standstill as everybody gathered together to watch the much anticipated final.
i was with my family, huddled in front of the television, screaming with joy as one by one each Sri Lankan batsman was sent walking back to the pavilion. For me, favorite moment was Shahid Afridi’s massive six; it sealed the Pakistani team’s victory. and what a victory it was! congrats to the nation and congrats to the pakistan team! =)

I was in Dublin watching the match with my cousins, it was truly amazing how many people called from Pakistan and shared their joy with us.

This indeed was the greatest gift Pakistani cricketers could give to their nation.

I Was one of the lucky ones in that i was there to watch it all unfold from the stands. Lords never looked so good. Beautiful weather, beautiful game and such a great atmosphere in the ground. The crowd were fantastic. Green and white everywhere and when Pakistan got off to such a wonderful start the party never stopped. An amazing once in a life time opportunity. Was made even more special since me and my dad were given the tickets as a present for Father’s day and for me to be there with my father and watch Pakistan lift that trophy was priceless!!! I hope it brings happiness to my country folk…… a little piece of happiness in a country suffering. A smile to the average man on the street. A Proud moment for all Pakistanis wherever we are above the doom and gloom. JIYA PAKISTAN!!!!

Salam….
wen one is away from the soil that one belongs to, one feels the passion for their country at a level beyond imagination…
i am a Pakistani, was born and brought up and still am living in Kuwait…
Pakistan has given me a stronger reason to believe that in every dark pit, if u look hard and believe in Allah, u will find a ray of hope…
Pakistan has proved to the world that we are a country of citizens who can achieve, who can create and change history…
amidst all the political mess and others of the like, we are reborn like the Phoenix, and inshAllah we will strike a change…

Even though winning T20 WC is the unforgetable moment in Pakistan cricket but I hope we won’t remember it as there are many more such moments to come InshAllah. There is a long way to go in Cricket as well as in building Pakistan as a great nation.
May Almighty Allah continue to bless us and continue the season of good news which started on 21st June forever

Was watching the game in David Lloyd’s lounge in Milton Keynes, and was in touch with friends who were present at Lord’s. There was sheer happiness and celebration as the match came to its conclusion.

Left David Lloyd’s immediately after the game and headed for London where party lasted until 3am. There were Pakistani flags everywhere, the police had to close many roads and in certain parts the whole areas to traffic partly because of safety concerns and partly because the roads were full of fans flying flags; shouting slogans; and dancing and there was no room for traffic to move. Vital Sign’s “Dil Dil Pakistan” was the track of the day.

There were many red London buses stranded on the road and since the drivers had nothing else to do they joined the celebrations too by tooting their horns to the tune of “Pakistan Zinda Baad” as the slogan was chanted by the fans.

Apart from a couple of small incidents where the fans tried to set off fireworks and police tried to stop them the party was largely peaceful and happy. Even the Metropolitan Police officers had smiles on their faces.

A beautiful day!

In the final match,when the speaker kept saying “Pakistan on fire”

the action of shahid afridi after catching a ball & also after victory is my favourite moment of the whole series………
best wishes 4 pakistan.

I was absolutely delighted to watch Pakistan winning the Cup.

My delight turned into a big disappointment when I read Irfan Hussain’s column in today’s Dawn.

Has any one seen Irfan Hussain’s column, “A toast to our brilliant ‘bayyz’”? I was disgusted to read his criticism of some of the players of our cricket team. To me the columnist appeared to be an arm-chair critic. There are much better writers to describe the match than this person.

We had planned a get-together at a friend’s house in defence. We were around 8 friends plus the tabla walla and the music composer. And we had planned to have a music night after the match.

Fortunately for us, it turned out to be quite a nice match. Most tense moment? Ummm. Cannot remember. Best moment: Shahid Afridi’s towering six. And we knew that Pakistan had won.

Great victory but we need to do more in ODIs and the test matches.

salam pakistan
i was slightly amazed to see pak team gaining their spirits and efforts back they were seeming weary at start but pk team is so capricious that they cant be predicted thanks to shahid afridi for providing such useful and important entertainment
i personaly offered 2 rakat shukrana nufal after the historical victory
there was celebrations like eid at our home
thanks afridi thanks pak team

Salam, I watched the game at home with my family. First time my wife take intrest and watch the match after the win we celebrate the event at dinner. Pakistan Zindabad

Its been an auspicious occasion for the entire nation and is the best display of unity, faith and discipline. We as a nation should learn from this one unit success that resulted just because of Pakistani’s coming from different part of the country but appeared as a one unit. This rule implies for muslims as well. If they are united, no one can beat but if they are not they are the weakest and tiniest wall ever been created

What a pointless question, As if it was mandatory for every one to waste their time, glued to the idiot box.
Why instant rewards or punishment all the time to players /sports men only?
All these players are making good money endorsing various products & services on top of what they get for playing a game/s win or loose. When will we learn to respect and deal with dignity with our scholars & people who are mentors of peoples’life. I mean those who make a difference in the lives of under privileged & needy.
Is the president paying out of his pocket the reward money he announced for these players?

For the first time I had a bunk from office here in Dubai. So did few other friends of mine…I had invited them over at my flat and we enjoyed every single bowl of the match…with fullest of excitement…after the win…..we went to pizza hut to celebrate it…and then to Pakistan Society….it was one of the most memorable day. It is amazing how a game of cricket can help us forgetting all the worries, our nation has been going through…Long Live Pakistan

I feel that once you are outside your home country you enjoy such occasions more. We had the same experience here in UAE. Parties are still going on and sweet distributed. Even those who had no knowledge about cricket (like Arabs and Filipinos) now know that there is a sport in which Pakistan has become champion. Nice feeling to have.

I hope Pakistanis take a lesson from this victory. Stand up for Pakistan and be a Pakistani. Do not stand up for PPP, PML-N, MQM, ANP or another party , Stand up for Pakistan. This country of ours needs our help, our passion, our commitment and our solidarity. Shun ethnic, religious regional divide. Let us just love Pakistan and do whatever we can to help Pakistan.
My greatest moment was when Afridi hugged Malik in the 19th over after he glanced a ball to fine leg boundary just almost ensuring victory.

I watched the match from the toss to the ceremony glued to my TV.
we were together at my friends place and had the time of our lives when amir took the first wicket. the way Afridi looked around the ground after the last run….GOD it was awesome.
since “gotta see who rules the world” this moment of joy has come to announce STAND UP FOR THE CHAMPIONS.
may the team remains in this spirit forever and make us proud.ameen

PAKISTAN zindabad.

What really amused me more than the victory of Pakistan over Srilanka was the feeling of nationalism among the people of Pakistan.The victory provided an opportunity to tell the world we are fully alive as a nation and Insha Allah will get through all trobled waters.

United We Stand!

i watched it here in warsaw poland with my sri lankans frieds…i was the only pakistani and oh boy sri lankans are the best people in the world…..

i was at the highest peak on mount everest
whhen Pakistan won and i enjoyed watching on my laptop
long live Pakistan

Few events can ever be characterized as more international as how I watched Pakistan soar to victory that sunday. I live and study in Paris and was at a Canadian bar that shows sporting events; the bar was relatively empty except for a few english cricket fans, my friends and I, and some Sri Lankans who were at the other side of the bar. Our party included myself and two other Pakistani students who are studying in Paris, along with my friends from South Africa, Canada and the US, many of whom needed to be constantly updated as to what exactly was taking place. After we won, we shook hands with the other Sri Lankan fans and celebrated this momentous occasion. They were very gracious losers and was satisfying to realize how great this event was and that were able to share it as the Fete de la Musique bought hundreds of street musicians and eager listeners to the street outside the bar. Many in my university were aware this final was taking place and congratulated me soon afterward. Truly, a victory of this magnitude at such a precarious time for our country’s history is one I will cherish forever.

I was at my granfmothers place here in islamabad n watched the game with my siblings n cousins. The game was no doubt great.. the way the wickets fell n all.. All atound the neighbourhood we could hear people rejoicing on every sixer and fours n wickets!

Well done Pakistan team.. it was indeed a huge gift to the Pakistani nation in time when there’s so much political instability going on! We hope the team stays this way forever!

Pakistan Zindabad!!

I watched it at a freinds place here in Virginia..we couldnt sleep the night before …so we talked about the match and pakistani team…had halwa poori while wathcing the match..had an awsome time…moment of the match was seeing Afridi standing tall after hitting the winning runs..reality had hit us all….there were 20 odd friends gathered who all yelled pakistan zindabad!

Afridi’s SIX off of Udana in the 18th over! That’s the most memorable part for me!

We watched the game in Chicago, streaming from Willow.tv, connected to the TV. what an experience!! we jumped up and down, screamed, cheered and hugged. Never in the history of sports a single game can be this important than this particular one.

I hope that this win is symbolic to a creation of a better Pakistan. I cannot help but think about Afridi analogy. Here’s a guy who is known to have raw talent. A guy who has shown glimpses of what he can do however on most occasions he chose to be erratic with his batting historically. A guy who has gotten in trouble for disciplinary actions (dancing on the pitch against England in Pakistan few years ago). If he had come out and thrown his wicket away after hitting a boundary or two, everyone would have said, well that’s how he is and that’s how he plays. Well he showed the world that he is much more than that. He had resolve in his mind and look of concentration in his eyes. He knew the task at hand and he knew that he was the guy who will take the responsibility to help his team cross the finish line. And he did it. It’s amazing what responsibility and commitment can do. Isn’t our nation like Afridi – full of potential but historically erratic and have been in the media mostly for the wrong reasons?

I pray that this win will be the catalyst for our nation to pull itself together. I pray that this will reignite the spirits and the passion. This is the galvanizing factor for the public. We learned as a nation how to collectively pray for a common cause. Now let’s do it for so many other urgent needs of our nation. Let’s pray that we have the will to confront our leaders. Let’s pray that we recognize our responsibilities. Each of us has a role to play whether you are in Landi Kotal or Leicester, Shikarpur or Chicago. Know what your responsibility is. We have to learn to stop blaming outsiders, each other or even ourselves.

Let’s learn from Afridi. Lets take responsibility in each area of our lives. That’s how we can help Pakistan!

i was seating in petermay stand in 2nd row at oval when younus asked umer gul to come and ball against new zealand right in 12th over and afridi caught styris with in that over for there we turned the tables on cricketing world and came back to won it, ask me i haf to every game apart from the final as it was expensive for me but i enjoyed every single moment of this t20 worldcup
long live pakistan

The first over of Aamir was the best i have ever seen. That over and Afridi standing tall after the win will be etched in my memory forever.

Congratulations to all us Pakistanis.

PS. The pic of Afridi standing tall after the win is now my screen saver

WHAT A WIN !!!! Well deserved and desperately required.

The whole pakistani nation knows that its not just simply a cricket world title, it means a lot to the people of Pakistan. It glued the whole nation together. It gave us the hope that if we work like a unit and have confidence on ourselves we can achieve anything. At the time when our nation is scared, disappointed, scattered in groups, don’t know what direction we are heading, this win bring us the unity & vision. My heart filled with so much joy when I saw everyone was singing Dil Dil Pakistan and holding the Pakistani Flag. Yes this who we are, we are not Balouchi, Sindhi, Punjabi, Pathan or Muhajur . We are just PAKISTANI…

I watched the game at my friends place (in Calgary) with dozen of people… It is so hard to put in words that how everyone was feeling. I was praying in my heart (sure everyone else was doing the same thing) that Ya Allah we need this win, we need this because my people back home desperately need something to joy & cheer about, something that will put all of us together, we need this because we all lost our track and indeed Allah listened it.

To other people it is T20 World Title but for Pakistan it is way more than a Cup. It’s something that could bring the Unity, Faith and Discipline back into my nation.

Long Live Pakistan, Pakistan Zindabad with tears in my eyes and so much joy in my heart…

Bilal (Calgary, Canada)

If Pakistan wants to win the world cup … they require 2 things .. first the captain last name should be a “Khan” and coach should be “Intikhab Alam” … both were there in 1992 world cup … Congrats pak.

Well done – Pakistan Cricket Team. May Allah bless you all and always bless Pakistan. Amen.

i was in mosccow, watched the game on a live stream. Celebrated by going out with the family.

well i live in sharjah, UAE but work in Dubai. I wanted to watch this match from the beginning but unfortunately it started at 6:00 pm Dubai time. I left the office at 6:00 pm and and I knew that i will be late if i go to Sharjah. SO i changed the bus and got myself in the office bus which was going to Dubai. I almost missed the first part of the game. But i had radio headset with me and enjoyed listening commentary of Zeeshan on 102.6 hum fm. I went to my Pakistani and Indian friend to watch the Game. We were 6 friends all packed in a small room. I was praying that Shahid Afrid should be on the crease at least over 100 runs and It happend. We were enjoying but somewhere tensed also. We were very tensed until Afrid hit 6 on Udanga ball. It was heart throwing game. my favorite player is Shahid Afridi and he really played well. I love you shahid.

Then After the Game ended we hugged each other. we brought 4 large pizza and enjoyed the dinner

12 o clock I was back home at my flat in Sharjah. I am Indian Muslim but my heart and soul love Pakistan and Pakistan cricket.Few of my friend know that I support Pakistan more than my country, India.

I pray Allah to give Victory to Pakistan always and All Muslim.

Best of luck Pakistan

Kudos ,Pakistan!

Thanks to the Pakistani team it give us something to cheer about and bring the cricket passion back in Pakistan. I hope we will produce some young cricketers in coming future and will play some good cricket like we did in T20 world cup.

I am Pakistani studying in Götenborg, Sweden. In Götenborg, there are quite a few Pakistani families living but coz they havent arranged anything, so the students came up and arranged the match on a big screen in the university.

We cheered every run and every dot ball and made lot of noise throughout the match. As soon as the final run was scored, we ran down to the streets of Götenborg, with a huge Pakistani flag. And then the celebrations began. We sang patriotic songs, chanted famous slogans, danced and ran towards the center of the city. And there we finally ended the celebrations with national anthem. It would have been atleast a 5 km run.It was memorable. The Swedes does not know much about cricket and far less about Pakistan, so they were curious, and saw us with amazement.

Yeah, the tears were there with every slogan and song that we sang…Thanks to Almighty for giving us an opportunity to rejoice.

BomBom afridi gave us a gift .may God bless him.we kashmiries are going through very bad time. your victory provides a joy for us .you celibrated it in streets. we celebrated it in our homes by singing the songs of pakistan.

I forgot to mention athat i have had tears in my eyes a number of times after pak win!what a splended performance.Ramiz Raja righly called it bigger a win than 1992 WC.We cannot celeberate in Kashmir the way u people do it in Pakistan, But our heart and soul is with you.There were no sweets available in srinagar shops on 21 evening.We love you Pakistan!

PAKISTAN ZINDABAAD!
We in Srinagar -Kashmir are proud of you pakistan.We didnt sleep even for a single moment on 22 and celeberated and chanted slogans all along.Good planing by Younis and Gr8 team effort.We love you Pakistan!

Dil Dil Pakistan !!!!!!!!

Who needs IPL

iI am from indian occupied kashmir.tears tickled down the eyes when Afridi the great opened the victororius mouth. may god bless him,he is the hero of kashmiri youth.nowadays we are also in trouble like you.but it was a best gift by heroes of pakistan to we people.

I think when Malinga bowled two bouncers to afridi and when afridi shook his head after the second one I thought now we will see the old afridi but surprisingly he took a single on the next ball …. that to me was one of hte turning points of the match

Congrats Pakistan,

Well done. They truely deserve the victory and the cup. Good that the players brought smile throught pakistan in these rough times. Hope the situation there gets better and we can see international teams playing in pakistan again.

Thank you.

An Indian.

Firstly I decided not to watch the final as I was too nervous, I went to work as I was supposed to be working 12;20, my assistant from West Indies asked me how come u r here? I just ignored him by saying i got some important things to do at work. Around 3:00 (London) I could not stop myself, there were some pakistan and sri lankan staff were there and they all gathered up to go watch match in the nearby pub, I half-heartedly accepting the invitation and went to watch the final in the pub near Neasden (london). I was fantastic atmosphere in the pub there were a lot of sri lankans and pakistan supporters were there and I really enjoyed watching the match. I felt sorry for my sri lankan fellows they were in tears but we were over the moon. A moment i will never forget. Pakistan zindabad

Talha says, “who needs IPL”? Well the answer is that the Pakistani players need it. If he feels that IPL is not needed, why were Pakistani players a part of IPL in the inaugural version? It’s very easy to have hindsight and say all these things – would he have said the same if Pakistan had not won the T20 WC?

Pakistan Zindabad. I wish I was in Lahore to enjoy this. My favourite moments are so many
1) Whem Amir took Dilshan’s wicket.
2) When Razzaq took 3 wickets in final.
3) When Afirdi took Styrus’s catch.
4) When Akmal hit a great six of Steyn.
5) When Gul made the world record.
6) When Afridi stood tall after the winning run.
7) When I saw Shoaib and Afridi having a big hug after winning. We need this unity.
When I saw Pakistani streets filled with joy and celeberations.

Cricket team of Pakistan gave some thing so
heart warming that it made us all live up. We are grateful to You all Younas,s and all Afridi,s and all Razzaq,s of Pakistan team. Thanks to you all.

Congratulations Pakistan. The Pak cricket Team has proved that we do not need big commercial endorsements, celeb status to win the world cup. What is need is the Mind, the Passion, the Heart and the Love for the game. I am an Indian but yet happy for Pak’s Victory. Celebrate !!!

well done pakistan

I watched the match in Stuttgart, Germany with friends here…. the best moments were i guess the last 7 overs of the match. Afridi pulled them off.

LOL and after winning, we pakistanis danced with our germans and other european friends on Punjabi songs. Bhungra style. It was amazing…..

Love u Pakistan. U are all our reasons!!!

i was in a student hostel in Bonn, watching the game with my friends and preparing food for a party planned for some other reasons. Initially we were watching it on a computer, but as the number of students grew, we brought a projector in the kitchen and enjoyed the game till the end….great evening

We watched the game at Georgia Tech, a bunch of engineering students made every possible attempt to take the time out for this occasion. Every ball, every catch, every run was received with ohhh, aahhh, claps. I never had so much fun watching a game that was mostly an anti-climax, Pakistan actually won easily. Just shows that when you plan according to plan, this team is unbeatable. Thank you thank you thank you , made my dad and my entire week joyful. Pakistan Zindabad

Congratulations to the Pakistani team & the Pakistani nation. Truly, a victory well-earned.

Alhamdolillah

Allah has shown us this day,

tears came naturally, would appreciate the posts by our Indian and Srilankan friends,

My favorite moment from the event is our players prostration to Allah after the victory,

I saw this match on my laptop in Pickering, Canada and even my 18 month old son was jumping up and down with joy seeing all of us scream

Team Pakistan you did us proud, May Allah keep you level headed

At the time of the match I was in Islamabad representing the Sindh team at the 49th National Swimming Championships. Me and my team, along with the NWFP team, saw the end of the match on a little public TV in the midst of Aabpara Market, Islamabad. And when Pakistan won the match, we woke up Aabpara with our cheers and later went to Jinnah Super to join in the celebrations.

I am in Mombasa Kenya and watched the final match with my family. We had access to SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) TV. they also had their own studio experts. Both gentlemen favored strongly Sri Lanka as winner after Pakistan lost the toss. They seemed to be not convinced of Pakistan’s sudden surge and despite beating SA, they thought Sri Lanka are just too good and hard to beat. Even at the break, when Pakistan was required to chase, they were again asked to re-think, if they want to change their mind, but they stick to Sri Lanka. They were grossly wrong!!! Somehow, Pakistan has the ability to produce the unthinkable. We have done it before and we will do it all the time. Pakistan Zindabad!!

Well played Pakistan..You fully deserve the win…hats off to Younis Khan and his men for making a remarkable comeback..it couldn’t have come at a better time…my hearty and sincere congrats to all pak bros..

cheers

an Indian

it was great match indeed and our guys did great job and they won.the whole match was great moment by moment.
one thing i really dont understand reading all the comments and watching players getsure aftere victory.
why do we like to involve religion or allah all the time in cricket.pllssssss guys wake up..
indeed our time did best job , they worked hard and they won..indeed a great win.
why to bring allah or islam all the time ?
imagine any english or indian players thanking Christ or Krishna for that victory. how absured it would look to the outer world ?dont we feel how stupid we look when we mentions it over and over?
what was need for Sajda ?for god sake it is
a great sporting win by a pakistani team , just leave it like that ?
Havent u still seen the effects in form of extremsisim for dragging religion where is doesnt need to be ?
can anybody please explian ?do we need to tell the whole woirld again and again that we muslim ?havent we learned the lessoons yet ?how would we react if other teams started mentioning their hindu/ christain / budhist god ?

CONGRATULATIONS TO MY RESILIENT NATION ON SUCH A HUGE VICTORY!!!

I live in Muscat, Oman, and I was watching the match alone in my home. I had an agreement with myself that if something bad happen in first over, I’ll not watch the whole game, because there was no one to talk to, no one to shout at, no one to have a heated exchange of views, but when Muhammad Aamir came and bowl that aggressive and well planned first over, and breaking the back of Sri Lankan batting, I was glued to the screen till the last ball when Afridi and Malik took the last run.
The most amazing moments were followed not by our team lifting the trophy and doing the lap of honor, but when each and every (15) Indian news channels started praising Pakistani team and their performance. Most of them were showing clips from Geo Tv of scenes from all over Pakistan, joyous moods of people, dancing, sharing sweets, and greeting each other. I pray to Almighty that this success goes a long way for success of our nation in every aspect of this life and hereafter, ameen! This is a very strong reply to all our enemies that we may look down and out at certain occasions, and when you expect the least from us, we give it all we have! Long Live Pakistan! Allah o Akbar!

I was watching it at a friend’s place in West London. We were anxoius all through but cheering every run during the chase. Some sense of ease came through when Afridi lofted Udana for a six to make it 13 from 13. And when we got the winning runs all jumped up screamed and shouted high fives all round. Then we went to Edgeware Road in Central London to celebrate with all the Pakistani crowd that had gathered there. A couple of mates that had made it to Lord’s also joined us there. We sang “Dil Dil Pakistan” on the street, danced to national songs, cheered Paskistan and my favorite was when everyone started singing the national anthem together. It was a real party atmosphere. This win was needed by the country and I’m glad we got it. Last but definitely not the least my favourite moments of the tournament were whenever Boom Boom took a wicket and just stood tall, hands raised, I loved that. In the end a cheer in urdu “Jeet gaya bhai jeet gaya … Pakistan jeet gaya”

I wish our leaders learn from this great victory. Hope they can see how hungry are the people of Pakistan for “good news”.

I dare our politicians: give to the people of Pakistan some thing even close to the achievement of team Pakistan.

I watched it here in england, on my laptop… with no other pakistanis or cricket enthusiasts around.
didn’t know who to hug when we won.
overjoyed….

Great Job and well done for lifting the spirit of every Pakistani, home or abroad, who cares for our beautiful country and nation. Congratulations.
Where can we find a selfless leader to unite our Nation, where all citizens are treated equally, I pray!

I was on the way to West Africa from Italy. I had a transit in Lisbon and that is when Sri Lanka started their innings. I asked the lady in the lounge to switch on Eurosport for cricket, although perplexed with my unusual request, she tried and got the channel. I was all alone but it didn’t matter, I was happy when they ran that winning run.
But my happiness turned to sadness very soon. Images of dead bodies and displaced people just refused to abandon my mind. I was very confused as how to feel, I was immensely happy and proud that at last we have something to cheer about but I was sad at the same time for the torrid few years we have had. I was sad also for not being either in London or Islamabad, and in a place where I could not share my happiness with anyone.
I decided to take a walk and let the feeling sink in, I felt very proud to be a Pakistan, a feeling that although we all feel every time but we have to fight and try to prove it to others. For once I didn’t have to prove anything to anyone. I think it was not just a cricket match, it was much more and meant much more to all of us.
And let us not forget Sri Lanka, this is a team which went through a lot for no fault of their own like most us. They were caught in the middle of something that they could’ve have easily avoided by not touring Pakistan, but they chose to show their support and their love by touring. For me the final was fitting reward for both the teams and if there was a tie result possible, that would be even more fitting. One team has to win a game of cricket, somehow it didn’t matter on this occasion, the only stand out winner was the game of cricket as a whole.
Younis Khan said this is a gift from us to the nation, that was a very nice thing to say. And What a gift, I have not seen such images, such scenes of jubilations in Pakistan for years. I was starting to wonder, whether the happiness will ever return to us, but this gave us hope. It takes one incident to turn around the fortunes of a country, I so dearly hope this is that turning point albeit a very unconventional one but then again, we are a very unconventional nation ?
My best wishes to this team, to my nation and to all those who lost their loved ones and lost their homes.

Thanks.

AOA every one!
i am living in uk from last 3 years and there are very few(3 or 4) events in this period that i was so happy and this was the one. no one else was supporting the pakistani team except pakistani, bengali and muslims living in UK. so this is a Crucial time to think about out nation, where we r going, who is on our side and who is our enemy and let’s become one to get a +ve direction.

so any way, to see the celebrations in uk
go to youtube and watch them … how happy we was!

our boys werent middling the ball around the 15 16 over and just taking singles. as soon as udana came to bowl around the 17 or 18th over, a sudden voice build up in my heart that is is the over because the last over was left for malinga after a long discussion with jayasuria, jayawardena, murli and sangakara. i knew runs were to be scored in only this over and then there was it. Afridi picked up the slower ball and plunged it over midwicket for a huge six. bowler lost his rythem in the next ball and it went for a four and that was it. We handled the pressure, took singles on offer and waited for the bad ball and that was it. I was in my house watching the match when he hit the ball for six and I punched my table. THAT WAS THE MOMENT!!!!

Is it Pakistan! i am still not getting it! i am over the moon! Man o Man what a game afridi had! he was Majestic, he shows the hunger and he was the Man to count! he lived up to the occasions, the moment i love was when afridi hit a six to udana to seal the victor, that was really a BOOM BOOM afridi. Good Luck. today i am real proud Pakistani and we have shown the world, okay if you dont want to come in our country we will mind and we will come to your country and beat you there! Rock on Pakistan.

Our lads played with real Pakistani spirit and have done us all so so so proud.

We are going through a rough patch as a country and nation but I am sure that this victory will be the turning point. It will help us re-discover the self-belief and we will realize again that “WE ARE ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR ONE”.

I watched the match with friends here in London and boy we all were so happy, the team was really professional in their approach and Shahid Khan Afridi played like a TIGER … WELL DONE BOY!!!

After the match we all went to Southall where there were jubliant scenes and one of the most livliest street parties I have seen in a long long time!!!!

I was over-whelmed with emotion when everyone was shouting “PAKISTAN ZINDABAD”

What a wonderful day for us all !!!

I am currently living in United States and these days I am visiting my Parents here in Karachi. I watched the game with My parents and my Mamoon and my bro who is also visiting from NYC. We all watched the game togather and after winning we went to drive and enjoyed the street celeberation. What can be better than that.

I met my family after 2 years, Got tgather to watch cricket game. best of all a FINAL where Pakistan was playing, its world Cup and we become champions, I can never ever forget this victory. GOD BLESS PAKSITAN and save it from INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL enemies.

I am an Indian living and working in KSA.
The greatest plus to this win has come in the inclusion of Abdul Razzaq. even if Afridi would have gone, there were many batsmen who could have completed the task.
CONGRATS PAK

ok so im from karachi and it was def the best day of my life! i dont think i ever prayed like i prayed for victory that sunday! loved afridi’s catch in semis and his air kiss to kallis. haha. n def the anthem and bow parts made me go all emotional. after the win, us cousins all went out to street with flags and everybody was out singin patriotic songs, dancin and what not! thanks Allah for it all. n congrats to all the pakistani’s out there..we rule!

Cricket is just an entertainment part of life It is not life itself.

A country bombed each day, a country suffering from shortage of electricity, a country where water shortage is mounting each day, a country where other nation’s team refused to come and play and a country which is under serious economic downturn needed this WIN desperately. You can not imagine how big this victory is for Pakistan. Long live Pakistan, Long live Pakistan. Amin

Hi! Our whole family was ready to See the Final Show. My mom and dad were very anxious about the match. They prayed for Pakistan’s Win. My dad, a journalist by profession frequently found murmured the words: “Allah, Help us, Help the Nation, Help Pakistan team to achieve the something to celebrate. This is much needed victory for the nation. It can bind us together again.”
Match Started. Pakistan clinched early wickets. The flag of Pakistan flew high. My heart confirmed me Insha-Allah, Pakistan would dominate the rivals. Pakistan won! They provide the moments to rejoice. Thanks to Pakistan Cricket Team.

Was at home and cheer every Srilankan wicket fall & every Pakistan run. Every body forgets the Manager Intikhab Alam who brought us the second world cup. A dedicated quote for team
You know who is the best couple in this world is. “SMILE & TEARS” rarely they are seen together, but when they are it’s the best moment of the life. Indeed it was the best moments of any patriotic Pakistanis life.

Congratulations Pakistan…hope you people will win the ongoing war on terror in same style. Best of Luck

if i must pick one moment then ofcourse if can be nothing else than the lap of honour for the champions!

I was in turkey and watched the match with pakistani and turkish friends (which pleaseantly were die hard pakistani supporters)… and man!!! they were shouting, they were praying for us … They were the ones finding live streaming servers for us while we went into panic attacks as soon as the streaming server overloaded … BUT the best part was when turks for no reason at all started to shout jeeway jeeway pakistan .. (coz thats the only thing they know of pakistan)

Ofcourse honking horns through the streets and late night celebrations with me …

Hats off to my paki team for winning us THE WORLD CUP and to all the turks with me that night!

I saw the last ball at home and suddenly heard firing and fireworks outside and came out then and celebrated at Jinnah Supper Market. We danced with Traffic Police wardens and a lot of girls n boys gathered there within no time and we enjoyed till 3:30 AM.

It was the best gift a pakistani could have given to the nation which has suffered so much and still is.

17 years is alot of time but there could have been no time better for the Pakistani Team to bring not just the World cup home but bring a smile to every Pakistani all over the world.

Way to go Pakistan

The favourite moment was ofcourse the Dilshan dismissal ; Mohd. Amir bowled beautifully to get the danger man back in the dug out. And lastly the winning run…… it was tooo special .

Pakistan Zindabad.

T
I was in Houston, couldn’t sleep for two nights, anxiety was killing me I came from a Mehndi program at 3 in morning went to bed at 5, everyone start calling around 8ish to watch the game. I wanted to watch the game so badly, but I was afraid that I may jinx the game, emotion were too high:) finally got a text msg that Sri Lanka 34/4 in 6 overs and then I couldn’t resist I turned on the TV, because I didn’t want to miss the moment if Pakistan. We had lot of guest at home from different states and after the winning shot you just can’t imagine the situation inside the house:) It was awesome man, just awesome.
It seemed like Afridi wanted this cup and he got it he just made it so simple. I never seen him so determined and hungry for a win. It was a different Afridi.
We needed this, we needed this desperately…
Reminded me Quaid-e-Azam message to the nation on the occasion of the First Anniversary of Pakistan August 14, 1948

“Nature has given you everything: you have got unlimited resources. The foundations of your State have been laid, and it is now for you to build, and build as quickly and as well as you can. So go ahead and I wish you Godspeed! ”

Can this be the foundation to rebuild Pakistan?
I’m waiting for a brief article/analysis from you, with full coverage of how it happened, how this team changed, its impact on the nation, how it was celebrated in Pakistan I want to see it from your eyes, and how they can ignore Pakistan in Champions League unless they are afraid of us

Enjoy Man, its been a long time I just don’t want to wait another 17 yrs

Im happier for the people of Pakistan more than anything else!
I read a Pakistani on another blog saying: “Today, i got my country back”. Finally, we have something to be proud about! I hope the sense of pride stays.

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(p.s.)
It’s great to hear about your celebrations in Toronto, or some town in Ohio where you and your ‘pakistani community’ celebrated for a day. In my opinion, If you are a patriot, you should be home, in Pakistan. Ignore this if ur coming back in a few years. But if you’ve moved ‘until things get better’, you should know that your abandonment is every bit responsible for the shambles Pakistan is in right now.

“long live Pakistan”? its not going to live too long if the brain drain isn’t reversed soon.

What a gripping match! And what a victory indeed! Here is a team that dazzled the WORLD by its clinical precision and style!
Watched the match with 12 other students here in Ottawa, Canada – and i can confidently say that no other match has ever thrilled like this one.

Bravo Team Pakistan! Who needs the IPL?!

A few friends gathered together to cheer for the team in Karachi. While some acquaintances mocked on our enthusiasm (all dressed in the teams green shirts)- we had the best time in our lives right from the first maiden wicket over by Amir till the last ball Pakistan seemed to be all over the field over shadowing un-beaten players at every step. We cheered and screamed like we were in the stadium and celebrated the victory. After 1992 this was my best memorable match to write about.

watch at local resturant. with about 200 pakistanis… great fun…but most important thing which everybody noticed was that “Invincible spirit and pure pakistani Soul is still well and alive ” where ever pakistanis live…. the echos of celebrations were heard in every corner of the world. Where ever we live but when it comes to any news from pakistan we all pakistanis feel same… sad when something bad happens and happy when a good news arrive. Congrats to all pakistan. Love Pakistan. Long Live Pakistan

Afridi standing tall after the winning run. Wow! what a moment? Couldn’t stop the tears:)
Pakistan Zindabad

Well played pakistan and I think Kamran Akmal deserves a huge pat on his back.

PAKISTAN YOU BEAUTY – T20 WORLD CHAMPIONS 2009. Thank you TEAM PAKISTAN for giving the NATION such a wonderful GIFT in time of difficulties. May ALLAH SWT bless you ALL and our people!!!!

Hi Jithin,
Thanks for your remarks.
Since, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are best friends, so a gesture of good feelings towards each other is surely a natural outcome.

I was glued to my laptop screen in Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina and boy what a treat this tournament has been. Finally something to break the series of depressive news that have encircled our troubled nation. It was so relieving man I just cant put together the words to describe it- Pure awesomeness. Way to go Pakistan!!

My favorite moment was when Pakistan anthem was played, there was not a dry eye in Ohio’s Pakistni community when we won-Pakistan Zindabad

I am a British Pakistani and have lived in London since 1965. I therefore had to be at Lord’s for the final. I was there with my youngest daughter and prior to the match I was quitely confident Pakistan would win but when Aamir Malik the seventeen year old got Dilshan out for nought in the first over caught by another nineteen year old youngster I was convinced we will win. This is because Dilshan had been the main batsman for Sri Lanka throughout the tournament. Sri Lanka were only in the final because of his 96 not out against west Indies, otherwise their batting had failed. However, the whole Pakistan team played like CHAMPIONS, especially Razzaq, Kamran, Malik and ofcourse Afridi.

A dedicated and well-coordinated team-effort pays off in the end.
Pakistani cricket team has won the world-cup.
Hopefully, the same spirit would continue among the team-members.
However, it is a tiny part for a new beginning.

The major challenge still haunts the nation, and that is a lack of political awareness.
A poorly equipped leadership is facing many untold problems while addressing the issues of terrorism.
The nation should be united and act collectively to achieve the goal.

Pakistan armed forces have made some significant achievements, but that is not enough.

Now, Pakistan should be seriously focused onto achieving’ world cup’ in re-establishing ‘the writ of the state’ and sooner the better.

I woke up an hour before the start of the game to setup my computer with the TV to ensure that the internet stream was working and not a single ball was missed. 10-12 of our friends in Ottawa, Canada watched the game at my place. It was an unbelievable day and like 24 March 1992, 21 June 2009 it will be etched in out memories never to be forgotten. All this while i kept praying that We need this more than any one else, even more than the Sri Lankans who themselves have seen war. I honestly believe this victory should be dedicated to the Unity of Pakistan and it should belong to the people of NWFP, Pakhtoons of Pakistan.

We are a very small Pakistani community here in Boulder, Colorado, and many of us are back home in Pakistan in the summer. Still, a few of us got together. We were screaming ourselves hoarse throughout the match. And we were nervous every ball till Afridi hit that six to Udana. That was a great moment. Another great moment was when we got the Player of the tournament Dilshan out on the fifth ball on a duck. My heart was in my mouth when that ball was in the air and the fielder was running for it, not knowing whether he would catch that or not. But he did, and what a moment! Later on I took out a few guys for ice-cream

What a day to remember!

Pakistan Zindabad, I write with tears in my eyes.

I cant ask for more today. thanks to Allah and the Pakistani Cricket team. they have made us proud.

Long live Pakistan.

I was at Lord’s where the historical event
took place.Congratulations to whole nation on this win.This is a great gift to the nation by PK cricket team after 17 years.Trust me ,it looked at lord’s that I was in karachi ,the fans were fantastic.

I watched game at Australian time about 2:00AM until 4:AM in morning in Melbourne,My family was watching in Sydney and after teh win we xcanged Congratsd Text among fmaily memebrs…The best part i like int eh game was at teh end when all the team members Bow in front of Allah and thanked him, making Muslims proud all over the world…Good job boys…not to forget younes and Shahid….Imran

Have been fan of cricket in general and Pakistani cricket in particular for a long time and I must say I am very excited that Pakistan finally won a major tournament, it was long overdue. First couple of overs were very exciting when Amir got Dilshan(top run getter of the tournamnet) and than Razzaq chipped in. Umar Gul has been brilliant in his bowling though little disappointing in the final. Congratulation to all the Pakistani cricket fans and to the team. Well deserved victory…

We live in Melbourne. I watched the game along with my family at home. We loved watching the whole game. We thoroughly enjoyed the PAKISTANI TEAM’S DOMINATING PERFORMANCE right from the beginning until the very last ball of the game. It was as good as gold.

Many thanks to Allah (SWT) for these happy moments and let’s pray that there are many more happy times are to come for the Muslims all around the world (Insha-Allah).

PAKISTAN ZINDAHABAAD
QAID-E-AZAM PAINDABAAD

All I can say is Alhamdulillah! I believe that when we pray as a nation, Allah listens to our prayers and then grants our wishes. So please pray for Pakistan’s prosperity. May Allah guide us and keep our nation on the straight path. Ameen!

I was at my home on the father’s day when i saw this game brought tears of joy in my eyes then and now as i write my mind.

The best gift for our nation, after legendary our favorite Imran Khan’s ‘92 title, at this crucial times when everybody left us alone only the Help of Allah saved us and the true hard work by our valiant players and troops make me proud to be pakistani. Pakistan zindabad. My special thanks to Younis khan, Shahid afridi, Umer Gul and the rest of the Lions who conquered the world title for Pakistan. I loved the aggressive attitude from Afridi specially when he gave that flying kiss to Jacque Kallis
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL PAKISTANIS EVERYWHERE and hope to see more of this more often INSHALLAH.

great job to the pakistani cricketers. deserve all the respecti the world now. only thing i wonder is why are their so many anti india comments? why so much hatred, even though pakistan beat sri lanka. give up the insecurity guys, u r a great nation, dont have to put another down to feel better about yourselves.

Got up at 9 USA Central bought the streaming and watched it on my laptop. As soon as the kids got up connected it to my TV.

And when Afridi ran the last run i felt the same what i did in 1992. Great gift to my country cannot come at a better time than this.

Jazba Junoon to himmat na har…!!!!

Watched the match on my laptop here in Houston US. Was missing the celebrations back home like anything. Best moment… ball blazing away in the stands and Udana haplessly wathing it go go go… and then the charismatic afridi stlye to celebrate what we badly needed…. Long Live Pakistan. Pakistan Zindabad…

PS: DAWN.com, you guys are doing great…. i am proud to be a part of the team that made this web portal possible.

My favourite moments of the game would include the first wicket of Dilshan, taken by Mohammed Aamer; certainly a vital breakthrough. In addition, the surge of emotions my family and I felt after the last run. My family and I watched the game in Mississauga, Canada, and as soon as Pakistan won, my sister and I hugged each other with a sense of pride. Those moments will undoubtedly remain with us and will remind us what being a Pakistani means to us.

A great moment! I have always believed Pakistan cricket. And to top it off 3 Pakistan cricketers selected for ICC T20! We have a ton of potential and a ton to spare!
How sweet is it!

Dil Dil Pakistan
LonG Live Pakistan
Proud To be Pakistan

And

Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan
each n every sec of the final show was awesome

I was watching the game at home with my cousin, brother, and father. My favorite moment was when Afridi hit that last six which left 13 runs off of 13 balls. THat was a major momentum shifter!

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Boom Boom Pakistan! Boom Boom Afridi! We Rule the World Again…Mubarik Pakistan!
As Pakistanis we all are fan of pakistani Bowling attack and the first four overs of the final really reminds the great Ws (Waseem n Waqar)…Also when Afridi hit the six in the second last over it was the moment of the game for me…once again Pakistan Zindabaad…

We were at Niagara Falls, Canada to celebrate my wife’s birthday and had our laptop to watch the match through Wi-Fi. It was an amazing feeling when we got the winning run. Our 5 year old son Ali was also saying Pakistan Zindabad in his cute Canadian style. We have never felt so pumped up at one of the calmest and most soothing places on earth.

i am an indian and watched the finals. I believe cricket has won and pakistan team did really play good brand of cricket. there was teamwork and intensity which normally is not seen in their game. well done!. keep the pakistan flag flying with years to come. India v pak would be a good game now. may all the problems in pakistan resolve and we can watch and enjoy their cricket

I am…I was speech less, I did not know to scream out of my lungs or to cry, as I thought I would not see this moment in my life time. I only wish I was in Karachi or around with some friends who I could go crazy with. Favorite moments, hands down, Afridi’s stand after the winning run, I will never forget it.

I saw it at my home in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 5 PM local time when match started and it was just fun with the first wicket.

I tell you I had stopped watching cricket since 96 world Cup and hen I don’t know how I gathered my forces and saw the magic moments. I was really weeping loud last 3 overs and couldn’t even sit on the couch for those last moments.

Bravo Team Pakistan you did it in the moments when nation needed some smiles on faces … May Allah bless you with alot of successes ….

It was supposed to be Art vs Science however it turned out to be Art Vs Art. Sri Lankans are great artists but in the final the hugrier team won.

please pray to God our politician, will learn something from this Match and will show same leadership.

God Bless Pakistan

I was watching the game on my laptop. My two daughters, Aiesha and Afshan and my son Zeeshan were asking me about cricket. They said if Pakistan win today, that’s your father’s day gift. No doubt thats the wonderful gift I have. I would say precious gift for the whole nation. My wife was excieted too. I was worried when Shahid was coming to bat; if he got out on the first ball then it would be difficult to win the game and if he stay on the wicket then nobody can stop him. Thank you so much “TEAM” you guys bring happiness in our life. I’m sure our troops who are fighting in the northern areas were also listening the match on the radio. Inshaallah we will win the battle against terrorism very soon.
Pakistan Zindabad.

I was at MCG when Imran Khan lifted the world cup in 1992. It was the greatest sporting moment of my life until June 22, 2009. I have lived outside Pakistan for 40 years and on that day, I did not have access to television; I just read it ball by ball on a sports site. I can not describe the moment of my extreme elation. I hurt for whats happening in Pakistan but for two days now I have had intermittent tears of happiness. The comments on the cricket site, also bring tears to my eyes. May God bless our country and bring it out of its misery

I live in London and was really thrilled and excited about Pakistan winning the game. We need events like these which can reflect positive image of the country . It also help to elevate the mood of nation from the depressing events clouding the nation as such.I am a proud Pakistani and will always lov Pakistan no matter what world say about Pakistan , we as a nation can make it happen .

You, I, We r “World Champions”, Pakistan & Pakistanis v r “World Champions”, Mubarak ho hm sub “World Champions” hain. Maaza a gaya. )

This victory is not any ordinary victory, this victory brings smile to the nation in distress, this victory showed that how talented Pakistanis are, badly needed win and we got it, it also a retort to those who wants to sideline Pakistan in cricket.”Long Live PAKISTAN”.

To me, the best moment is when I saw the wave of bliss in our country which blossomed the sense of happiness which was lost somewhere somehow. I could never forget the Father’s day of Year 2009 which has rejuvenated the incredible inhabitants of our country due to the Pakistan Cricket Team. This was the true need of the hour and we got that. Thanks to ALLAH.

The body language of our team in the semi & final from the start of play showed they were there to win,success achieved with good planning,great coaching,good physical training, psychological mindset and spirited teamwork,well done boys and mentors involved. Best moments 18th over (a six and a four by the son of Pakistan, SHAHID AFRIDI).Congratulations to a brave nation.

I live in Fremont, California and watched the final with my son. I was as excited as I was in 92 when I was in Engineering University and Pakistan won the world cup.
It was amazing to see how calculated Pakistan was.. they emerged as a great team and outclassed Sri Lanka. My favorite moment was Afridi’s 10 runs on two balls. That relieved a lot of pressure and secured Pakistan win.
Congratulations to the whole nation..It is so good to see photos of young Pakistanis dancing in the streets of Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and other big cities. This is the real picture of Pakistan..May Allah give us more moments like this to celebrate..Aameen.

From an Indian in the US……I’m SO happy for the Pakistani team!! Great job and goes a long way in bringing happiness to the nation. My sincere congratulations!!

After watching the game on the my laptop, while driving in London, I went to Southhall,
99.9% Asian community, Pakistani celebrated by dancing in the street. It took me 2 hours to drive less than a mile, due the celebration.

Congrats Pakistan… off late only bad and sad news was coming out of pakistan.. this is a very good change. You played well and u deserved to win. Wish you all the best in all fronts and hope to see a strong and happy Pakistan soon.. An Indian

It was a Great game.We all from here[Santa Monica Ca] join with our Pakistani people in celebrating the Victory.

It is just a game.

You will just as much depressed as you are elated when they loose.

Focus on bigger problems. Pakistan is in shambles. Dont let this false prestige guide you in the wrong direction

Cricket is probably the only thing after religion that Pakistani like to worship(please don’t take this literally).It was just very very emotional to see the whole Pakistani nation rejoice after such a long (overdue) time. Long live strong and happy Our Pakistan. Darn, my eyes are wet just thinking about the gift of Allah we finally received Alhumdulillah!

Bravo Pakistan.
I must admit of not being a big cricket fan
however, this win has really inspired me, and indeed toched my heart. I salute to the Pakistani cricket team for giving us such a
glorious victory and a genuine reason to celebrate this occasion.

I was a little late and started watching T-20 match at 20:30 hrs (LT). By the time I open the TV, I witnessed that 3 of the Sri Lankan wickets were already fallen down.

One after another, Sri Lankan players started leaving the crease. They were either bold or caught. Then moments came when it looks like that Sri Lankan batsman got stable at both ends of the crease, adding the runs in the total score of the team.

Sri Lankan cricket players played well and made 138 runs. One of the Sri Lankan players Lasith Malinga had a peculiar way of delivery balls. My father who played cricket in early 70’s told me that during his time, such bowling action was not allowed. It looks like as if Malinga is not delivering the ball, but throwing a stone towards Pakistani batsman.

After every delivery of ball, the runs were adding in the total score and the remaining balls to deliver were reducing one by one.

Finally, Pakistan’s cricket team players came in the ground to face Sri Lankan blowers.

Two of our players left the crease after a short while and then came the Shahid Afridi. All of my family members were sure that Pakistan will win the final match, after Pakistan won the semi final.

It was an exciting match. I was expecting that Shahid Afridi will throw the ball out of the ground for a great six, but this did not happened. Though Shahid Afridi took the last one wining run defeating Sri Lankan’s team in T-20 World Cup, but at same time my family members were also remembering the last sixer of Javed Maindad, in which Indian Cricket team were defeated in Sharjah.

Good luck Pakistani Cricket Players. Keep it up.

We all watched the game at my home in Houston, TX and my 8 year old son and 12 years old daughter and my wife and couple of friends watched the whole match. We hooked the laptop to the TV and the mother cooked special dishes and it was the best Father’s Day I had. The tears finally came when Afridi and Malik completed the target. GREAT JOB BY THE TEAM AND AFTER 17 YEARS WE WON THE CUP!!

Thanks God for granting our team such a spirit and encouragement to win much needed victory match at a time when whole nation is going through very depressing moments. This is a gift of God for whole nation to uplift its spirit.
Pakistani Team certainly has showed sense of unity and pride. What a talented team. May God bless you with much more victories in coming days.

My Favorite moment of the tournament was the Semi-Final against South Africa. The way 20,000 Pakistani Fans supported the team and atmosphere and sound they created and way Pakistani players made the whole nation proud. I heard that day Nottingham was 100% GREEN city.

Also during the match i learnt about the fighting spirit which has been hallmark of all pakistani sides of past and that spirit still alive, which was relief within itself.

Hats of to these boys finishing the job so professionaly in the final.

I’ll leave you with the final word from one of English Fan of Pakistan Cricket.

“Pakistan? Turmoil in its national politics, turmoil in its cricket politics; no chance to prepare properly, no players in the IPL; a captain who didn’t seem to care early in the tournament, no domestic cricket structure worthy of the name. If they didn’t have talent, they’d have nothing. Of course, they do have talent, and so – they have everything.”

A Proud Pakistani!!
Dil Dil Pakistan!!

My Favorite moment of the tournament was the Semi-Final against South Africa. The way 20,000 Pakistani Fans supported the team and atmosphere and sound they created and way Pakistani players made the whole nation proud. I heard that day Nottingham was 100% GREEN city.

Also during the match i learnt about the fighting spirit which has been hallmark of all pakistani sides of past and that spirit still alive, which was relief within itself.

Hats of to these boys finishing the job so professionaly in the final.

I’ll leave you with the final words from one of English Fans of Pakistan Cricket.

“Pakistan? Turmoil in its national politics, turmoil in its cricket politics; no chance to prepare properly, no players in the IPL; a captain who didn’t seem to care early in the tournament, no domestic cricket structure worthy of the name. If they didn’t have talent, they’d have nothing. Of course, they do have talent, and so – they have everything.”

A Proud Pakistani!!
Dil Dil Pakistan!!

Congratulatios. Pakistan.
This particular win will go a long way in keeping a high moral of pakistanis in the near future.
Congratulations once again
syed

It is indeed a moment of sheer joy for the nation. We are going through a tough phase in our history but I am sure we’ll emerge as a stronger nation from this crisis.I think the performance of the team reflects the resilience of the nation in adversity. Many congrats to Pak team supporters.

I watch the match in milton keynes UK with my friends having barbique and praying on every ball. The best moment came when afridi hit the six to udana , and bring 7 runs on 12 balls. That was the moment when victory was sealed , we all jumped and screamed . great great victory. Pakitan zindabad. Long Live pakistan.

the most enjoyable part in the game was when BOOM BOOM AFRIDI hit 2 sixes…

i am living in a small town of Ohio and Pakistani community is almost non-existent here. i enjoyed and felt it alone here. it was great, more than great in fact. it was great to see the smiles on the face of my country men. we are thankful to Pakistan Cricket Team for bringing these happy moments in our lives. it is a much needed good news for Pakistan. My favorite moment is when Afridi hit Murli for six and four in one over.

Long Live Pakistan!

I watched the game at my home in Toronto, and my 5 year old daughter joined me in the final stages of the game. It was a full blown joy for both of us as it was a father’s day and Pakistan was on a winning note, she heard the spectators chanting “Pakistan Zindabad” and started chanting “Pakistan Zindabad” and “dill dill Pakistan” herself. She was as excited and jubilant as I was, to watch Pakistan winning. She later enquired innocently “Baba is Zindabad, Pakistan’s Capital”. But I said just chant “Pakistan Zindabad”.

I great moment of pride and victory for the innocent people of Pakistan and a lesson for all of our leaders who have failed to provide results that this nation needs.
Love You Pakistan.

Woooohooooooooo!! Unbelievable stuff! Sooo sooo soo happy paksitan won and guess what – we are missing imran nazir, mohd yousuf and mohd asif! Watch out India!! Champions trophy is our in Sept! Long live Pakistan!
Watched the match at lords and i swear it felt like i was in lahore! amazing atmosphere during and after the match – full bhangra all over london after the win!

We had a match view party at our place in Secaucus, New Jersey with tons of halwa puri and boy o’ boy was it worth it…
Catch the final bowl here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQKaMg5afM4

Congrat ! to all Pakistani from a Bangladeshi Cricket Fan ! It was a great match, and a great win for Pakistan..

I was at KFC (not to eat chicken) where i work at weekends. I was on til and taking orders throughout the match.. my cell fone(now this is not allowed) was right under my til and I was getting sms from apkistan, ball by ball updates.. other colleagues too had their own sources of updates..Just imagine my blood rush and they way I was trapped in a miserable situation. I had to make excuses to move away from my til just to check new massages and to delete some. We all jumped and stopped serving customers when we sealed the victory!! that was a moment.. people were smiling.. we were jumping around and what not and what not.. Love Pakistan

I was at a cub scout camp with my kids in Lytle Creek, California. Luckily there was wi-fi at the resort’s restaurant. I could not sleep all night and kept chrecking the time every hour. Finally 7 AM came and I rushed out of bed to the restaurant area to catch the live stream on my laptop. By the time I got there Sri Lanka were already 4 down!! Great match watched it till the end. Afridi played superbly and the whole team came together very nicely. We are proud of you and thanks for this father’s day gift.

I watched the game with my friends here in oklahoma city in the U.S.Well all the moments were great especially the second last over by Umar Gul in the match against South Africa,the calm by shoib Malik and the clinical precision by Afridi to finish the match.We did it without the ICL-IPL-Champions league label.And who needs it any way.
Pakistan Zindabad.

I live in Indianapolis, USA. Many people from our pakistani community watched the match at the local pakistani resturant ‘Magoos’. There were around 50 to 60 ppl and everyone was super excited, shouting at the top of their lungs. Afridi made our day and we are all proud. I always knew that afridi is a match winner… but he proved even more… now he is a worldcup winner. I would ask everyone to pray nafil for this huge reward and pray for more happiness in Pakistan.

My first favorite moment was in the semi-finals between Pakistan and South Africa when Shahid Afridi clean bowled Gibbs with his amazing spin bowling. My second favorite moment came when youngster Muhammad Aamer took a wicket in the very first over of the final against Sri Lanka. But my most favorite win was when Boom Boom Afridi hit the six and four in the finals and then took the winning run. Priceless!!!

It was really a joyfull moment yesterday when I saw thousands of Pakistanis, even many English, stood victorious under the Green flag, inside and outside the Lords stadium. I just cannot express how proud we are here in Engalnd of our team.

May ALLAH bless them with more honour.

We love you.

Pakistani forever.

Stand up for the Champions

I started out my day with 2 Nafil’s and prayers dedicated for our team and watched the game at my sister’s place here in USA.

Thanks to ALLAH for the victory. Every moment of the game is favorite and remembered for years. Please thanks to ALLAH and pray for a prosper Pakistan.

First congratulations to the whole nation for a happy moment after all!!
I am doing my masters in mechanical engg in Lyon, france and the first thing that came to my mind was that the media and those who are against Pakistan and her people will be very jealous of that. I dont have any doubts about that, especially while i live in France where the media potrays Pakistan as a war torn and extremist country with no sports, no education and nothing of the sort. Only nukes, Taliban, hungry people and ofcourse subjugation of women.
No doubt, this success of Pakistan was and would never be highlighted in the foreign media!!
But i feel very happy for my country and its people. It also shows that if we select people on merit, though not all, but atleast some, we can still be the best. Wish it would have been true for leadership also.

I took my father, brother and uncles to this match yesterday – simply put it was a an amazing game right from the start. Pakistan’s team has changed dramatically over the last few weeks. The hard work and effort put in by the coaches, the psychologist, the physiologist should not be overlooked.

sport is something which brings countries together, but the spirit of the game brings together a nation.

well done to the team – you’ve made every Pakistani PROUD.

It was fathers day and my son told me that Daddy this is the best news i can give you for you present and indeed it was!

Hello I am a Kashmiri from Kashmir Pakistan who is currently living in the UK. I really love the pakistan cricket team they are the best cricket team in the whole world and i would like to congratulate them in winning the world t20 in england and for beating the tournaments favourires in semi and also beating Sri Lanka in the final which was tyeh match to remember. However I would also like to congratulate skipper Younas khan and specially Shahid Afridi because he has done a superb job in the bowling and batting department.

I hope they keep this momentum up and win the upcomming ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa which was snatched from us from the ICC committe.

I would also like to say to PCB to bring Imran Nazir into the World T20 2010 in West indies because he is also a fantastic player in T20 and he will also boost our batting. He has done really well in ICL and i hope that he does so for pakistan aswell.

what excitement for us people living abroad,i was in rest room of my work place sitting with my indian iranian and black african friends, watching score on laptop. and ball by ball i wa stense around 16.1 over.all my indian friends telling that now win is a dream for pakistan. but wow.afridi did it.one six and tables turned. we did it.pakistan zindabad.long live pak cricket team ,
rahim chundrigar

I was sitting in my room in Toronto watching the match on my laptop. The moments that kept my spirit up [till Afridi's final act] were the 2 fours hit by Shahzaib Hasan and then the few aggressive doubles taken by Malik and Afridi.
Sounds cheesy but I think I had tears when Pakistan won. That feeling of pride and joy was overwhelming. I wished I was home in Karachi and then I could have truly celebrated this victory with my fellow country men.

As usual, i was supporting the team playing against pakistan.Just like many of my country men But this time around it did not matter to me. Two coutries worthy of winning the cup. Both countries going through one of the hardest times in their histories. It was only fitting that these two had to meet in the finals.I’m proud and surprisingly happy to say “Congrats pakistan..And wish you all the best in your War on Terror. Hope you succeed soon.”

Congratulations to all Pakistanis….this was for sure will be a great memory for years..

I watched match with my whole family, we did bar b q in Toronto at my sister’s place..My unforgettable moment was when we went to Indo-Pak street and Pakistanis were enthusiastic..whole street was full with families, guys and gals,all were celebrating and doing bhangras screames.. many cars driving in Toronto area had Pakistan flags….ahh such a good reminder of being proud Pakistani….Pakistan Zindabad…

I recall two moments that are “out of this world”. The catch Afridi took running from mid-wicket to long on. That was the defining moment which said “Yes, we can”. The other was Guls bowling against New Zealand. It was so breathtaking that Vittori had to find lame excuses. Another defining act of art.

every single minute of it……

happiest day i have had in quite some time.

They all played brilliantly, especially Shahid Afridi.

It’s nice to get good news, especially during these difficult times.

Pakistan is strong nation. And this victory should be a lesson for all Pakistanis that we must unify, work in synergy, and of course work HARD for the favourable outcome.

PAKISTAN ZINDABAD
FAUJ PAINDABAD
Bless all Pakistanis in and outside the country.

-warm regards from Kurram Agency

Pakistan Team played tremendous game which was in full control and Sri Lanka appeared totally helpless.

It was an example of huge team effort,sky high spirit and morale.Every player contributed to this huge victory ,with special thanks to Razzaq’s bowling,Afridi’s batting and bowling &Younus khan’s planning .Congratulations to all Pakistani peoples, both at home and abroad.

Hars off to the team. You have proven again you are a part of this glorious nationby your effort & hard work with dedication. We all wish this dedication of the win by Younus to the nation inspires us all to do our bits of exxcellence dedicated to our country for its glory.There is no word to exxpress our happiness & congratulate the boys who made us proud & history. May Allah be with you Always in you endeavour for yourself & country Amen. Wassalam Dr.N.A.Siddiqui

I was in the middle of Libyan Sahara Desert when i got the news. Actually i was constantly getting socres updates on the BBC website and in 17th over i got a little worried. In 18th over it was catapult moment.I am the only Pakistani working on this project in Libyan sahara.
I shared the joy my myself only, a beautiful feeling of pride and achievement.

ICC’s has announced World Twenty20 squad which is as follows:

Jacques Kallis (SA), AB de Villiers (SA), Shahid Afridi (Pak), Kamran Akmal (Pak), Chris Gayle (WI), Tilakratne Dilshan (SL), Mohammed Younus Khan (Pak, Skipper), Dwayne Bravo (WI), Wayne Parnell (SA), Umar Gul (Pak), Ajantha Mendis (SL), Lasith Malinga (SL)

We should be proud of our Team players specially who has been nominated as ICC T20 Captain.

I watched the live stream of this game on my laptop, while driving around the busy streets of London. At time, I got so tense, that I had to stop the car. Oh brother, I almost got into an accident. My back still hurt from being so tense.
Great Game and a Good Result.

Great Job guys. The team deserves all credit. It is not very easy to be almost being ostracised and then fighting it back to the top. Displays that the people of the nation has have it in them to fight. Go ahead and stamp out terrorism as well and find your right place in the world.

My favourite moments of the game were when Afridi hit six to Udana and when he stood tall after playing the final ball. I think the way Afridi stood after winning the match will never be forgotten by Pakistani Cricket Fans

Congratulations to all Pakistani Nation for having a splendid victory after a long time. Its a timely victory when all nation is deprived by terrorism.

Its our day to celebrate like champions and they (Pakistani cricket team) must be given a warm welcome.

Gul, Afridi and skipper Younas must be compensated as they played vital role throughout the tournament.

Well done Pakistan; Keep it up

i love the Pakastaine team we the kashmiri people love all ciricketers of pak.be happy pak. From Kashmir India.

For me, the best moment was the win against South Africa. I still cant get this through my head when Umar Gul fired 6 yorkers in an over, that was the best over I have ever seen in the history of cricket. Moreover, Kamran Akmal smashing Dale Steyn all over the ground was an awesome moment to watch.

Pakistan Zindabad!

I was at the game, and it was amazing, i cried when they played dil dil pakistan, so emotional when the team done a lap of honour, spoke to the players later as i know a few as friends, they left the uk this morning via dubai, but shahid afridi and fawad alam stayed behind, they will return in a few days

I screamed, cheered and prayed immensely for a much-deserved strong Pakistani team. Their dedication to win this was at par brilliant. After the final run, we all celebrated at Sea View, Karachi where Pakistanis were in full bloom.. Smiles, Three Cheers and smiles.. the true Pakistan nation spirit… Wonderful moment

i congratulate all nation and Pakistani team members. overall it was wonderful
achievement.

I am an Indian and was supporting India in the T20 World Cup but from the beginning I had the feeling that Pakistan will perform very well in this world cup. When India exited my favorite team became Pakistan. On the day of the finals I was following the match on my Blackberry and went to an oil change place for my car. This place was run by a Pakistani gentleman (which I didn’t know before). The owner had a TV in his room and to my surprise had allowed some employees who wanted to watch the match to come and see it. I watched the winning moment there and celebrated it with the crew of the auto shop. Well done Pakistan. The clouds of unrest will clear and foreign teams will return to your soil to play the most competitive cricket like before.

While coming back home from my driving class at Emirates Driving School in Abu Dhabi, i listened to the commentary in the taxi driven by a pathan driver, who was very much excited. He emphaticlaly told us that when pakistan would win he would offer a “Hot” pepsi to his sri lankan roommate! After getting down from the taxi, i saw number of pakistanis speically pathans standing outside the salon to watch the match from the glass wall…it was a second last over…and when pakistan won the match, there were a cheering slogans in the crowd, Jeevay Jeevay Pakistan! Their faces were filled with jubilation. it was a special moment of my life! well done pakistan!

My favourite moments were the opening overs to both the innings and of course when Afridi took Udana apart. I was watching at home in Brighton with my wife and six month old baby girl. The wife made a cake to celebrate and we were joined by friends later in the evening who had gone to the stadium. But what a great evening. I wept a little and made the sijda, just like in 1992.

well i went to sports bar in karachi with a few friends of mine, well we all got tensed when younus khan lost the toss as we all knew it was a vital toss to win,but never the less a win speaks to all, this is the best victory achieved by our heroes and no doubt it came at a time when the nation needed the most,this is the best gift by our heores to the nation which is going through the tough time of life,but all forgotten, we are deligthed the most and every one in the world should see how united the ppl of pakistan come in difficult and happy moments,this is a message to the indians and their IPL commissioner despite you not allowing any paki cricketer to take part in ur fake league we achieved this milestone and no doubts we are the new “BADSHAHS OF T20″ afridi showed that he would deliever his class when pakistan needed the most and action speaks more than the words.No team and come class to pakistan when they are on a winning string and we mean it watch out for paki tigers, and at last but not least heartiet congrats to the entire nation and the 11 super stars of oursn jeeve jeeve pakistan ,jeeve jeeve younus khan, jeeve jeeve Afridi. Pakistan zindabad

Hi, I watched the game at home with my family. My six years old Hamzah was very very enthusiastic about the match and his mother made him pray for the victory of Pakistan.

well to top it all it was a clinical display from Pakistan,for whom Wasim Akram had said , could be the T20 Champions, should they play to their full potential.

I thought Razzak’s brilliant spell of three wickets up the order made the difference initially after which the Islanders could not recover, although towards the end of the Pakistani innings the boundaries had dried up altogether and i presume a target of 160-170 would have been stiff for Pakistan to chase

well done Pakistan! way to go