The HBL Pakistan Super League season 3 has been absolutely lit and two former champions of the tournament are to meet in the final in Karachi once again. With cricket finally home, Pakistan has showed its support for the PSL, as thousands poured into the Gaddafi Stadium Lahore to witness the semi-final between Karachi Kings and Peshawar Zalmi.
The thrilling semi-final between Zalmi and Kings proved to be more than just a match, especially on social media. Karachi Kings failed to chase down the target set by Zalmi, thanks to a brilliant knock by Kamran Akmal. Even though Kings’ Babar Azam tried his best for the team, the strike rate was too low to chase 177 runs in the allotted 15 overs.
Source: espncricinfo.com
Throughout the match, Pakistanis on social media stayed alight and trended the hashtag #PZvsKK – under which a series of brilliant tweets followed. There was humor, pain, grief, adrenaline and wit everywhere. Here are some of the best tweets from the encounter:
PCB leaving no stone unturned to have the eliminator to tonight. Using a chopper to dry the field. That’s why the PSL hashtag is Dil Se Jaan Laga De. #KKvPZ pic.twitter.com/D257drxUSN
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) March 21, 2018
Babar Azam’s knock literally became a shock for Karachi Kings
Babar Azam is a good batsman but to be a great batsman he needs to play for his team. #KKvPZ
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) March 21, 2018
Many started to blame Imran Khan for the loss Kings faced…
Behind every great Manhosiyat there is Imran khan ????#KKvPZ pic.twitter.com/pXea021Hsb
— Qazi Adeel Hussain (@QaziAdeel04) March 21, 2018
It was written in the stars… all along…
Mother of coincidence ?#KKvPZ pic.twitter.com/6rZjLeZ9sR
— Muhammad Bilal Qamar (@BilalMoves) March 21, 2018
Sadly, this banner has become the biggest talking point of the match
This banner from Qaddafi Stadium wins the internet today! ?
Haan bhai, karachi walon? Jawab dou. #KKvPZ pic.twitter.com/IWez1Ri4Es— Pakistani LAD (@PakistaniLAD1) March 21, 2018
And then Aamir booked a Careem for Karachi, as soon as Lala left..
Tery sy achay t0h
Careem k captain h0ty#KKvPZ pic.twitter.com/IV3hjySJah— Rana Shahan Fayyaz (@Rana_Saahib) March 21, 2018
No doubt, had the match not started, Karachi would have been in the final…
#KKvPZ Man of the Match. Army helicopter na hota to Karachi final main hota ?? pic.twitter.com/GH8dxWwv9s
— Farhan K Virk (@FarhanKVirk) March 21, 2018
Ek taraf pankhay, dusri taraf helicopters – kya yeh khula tezaad nahi?
Difference between PSL and IPL #KKvPZ pic.twitter.com/rLAO4zAZeo
— DrHassan Khan (@beinghassonkhan) March 21, 2018
Sorry Mr. Trump, PSL first, America later..
Meanwhile trump be like:
BC bus mery 33 Billions $ nhi dainy, Helicopter ko phanka banaya hoa hai ?#PSL #KKvPZ pic.twitter.com/1DTqefZLsf— velaa..?% (@Irfanhumorist) March 21, 2018
And then he says, aaj ke baad tumhe captain bante hue nahi dekhun..
When your father catches you while smoking so you stand there , acting like a shareef bacha. #KKvPZ pic.twitter.com/G9uoFPG7Db
— محسِن علی (@Sh3ikhTweets) March 21, 2018
And it rained on the same day too, coincidence? I think not… (dhanan dhanana dhana dhanananananan)
Still a better team then Karachi Kings#KKVPz #KKVsPz #PzVKK pic.twitter.com/hijkQ2FlTU
— Faisal (@faisaltanoli59) March 21, 2018
Indeed, the biggest winner of the match was Pakistan! Welcome home, PSL
It’s not about Karachi or Lahore, it’s all about cricket and Pakistan. And yes, cricket has won ?
Pakistan Zindabad ????#KKvPZ #PZvKK #KarachiKings #PeshawarZalmi— Sagar Samy (@sagarsamy_) March 21, 2018
They just wish they could eat their words.. or delete their tweets.. or delete the tweets of the guy who posted this
— kashif (@therealsnorky) March 21, 2018
Sab ka badla lega re tera Kami!
Kamran Akmal: Mujhe injury thi, hamstring bhi khichi hui he, chota bhai nasha karta he, ghar me koi 5 foot se lamba nahi, behno ki shadi karni he, phr bhi me khela.
— Ranting Pakistani (@RantsPakistani) March 21, 2018
With the final to be played in Karachi, a lot of those jokes might backfire on Lahore on the day of the big match. Also, we’re pretty sure we can expect even crazier things when Islamabad United face Peshawar Zalmi in the National Stadium Karachi on the 25th of March. Pakistan is BUZZING!!
