Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra took a dig at Pakistan after their narrow escape against Netherlands during the T20 World Cup 2026. Cricketer-turned-commentator Akash shared Ravi Shastri’s meme, “Thode deer ke liye udhaar g*** muh mein tha”, referring to Pakistan’s tense moments during the chase.
Pakistan, led by Salman Ali Aga, registered a three-wicket win over Netherlands in the T20 World Cup opener at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Saturday, February 7. The men in green snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against the Dutch and secured two vital points in the Group A points table.
Faheem Ashraf’s late heroics helped Pakistan seal a dramatic win
Pakistan chased a dramatic target in the match, with Faheem Ashraf performing brilliantly. Chasing 148, Pakistan were steady at 90 for 2 at half-time, but then collapsed to 114 for 7 in 16.1 overs, needing 34 runs with very little batting left.
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Ashraf, who came in at number eight, changed the game after being dropped for 7 by Max O’Dowd early in the 19th over. When Pakistan needed 29 runs from the last two overs, he counter-attacked against Logan van Beek. However, he missed the catch on the second ball.
Faheem took full advantage of the dropped catch and hit two sixes and a four in the remaining four balls. Pakistan took 24 runs in that over, reducing the equation to just 5 runs off the last six balls. The Men in Green scored 148 runs for 7 wickets in 19.3 overs and won by three wickets with three balls to spare.
Aakash Chopra roasts Pakistan with shortest review of Ravi Shastri
After the match, Aakash Chopra took to Instagram to make fun of Pakistan despite their win over Netherlands. He said that Pakistan had won the initial match but turned the narrow match into a moment of comedy and joke.
After this, Aakash Chopra shared a popular meme of Ravi Shastri, which said, “For a while there was g*** muhn mein tha!” To describe the tense moments during Pakistan’s chase.
Pakistan has defeated Netherlands in the opening encounter. But… (“Pakistan has defeated Netherlands in the opening match. But…), said Aakash Chopra.
Pakistan bowlers cause late collapse to restrict Netherlands for 147 runs
Earlier in the match, Pakistan kept Netherlands in control after asking them to bat first. The Dutch made a great start but could not maintain the momentum due to regular fall of wickets in the second half of the innings.
At the end of the powerplay, Netherlands’ score was 50 runs for 2 wickets and at half time its score was 79 runs for 3 wickets. They passed 100 with seven wickets remaining in 12.1 overs and looked to be on course for a big score before Scott Edwards (37 off 29 balls) and Bas De Leede (30 off 25 balls) fell out in quick succession.
Pakistan restricted Netherlands to 129 runs for 7 wickets till the 17th over. After this the Dutch team collapsed badly and lost its last six wickets for just 23 runs. Salman Mirza took three wickets for 24 runs, while Mohammad Nawaz, Abrar Ahmed and Saim Ayub took two wickets each.
