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Former Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez<\/a> took a sly dig at the team after they crashed out of the ongoing T20 World Cup<\/a> in the group stage. Pakistan failed to qualify for the Super 8<\/a> stage of the tournament after USA’s match against Ireland was washed out due to bad weather conditions in Florida. Both USA and Ireland were awarded a point each, with the former joining table-toppers India in the next round from Group A. Following Pakistan’s exit from the tournament, Hafeez took to social media and shared a cryptic post.<\/p>\n “Qurbani Kay Janwar Hazir Hon (Time to present the sacrificial animals),” Hafeez wrote in the post with a Pakistan cricket hastag.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n Qurbani Kay Janwar Hazir Hon… ….. #PakistanCricket<\/a><\/p>\n
USA’s draw against Ireland took them to five points, meaning Pakistan can only reach four points if they beat the same opponents on Sunday.<\/p>\n Ground staff spent hours working to dry the wet outfield at Lauderhill but shortly after the umpires had inspected conditions a huge downpour ended any hope with the field quickly under water once again.<\/p>\n The USA reach the last eight in their debut appearance in the T20 World Cup largely thanks to their shock win over 2009 champions Pakistan.<\/p>\n A USA defeat to Ireland would have handed Pakistan the chance to leapfrog into the top two when they face Ireland at the same venue on Sunday.<\/p>\n Instead, the early exit is a bitter disappointment for Pakistan, who were beaten finalists in the tournament two years ago.<\/p>\n This is the earliest Pakistan have exited T20 World Cup, having played just three games with a defeat to India and their sole victory coming against Canada.<\/p>\n Pakistan were knocked out in the group stage in 2014 and 2016, but on every other occasion made it to the last four of the tournament.<\/p>\n The spot in the last eight also means that the USA have qualified automatically for the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n “As a cricketer, you don’t want to leave home and not play cricket, you want to play but at the end of the day there was nothing that we could control,” USA stand-in skipper Aaron Jones<\/a> said after the match was washed out.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Topics mentioned in this article <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p><\/div>\n
\n\u2014 Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) June 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n