CWC 2023: WATCH – Ahmedabad welcomes Pakistan cricket team with shower of flower petals and sound of drums

Babar Azam and his men have arrived in Ahmedabad to take on arch-rivals India.

Pakistan cricket team enjoyed great hospitality and crowd support during its two-week stay in Hyderabad. The Men in Green played their first two World Cup 2023 matches at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium and won both of them against Netherlands and Sri Lanka.

On Wednesday (October 11), Babar Azam and his men arrived in Ahmedabad for their third World Cup match against arch-rivals India, scheduled for October 14.

The city of Ahmedabad also gave the Pakistan team a warm reception. The players were welcomed into their hotel with a shower of flower petals, the sound of drums, and a traditional scarf.

Performers also did a traditional dance when the Pakistani cricketers were making an entry to the hotel.

Moreover, the team’s record run chase against Sri Lanka was also celebrated by the cabin crew of their flight, which served them a cake with “congratulations on the win Team Pakistan” written on it.

Notably, Pakistan pulled off the highest successful run chase in World Cup history to defeat Sri Lanka by six wickets in Hyderabad.

Chasing 345 to win, Pakistan found themselves struggling at 37/2 as Imam-ul-Haq (12) and Babar Azam (10) got out cheaply.

However, Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan stood up under immense pressure, adding 176 runs for the third wicket to put Sri Lanka on the backfoot.

While Abdullah fell after scoring 113 off 103 balls, Rizwan remained unbeaten on 131 off 121 balls to take Pakistan over the finishing line with 10 deliveries to spare.