"Proud moment for South Asia"- Top 10 funny memes after Pakistan's crushing 8-wicket loss against Afghanistan in 2023 World Cup

Pakistan slumped to their third successive loss in the 2023 World Cup on Monday (October 23) against Afghanistan at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

The eight-wicket triumph was Afghanistan's second win of the tournament, after their 69-run win over defending champions England last week.

Both teams have four points from five games at this stage. Due to a slightly better net run rate, Pakistan occupy the fifth position in the points table, while Afghanistan are sixth.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and batted first on a typical dry Chennai surface. They managed to reach 282/7 after useful contributions from Babar Azam (74), Abdullah Shafique (58), Shadab Khan (40), and Iftikhar Ahmed (40). Young Afghan spinner Noor Ahmad picked up three wickets on his World Cup debut.

In response, Afghanistan's top order performed efficiently to help their side register a historic victory. Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (65) and Ibrahim Zadran (87) laid the foundation with a 130-run partnership for the first wicket. Rahmat Shah (77*) and Hashmatullah Shahidi (48*) ensured that their hard work did not go in vain with mature knocks to finish the chase emphatically.

Cricket fans on social media enjoyed the match between Afghanistan and Pakistan in the 2023 World Cup on Monday. They expressed their reactions through hilarious memes on social media.

Here is a collection of the best memes:

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"We were not up to the mark with the ball"- Pakistan captain Babar Azam after defeat to Afghanistan in 2023 World Cup

At the post-match presentation, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam reflected on the dismal loss and said:

"This loss hurts us. Against a side like Afghanistan, we got the good total on board but we were not up to the mark with the ball."

"We were not up to the mark on the field as well, in a big tournament like this, you got to up there in all departments, we needed to stop boundaries and conceded a lot of runs on the field, the way their openers were batting, we needed to strike, we didn't strike at the right times."

Babar continued:

"All credit to them, the way they played, at the moment we were not playing good cricket, we have to try better in the next game, try and take good things from this game and move on. We didn't hit the right lengths, especially in the middle overs and we conceded boundary every over."

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