Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the President of Zimbabwe after Zimbabwe defeated Pakistan in an exciting match of the ongoing ICC Men’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
Prime Minister Shehbaz’s comments came after a jibe by Zimbabwean President Emmerson Damduzo Mnangagwa, who expressed happiness over his country’s victory in the match against Pakistan.
In a tweet today, Shahbaz said, “We may not have the real Mr. Bean, but we have the real cricketing spirit .. and we Pakistanis have a funny habit of bouncing back.”
We may not have the real Mr Bean, but we have real cricketing spirit .. and we Pakistanis have a funny habit of bouncing back 🙂
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) October 27, 2022
Mr President: Congratulations. Your team played really well today. 👏 https://t.co/oKhzEvU972
“Your team played very well today,” the Prime Minister congratulated the Zimbabwean president.
Zimbabwe pulled off a stunning one-run upset to put the Asian giants in danger of an early exit from the Twenty20 World Cup. Pakistan restricted Zimbabwe to 130-8. But their bowlers, led by Pakistan-born Sikandar Raza, restricted Pakistan to 129-8 for a memorable win in a Super 12 thriller in Perth.
With two defeats in a row, Pakistan is facing an exit from the major tournament.
On his official Twitter handle, the Zimbabwean president congratulated Chevron and taunted Pakistan to “send the real Mr Bean next time”.
What a win for Zimbabwe! Congratulations to the Chevrons.
— President of Zimbabwe (@edmnangagwa) October 27, 2022
Next time, send the real Mr Bean…#PakvsZim 🇿🇼
Earlier, cricket fans engaged in a Twitter war over an ongoing joke about Mr Bean, which has its roots in an event in Zimbabwe.
According to a Zimbabwean fan on Twitter, Pakistan sent a fake Mr Bean to Zimbabwe to entertain at an event. When asked, the Zimbabwean fan shared a picture of Asif Memon, who looks similar to Mr Bean, a popular TV character played by English actor Rowan Atkinson.
Memon was invited to an event in Zimbabwe in 2016 when he attended a comedy night at the Harare International Conference Centre.
