Michael Vaughan shuts Pakistani troll: Looking forward to the Super 8s, are you?

Former England cricketer Michael Vaughan shut down a Pakistani troll after England qualified for the Super 8s of the T20 World Cup 2024. The England team heaved a sigh of relief as Scotland’s 5-wicket win against Australia favoured them. Australia gifted England a place in the Super 8s as they pulled off a nervy win over Scotland, who also stood a chance to advance into the next stage. However, England, alongside Australia, have become the 2 teams reach the Super 8 stage from Group B.

Vaughan took to ‘X’ to slam a Pakistani troll by answering his tweet. The Pakistani troll had put up a picture of rain from the Antigua Stadium and said, “Karma is real.” After England qualified, Vaughan replied to the ‘X’ user and made a cheeky remark that he is looking forward to the Super 8s, but is that the case with him as a Pakistani supporter as well? Vaughan had recently called out Babar Azam for his T20I captaincy and had mentioned that he did not see Babar as skipper in the shortest format of the game. The Pakistani exam failed to qualify for the Super 8s amid a forgetful outing in the T20 World Cup.

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Here is the tweet-

How England made it to Super 8s

Vaughan took a hilarious jibe at the troll whose remarks actually backfired. As eventually, despite the rain, England played the match against Namibia which was reduced to 11 overs per side. Another rain interruption in the middle of the innings led to the match being further reduced to 10 overs per side. England went onto post 122 runs in their 10 overs as Harry Brook’s 47 (20) and Jonny Bairstow’s 31 (18) proved to be crucial. England managed to restrict Namibia at 84 runs and won the match by 41 runs (DLS method). However, that would not have been enough as England eagerly awaited the result of Scotland and Namibia’s game. However, had the game been washed out, England would have marked an early exit from the tournament, irrespective of the result of the Australia and Scotland game.

The Scotland team battled like bravehearts and challenged the Australian team. However, the Mitchell Marsh-led team chased down 181 runs with 2 balls to spare and gave Scotland a heartbreak.