T20 WC 2021: PAK & SCO players celebrate Haris Rauf’s birthday after the match

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Pakistan cricketer Haris Rauf turned 28 on 7th November 2021, and both Scotland, as well as the Pakistan players, celebrated Rauf’s birthday after the conclusion of the match between the two sides.

Rauf cut the cake and fed it to both the Scotland as well as the Pakistan players. And then, there was the customary ritual of taking the cake and applying it on the birthday boy.

The players from both sides had a lot of fun in the dressing room, and the atmosphere was friendly. The likes of Mohammad Hafeez, Vernon Philander, Matthew Hayden as well as Haris Rauf himself were seen chatting and sharing their knowledge with the Scotland players as well.

The official Twitter handle of the Scotland cricket team posted a video of players from both teams enjoying themselves after the match. They captioned the video ‘We even had cake with PCB’. You can see the video of the same below.

Haris Rauf has been in good form in the 2021 T20 World Cup

Haris Rauf has been in good form with the ball in the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup. The right arm pacer has taken 8 wickets in the 5 matches that he has played in the tournament, and has scalped his wickets at an average of 17.00 and a strike rate of 15.00.

Rauf has also leaked runs at an economy rate of just 6.80 in the tournament as well and has taken a wicket in every match that he has played in the 2021 edition of the T20 World Cup.

Pakistan thrashed Scotland by 72 runs in the Super 12 encounter between the two sides on 7th November 2021. After posting a gargantuan total of 189/4 on the board, the ‘Men in Green’ restricted their opposition to a total of 117/6.

Pakistan have qualified for the semifinal stages of the tournament, where they will lock horns with the Australian cricket team on 11th November 2021.

You can also see the pictures from Haris Rauf’s birthday below