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The T20 World Cup is full of enchanting storylines. None are quite as weird and wonderful as the cheeky feud between Zimbabwe and Pakistan – one which went to another level after Zimbabwe’s stunning one-run win over the Asian heavyweights in Perth on Thursday night.
It started a couple of days ago, when a Zimbabwean responded to a tweet from Pakistan’s cricket board, writing: “As Zimbabweans we wont forgive you … you once gave us that Fraud Pak Bean instead of Mr Bean Rowan. we will settle the matter tomorrow just pray the rains will save you.”
The issue dates back to 2016, when Pakistani comedian Asif Muhammad, known as Mr Pak Bean, performed a comedy routine in Harare impersonating British actor Rowan Atkinson’s iconic character Mr Bean.
The Zimbabwean, who uses the name Ngugi Chasura on Twitter, explained: “They gave us Pak Bean instead of Mr Bean on one of our local events called agriculture show”, adding: “We felt embarrassed in front of our families”.
Pak Bean was even given a police escort ahead of the event at the Harare International Conference Centre, which reportedly cost fans $10 apiece – but was a complete flop.
The drama quickly went viral, leading to the match between the two nations being described as the “Mr Bean Derby”.
In a stunning boilover, Zimbabwe beat the World Cup contenders by one run – and social media was abuzz with references to the country gaining revenge for the Mr Bean fraud.
Even Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa got in on the act, tweeting: “Next time, send the real Mr Bean”
https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...n/news-story/1780c228f417e49cec8793a84f13abd7
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A fake Mr Bean was once paid to come and perform in Zimbabwe in 2016. <a href="https://t.co/IrM5pfqcoH">pic.twitter.com/IrM5pfqcoH</a></p>— ApexNewsZim (@ApexNewsZim) <a href="https://twitter.com/ApexNewsZim/status/1357042586851147779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
It started a couple of days ago, when a Zimbabwean responded to a tweet from Pakistan’s cricket board, writing: “As Zimbabweans we wont forgive you … you once gave us that Fraud Pak Bean instead of Mr Bean Rowan. we will settle the matter tomorrow just pray the rains will save you.”
The issue dates back to 2016, when Pakistani comedian Asif Muhammad, known as Mr Pak Bean, performed a comedy routine in Harare impersonating British actor Rowan Atkinson’s iconic character Mr Bean.
The Zimbabwean, who uses the name Ngugi Chasura on Twitter, explained: “They gave us Pak Bean instead of Mr Bean on one of our local events called agriculture show”, adding: “We felt embarrassed in front of our families”.
Pak Bean was even given a police escort ahead of the event at the Harare International Conference Centre, which reportedly cost fans $10 apiece – but was a complete flop.
The drama quickly went viral, leading to the match between the two nations being described as the “Mr Bean Derby”.
In a stunning boilover, Zimbabwe beat the World Cup contenders by one run – and social media was abuzz with references to the country gaining revenge for the Mr Bean fraud.
Even Zimbabwe President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa got in on the act, tweeting: “Next time, send the real Mr Bean”
https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...n/news-story/1780c228f417e49cec8793a84f13abd7
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A fake Mr Bean was once paid to come and perform in Zimbabwe in 2016. <a href="https://t.co/IrM5pfqcoH">pic.twitter.com/IrM5pfqcoH</a></p>— ApexNewsZim (@ApexNewsZim) <a href="https://twitter.com/ApexNewsZim/status/1357042586851147779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 3, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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