Youngsters attired in green T-shirts and holding posters of Shahid Afridi poured onto the streets with many of them using motorbike horns to express their delight.

Since the start of the match, the streets remained deserted as people were glued to the television either at home or private clubs, parks, restaurants, elite coffee shops and tea stalls as people remained engrossed in the action with every wicket and boundary being cheered loudly.

"It is a big step forward for Pakistan cricket. To win the World Cup at a time when Pakistan cricket has also been hit by security issues is a big tribute to our players. Younis Khan deserves a lot of credit for uniting the team into a fighting unit," former chief selector Salahuddin Ahmed said.

Cellular companies said their SMS and call services had been flooded after the final with people exchanging congratulatory calls and text messages.

"Our lines are choked but we expecting this," said Shahzad a customer services officer at a cellular company.

Pakistan was beaten by arch-rivals India in the final of the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup in 2007 but with India out of the event in the Super Eight stage, it left the stage clear for Younis Khan's men to accomplish another World Cup title.

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