Twitter Reactions: England beat Pakistan in 3rd Test to complete a 3-0 whitewash
England have completed a 3-0 whitewash over Pakistan after beating the hosts in the third and final test at the National Stadium in Karachi on Tuesday.
Notably, the game was already done and dusted on the fourth day as England joined Pakistan for 216 in their second innings to complete a target of just 167 runs. The tourists finished 112/2 needing just 55 runs to win the match on the final day, which they accomplished in 28.1 overs. Opener Ben Duckett remained undefeated on 82 from 78 deliveries using 12 boundaries. So too, captain Ben Stokes also remained undefeated at 35.
Earlier Pakistan scored 304 in their first innings and in reply the England team posted 354, with Harry Beck destroying a sensational century. Spinner Jack Leach took seven wickets in the match as he made his debut Rehan Ahmed also picked up seven scalps, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings.
Short scores: Pakistan 304 (Babar Azam 78, Agha Salman 56; Jack Leach 4/140) & 216 (Babar Azam 54, Saud Shakeel 53; Rehan Ahmed 5/48) lost to England 354 (Harry Brook 111, Ben Foakes 64, Ollie Pope 51; Nauman Ali 4/126, Abrar Ahmed 4/150) & 170/2 (Ben Duckett 82*, Zak Crawley 41; Abrar Ahmed 2/78) by eight wickets.
Here’s how Twitter responded:
A whitewash from the 3-0 series!! 🦁🦁🦁
WHAT. A TEAM.
🇵🇰 #PAKvENG ???????? pic.twitter.com/wHbbq6SiyC
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 20, 2022
The batting frequencies of England’s 14 batters in this series.
A totally delirious bunch of guys #PakvEng pic.twitter.com/EFVaQQzkPs
— Vithushan Ehantharajah (@Vitu_E) December 20, 2022
This is the first time in the history of Pakistani cricket that they have been whitewashed in Pakistan in a test series #PAKvENG #Cricket
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) December 20, 2022
Babar Azam becomes the first Pakistan captain to lose 4 friendlies at home in a year.
— Jans. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 20, 2022
England win the third Test by eight wickets.#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/EMwiQeqb0Z
— Pakistani Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 20, 2022
A whitewash from the 3-0 series!! 🦁🦁🦁
WHAT. A TEAM.
🇵🇰 #PAKvENG ???????? pic.twitter.com/wHbbq6SiyC
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 20, 2022
Highest run rate by a team in Test series:
5.50 – England🏴 Krijg COUNT Krijg Krijg Krijg v PAK, 2022
5.13 – England 🏴 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5.13 – South Africa🇿🇦 v ZIM, 2005
4.69 – Australia🇦🇺 v ZIM, 2003
4.67 – New Zealand🇳🇿 v ZIM, 2005#PAKvENG— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) December 20, 2022
England won the third Test by 3 wickets; seal the series 3-0.#PAKENG pic.twitter.com/5SWuAZimj0
— CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) December 20, 2022
England played with a lot of freedom and seized the chances. Pakistan was clearly poor.
Pakistan lost to Aus, SA and a very decent Zimbabwe side in 1997-98/’98-99 in Pakistan. But to be whitewashed in your own backyard…
— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12) December 20, 2022
England completed a 3-0 clean sweep with a dominant victory in Karachi 👏#PAKvENG | #WTC23 | 📝 pic.twitter.com/Ny7Q4EIrE1
— ICC (@ICC) December 20, 2022
England’s understated celebration contrasts sharply with the madness of their method and the enormity of the achievement.
— cricBC (@cricBC) December 20, 2022
All over in 38 minutes today. Pakistan 0 England 3.
I’m not sure even a wild optimist (or Ben Stokes) would have expected that outcome three weeks ago.
— Simon Mann (@Cricket_Mann) December 20, 2022
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