Top 5 Unexpected knocks in international cricket

It was the fourth test match of the five-match series (which later turned out to be four-Test match series only). England had won the first two Test matches and Pakistan had won the third. It was necessary for Pakistan to win the fourth match to stay alive in the series.  England won the toss and elected to bat first but this decision soon turned out to be unfavorable for them as they lost seven wickets for just 102 runs. 

Stuart Broad came into bat at No.9 and started endeavouring to get settled and build a partnership with Jonathan Trott. Out of nowhere, Broad started hitting some beautiful boundaries and scoring runs at a better strike rate than Trott. Pakistan’s bowling looked clueless as no one expected Broad to hit such therapeutic boundaries. Broad hit 17 fours and two huge sixes. As millennial say ‘Broad came out of syllabus that day’.

Broad and Trott struck a partnership of 332 runs and the damage was done by him before he fell prey to the spin of Saeed Ajmal. Broad was given out lbw at 169 (297). Trott also scored 184 (383). Because of their knocks, England’s score at the end of the innings was 446. England rattled Pakistan with their bowling and bowled them out for 74 in the second innings and 147 in the third innings (follow-on). England won the match comfortably by an innings and 225 runs. Broad was adjudged the Man of the Match for his heroics.