Twitter Reactions: England clinch Test series on Pakistan soil after 21 years with thrilling win in Multan
Mark Wood picked up four wickets in the final innings to help England win by 26 runs
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England produced their second series victory in Pakistan in the 20th century on account of a brilliant leadership from Ben Stokes. Earlier in the fourth day's play, Pakistan needed 157 runs to win while they had six wickets in hand to start proceedings. Saud Shakeel was batting well on 54*, while Faheem Ashraf just came into the crease for Pakistan.
Surprisingly, skipper Ben Stokes started with Joe Root alongside veteran James Anderson at the other end and the move worked out quite well. Root managed to get the first breakthrough of the day with the dismissal of Ashraf for a 32-ball 10.
Mohammad Nawaz joined Shakeel at the crease and the duo went about their business in an aggressive way. The pair added some quick runs throughout the session and Nawaz’s flurry of boundaries released a bit of pressure on the home side. Shakeel slowly crept into the nineties and he looked all set for a century until England came back strong.
Mark Wood rattles Pakistan batters with pace
Mark Wood came into the attack and straightaway picked up the wicket of Nawaz who looked threatening to take the game away. The left-hander's 45 off 62 balls was crucial in the circumstances, however, the job was yet to be finished. Shakeel soon followed Nawaz for a fantastic 94 off 213 deliveries and Pakistan went into lunch at 291 for 7 with two set batters gone.
Abrar Ahmed came out all guns blazing after lunch; however, his stay was short-lived and was dismissed for 17 off 12 deliveries. Wood yet again proved to be the enforcer and cleaned up Zahid Mahmood's defences to leave Pakistan at 319 for 9. Agha Salman was the only hope for Pakistan, however, it was only a matter of time until no. 11 batter Mohammad Ali lost his wicket as Ollie Robinson picked up the final scalp and the visitors wrapped up the three-match series 2-0.
Here's how the Twitter reacted to England's series victory
And ENGLAND DID IT AGAIN! This is a historical win for England!! Congratulations @benstokes38 @TheBarmyArmy#ENGvsPAK #PakvsEng2022 pic.twitter.com/dz6fiTbTdp
— Priyanka Hemanti Bhatt (@iPriyankaBhatt) December 12, 2022
Shocking decision…@saudshak wasn’t out in my opinion 🤔 #PakvsEng2022
— Kamran Akmal (@KamiAkmal23) December 12, 2022
Great Test match .. Pakistan did so well to get back into the game .. but Winning a series in Pakistan is a incredible achievement .. One of the hardest places to a win .. England are a brilliant test team to watch .. plus they once again got Selection spot on .. #PAKvsENG
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 12, 2022
*There is no shame losing a match if u play for win* this quote wil help to play modern aggressive cricket 🏏 #PAKvsENG #TestCricket
— Mohammad Hafeez (@MHafeez22) December 12, 2022
HISTORY by England!
— DK (@DineshKarthik) December 12, 2022
Well done Stokes & co...#PAKvsENG pic.twitter.com/9Q6JMDMVp4
They took quite a few risks, and the reward is a historic series win! Congratulations @benstokes38 and @englandcricket 👏🏽👏🏽 #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/GVt9VVqrm2
— Wasim Jaffer (@WasimJaffer14) December 12, 2022
Unbelievable effort @ECB_cricket. Such an incredible team effort! Very special 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
— Luke Wright (@lukewright204) December 12, 2022
SOFT SIGNAL 🙄
— DK (@DineshKarthik) December 12, 2022
never quite understood that ???#ENGvsPAK
So good when test matches come to this.
— Mpumelelo Mbangwa (@mmbangwa) December 12, 2022
Top entertainment!
Can PAK get there?
Thought I saw a little bit of the ball hitting the ground with that last dismissal .. #PAKvENG .. What another great Test match .. 👍
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 12, 2022
Good grab @OPope32 , another cracking game between @TheRealPCB @englandcricket
— Niall John O Brien (@niallnobiobrien) December 12, 2022
Pakistan out of the WTC 2021-23.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) December 12, 2022
Pakistan is 99% out of World Test Championship. This cycle was the most easiest and a golden chance for Pakistan to become finalists in WTC. #PAKvENG
— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) December 12, 2022
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