Twitter Reactions: Jason Roy, Adil Rashid carry England to series win in Pakistan T20Is
For the visitors, Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Hafeez's efforts went in vain.
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Compared to the first two T20Is, the third game of the series was an absolute humdinger. On a slow and slow strip at the Old Trafford in Manchester, England and Pakistan fought hard. In the end, the Three Lions won by three wickets with two balls remaining and they also secured a series victory.
Rizwan, Rashid perform
Yet another time, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan took their team off to a steady start, thanks to a 42-run stand. Adil Rashid separated them, removing Babar for 11. Sohaib Maqsood and Fakhar Zaman promised with two boundaries each, but none could carry on and garner a massive score.
Rizwan, at the other end, looked determined and notched his half-century without much fuss. He went on to stay unbeaten on 76 off 57 with five fours and three sixes. His knock guided the visitors to 154 for six. For the Brits, Rashid picked up four wickets. Moeen Ali got the wicket of Zaman.
Roy plays a blinder
On a difficult track to bat on, the hosts started in a brisk manner. Jason Roy and Jos Buttler stitched together a 67-run partnership for the opening wicket off 48 balls. Buttler strained a bit as his 21 came at under a run-a-ball. Dawid Malan scored 31, but couldn’t go beyond a strike rate of 100.
However, Roy carried on and notched a 36-ball 64 with 12 fours and one six before Usman Qadir dismissed him in the 11th over. Eoin Morgan’s 12-ball 21 cameo helped the home team over the line. For Pakistan, Mohammad Hafeez picked up four wickets, but his valiant efforts went in vain.
We were 10-15 runs short: Babar Azam
After the game, Morgan, the England skipper, admitted that the track was a tough one to bat on. He also lauded the batters for staying calm under pressure. Babar, on the other hand, admitted that Pakistan could have gotten 10-15 more runs under their belt.
“It means a huge amount. The way we play, this is the worst possible condition for us. But we have been pushing our boundaries. But even I think the ball won’t turn anywhere near as much as it did today even in the UAE as I played in the IPL last season. The guys at the top of the order set up the chase despite Jos not having a good day,” Morgan said
“We were 10-15 runs short. We wanted to fight and we did. Unfortunately, we couldn’t win. We could have scored few runs more at the top of the order. There will be good days and bad days. We will sit down and have a chat about it. We use Hafeez according to situations and he is in the scheme for the WC,” Babar said.
Here’s how the netizens reacted to England’s win:
No shame in this loss.. lose but give it your best effort … Pakistan fought hard till the last over… sensational match! #ENGvPAK
— TaNaHa KashiF Ali (@KashifTanaha) July 21, 2021
If Babar and Rizwan are your openers, then Fakhar Zaman should bat at No. 3 not anyone else.#ENGvPAK
— Abdul Baseer (@IamKhanAB) July 21, 2021
@iMRizwanPak becomes fifth fastest to 1000 T20I runs.
D.Malan: 24
B.Azam: 26
V.Kohli: 27
A.Finch: 29
M.Rizwan: 31#ENGvPAK #PakistanCricket— Arpit Rastogi 🏏 (@arptrastogi) July 21, 2021
Every expert can say England are favourites to win the #T20WorldCup but it's just a matter of one sluggish surface for their batting to unravel. #ENGvPAK
— Wanderer (@DisDatNothin) July 21, 2021
After incredible start to his T20 career, Dawid Malan has experienced some inconsistent performances. Overall numbers are fine with avg of 43 and SR of 139. But he takes his time at the start and when he doesn't score Big, reflects poorly on him. #ENGvPAK
— Nikhil (@nikcriclover) July 21, 2021
Don't understand why @FakharZamanLive is demoted to lower middle order. @iMRizwanPak should bat on no 3 babar and fakhar must open the innings. Then hafeez should bat on number 4. Rest we shouldn't expect too much from a defensive mindset coach. #ENGvPAK
— Engr Zaid (@engrxaid) July 21, 2021
England’s team in the 3rd T20 is almost perfect for the T20 World Cup but they need to bring back Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer and Mark Wood.
David Malan, Saqib Mahmood & David Willey will have to make way. #ENGvPAK #bbccricket #cricket
— Syed Mohammad Hussain (@SMHussain_) July 21, 2021
Even all my employers demanded experience before hiring me. What’s Misbah’s experience in coaching of international teams? What results has he produced before being hired? Seems like he’s learning on the job and destroying white ball cricket like he had as a player #ENGvPAK
— Doctor Addict (@MajDutch) July 21, 2021
It’s about time we play some more unorthodox cricket. Players need to develop power hitting ability reverse sweep and pedal shots in their game to create more boundary opportunities.
— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11) July 20, 2021
I can’t get my head around why Fakher is batting so low in T20 ! Your best batsman should be facing more balls to make an impact .
— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11) July 20, 2021
Extraordinary batting display by both @iMRizwanPak and @JasonRoy20 on this tough old Trafford pitch… 👏👏 everyone seems to be troubled but these 2 were exceptional. #ENGvsPAK
— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) July 20, 2021
What an entertaining game of cricket that was !
Congratulations @englandcricket for winning the series. #PAKvENG— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11) July 20, 2021
Excellent game of cricket,tough to be on loosing side but pak team fought really well,good spell by @RealHa55an & @MHafeez22 #PAKvENG
— Sohail Tanveer (@sohailmalik614) July 20, 2021
Fantastic … What a great series … magnificent advert for the short form game … Weather – Great pitches – Crowds – quality players !! The recipe for quality entertainment .. Let’s hope we get the same this next few weeks in the 100 👍👍 #BloodyLoveCricket
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) July 20, 2021
Bring it home cj
— Jofra Archer (@JofraArcher) July 20, 2021
Rizwan seems like one of the nicest blokes on the circuit, yeah he always chirping and a bit of sledging here and there that’s fine. Cracking game this. #ENGvPAK
— Niall John O Brien (@niallnobiobrien) July 20, 2021
Just brilliant from @RealHa55an in the powerplay. Great line & length and the timely slower ones 👌 #PAKvsENG
— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) July 20, 2021
@RealHa55an top class bowling in power play 👏👏👏.
— Salman Butt (@im_SalmanButt) July 20, 2021
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