'England ne Pakistan ko kutte ke tarah pel diya'- Twitter abuzz as England pull off stunning Test victory in Rawalpindi

England vs Pakistan (Source: Twitter)

England showed the unthinkable by winning a Test match in Pakistan by 74 runs. They left Pakistan 342 to win on the final day and kept them down to just 268. Will Jacks and Harry Brook produced memorable performances in the Test Match.

England came to Pakistan soil to play a Test Match after 17 years. England were all over Pakistan on Day 1 on what was a minefield at Rawalpindi. They scored 657 in the first innings. Zak Crawley scored 122 off 111 balls with 21 fours. Ben Duckett smashed a 107 off 110 balls with 15 fours. Olie Pope hit a 108 off just 104 balls with 14 fours. Harry Brook hit a wonderful 153 off 116 balls with 19 fours and five sixes.

On Day 1 only three maidens were bowled by Pakistan. Pakistan in their first innings continued the leather hunt as Abdullah Shafique. scored 114 off 203 balls with 13 fours and three sixes Imam-ul-Haq scored 121 off 207 balls with 15 fours and two sixes. Babar Azam also got back amongst the runs by scoring 136 off 168 balls with 19 fours and 1 six.

Pakistan were all out for 579 in their first innings. Will Jacks made headlines with the ball for England when they bowled he picked up 6-161 in 40.3 overs. England had a 78-run lead and then scored 264-7 in the second innings to set Pakistan a 342-run target. Zak Crawley scored a quickfire 50 off 48 balls with seven fours. Joe Root smashed a superb 73 off 69 balls with six fours. Harry Brook continued his good form in the second innings and smashed 87 off 65 balls with eleven fours and three sixes.

In the fourth innings, Pakistan were up against a big target of 342 runs. Imam-ul- Haq and Saud Shakeel made their presence felt with 48 off 77 balls with 8 fours and 76 off 159 balls with 12 fours respectively. Olie Robinson and James Anderson picked up 4 wickets each in their respective spells and were the best bowlers for England.

The match went into a situation where a draw was on the cards and the last pair for Pakistan of Naseem Shah and Mohammad Ali batted on 6 off 43 balls and 0 off 26 balls to steer Pakistan to a draw but Jack Leach picked up the final wicket for England to give the Three Lions a famous win on Pakistan soil which was only the third victory for England in Pakistan. Olie Robinson was adjudged the player of the match.

Twitter was fully abuzz, let us take a look at the reactions here:

Target 343 in Highway pitch with 4 season remaining and Pakistan lost by 74 runs. 😂🤣
What a shame#PAKvENG #ENGvPAK #BenStokes

— SHUBHAM SINGH (@Singhh_ji) December 5, 2022

Incredible- England have manufactured a test match win out of nothing as Pakistan does a… Pakistan! Bazball is alive and well! #PAKvENG

— Ajay Kamath (@ajay43) December 5, 2022

A result out of a lifeless pitch!
What an enthralling test match. In awe of @englandcricket 's approach 👏#PAKvENG #Cricket #ENGvPAK

— Abhijeet (@theabhijeet99) December 5, 2022

England have taken Pakistan's 20 wickets in this Test with Liam Livingstone, Will Jacks, Joe Root and Ben Stokes supporting James Anderson and Ollie Robinson. Crazy! #PAKvENG

— MUHAMMAD'S HANZLA (@Muhamma98443351) December 5, 2022

Hmari attacking approach hi nhi we are always on defense and at the end,we lose it. #heartattack #PAKvENG #ENGvPAK #Robinson #Stokes

— Faheem Aziz (@FaheemA1717) December 5, 2022

Two words sum up Rawalpindi Test Ben *****!#PAKvENG

— abhishek chaudhary (@abhi1592) December 5, 2022

Tatti (dead) Pitch bnaayi thi Taki Batting me Dher sare Records bnaa ske ,Record to koi bna nhi
Upar se England ne Kutte ki Tarah Pel diya#PAKvENG #ENGvPAK

— Shubham Arya (@Im_shubhamarya) December 5, 2022

Death, taxes, and “how good is test cricket” after a close win on day 5. #PAKvENG #ENGvPAK

— Euan McTaggart (@EuanMctaggart17) December 5, 2022

Pakistan should learn from india how to win test match against Australia or england🤣👏
Can't win test😂
Pakistan played their first test match on 16th October 1952

70years,1month,19 days
Total 25,599 days.
Without winning single test in Australia since 1995#PAKvENG #ENGvPAK

— Frø$Ty🇮🇳 (@82off53GOAT) December 5, 2022

What a historic win for England 🇬🇧!#PAKvsEng #PAKvENG https://t.co/sqVgjnhx9K

— Fans Crickets (@_fans_cricket) December 5, 2022

Got to be one of the great #TestCricket matches of all time. Not because England won, but because it was played in the true spirit of the game by both sides. #PAKvENG

— Andy Thorby (@andythorby) December 5, 2022

England booked their first test win after 22 years in Pakistan ✅
Congratulations @ECB_cricket.#PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/WnzjD4NFN8

— Abdul Rehman (@AbdulRehmen_1) December 5, 2022

What a test match. The bravery. The belief. Unreal 👏

We are lucky to be in the Stokes captaincy era.

This England test team are very special.

A game is only exciting with the input of the opposition too, well played Pakistan 🇵🇰 #TestCricket #PAKvENG #bbccricket @bbctms

— Olivia Rae (@ollierae14) December 5, 2022

This test match should be awarded with the best captaincy award. Truly a captaincy masterclass. One of the greatest shows put on by Stokes and the coaching staff!#PAKvENG

— Abdullah. (@SaidbyAbdullah) December 5, 2022