'Well deserved' - Twitter can't keep calm as England make a stunning comeback against Pakistan in the third T20I

England tour of Pakistan (Source: Twitter)

Any game involving Pakistan is a game to watch out for as it will go down to the wire. England has stepped on Pakistan’s land after seventeen years for a seven-match T20I series. With the series levelled at 1-1, the two teams faced on Friday for the third T20I. 

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam called it right at the toss and elected to field first. If the skipper had the power to get back in time, he would do so to reverse his decision. The terrible decision backfired for the Men in Green right from the start as the England batters had a clear plan in their mind. The two testing phases in a T20I match are the powerplay and the death overs. 

Speaking of the first innings from England, they had a great powerplay. While Philip Salt failed to withstand the Pakistani wrath, Will Jacks took them to the task. He joined hands with Dawid Malan to produce magic in the powerplay as the Three Lions amassed 57 runs in the powerplay alone. 

In the middle overs, just when bowlers from Pakistan thought that they have put an end to Jacks, Ben Duckett rose from the ashes. The player joined hands with Harry Brooks to tarnish the Pakistan pacers and powered England to a total of 221. 

Pakistan fumble against mighty England

Speaking of the chase from Pakistan, the openers lacked intent right from the start. Both Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan perished in quick succession and the middle-order fumbled like a pack of cards. The powerplay turned out to be a nightmare one for the Men in Green as they lost four wickets inside it. 

Despite valiant innings from Shan Masood and Khushdil Shah in the middle overs, Pakistan failed to make it big. As a result of failure from the middle overs, the finishers had a lot to do in the death to clinch the win. 

The English bowlers fired in the end and won the match by 63 runs. The Three Lions have taken the lead and will look to carry on with the momentum. However, the chances for Pakistan to clinch the series are pretty high. 

Here we bring you some interesting tweets from fans post the conclusion of the match:

Babar Azam is is not a mature captain.

He doesn't know the basics of the captaincy.#PakistanCricket #PAKvsEng

— Dar Shahid (@_tattler) September 24, 2022

Good comeback by @ECB_cricket to win the 3rd #T20I with a big margin. Great display by @BenDuckett1 & #HarryBrook!! #PAKvsENG #PAKvENG

— Shakir Mohaseen (@ShakirMohaseen) September 24, 2022

If not new Head coach, at least PCB should hire a proper data analyst, Ben Duckett has strike rate 155 vs leg spin and Pakistan bowled 4 overs of Usman Qadir to him.#PakvsEng#PakvsEng2022

— Shah Fahad (@sfahad153) September 24, 2022

Saqlain Mushtaq said our bowling appeared to be lacking a lot in the 3rd match of the England series. #PAKvsEng

— CricCrazy 🇵🇰 (@CricCrazy__) September 24, 2022

England bowling batting @shani_official fifty

🙌#PAKvsEng

Well deserved finished by Manchester class

— fATi.....☜☆☞ (@FATiMAHMooD22) September 24, 2022

Winning or Losing is a part of a game

Just chill and wait until the next match....#PakvsEng2022 #PakistanCricket #PAKvsEng

— Sharbat Rooh Afza (@SharbatPeo) September 24, 2022

This was my tweet from the other night 🤗👇👇.. only #BabarAzam, #Waseem & #RameezRaja can answer us on this .#PakvsEng2022 #PAKvsEng https://t.co/Gg4xU5Yujt

— First Love💐 (@Atiff_Bilawal) September 24, 2022

3rd T20I #PAKvENG 🇵🇰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

England won by 63 runs & took lead in series (2-1)#England 221/3 (20 overs) #Pakistan 158/8 (20 overs)



Pakistani bowling & batting 🙄💔#PakistanCricket #PAKvsEng #PAKvsEng2022

— Danish (@DanishKhemani) September 24, 2022

Pakistan as a team brings real entertainment to the game. One day they chase 200 with 10 wickets to spare and the very next day they concedes 221 runs in 20 overs and struggles to get to 160 while chasing. They show that cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties #PAKvsENG

— Nirmal Jyothi (@majornirmal) September 24, 2022