ENG vs PAK | Twitter trolls clueless Pakistan bowlers after getting humiliated by England’s boundary-hitting party
Fans don’t often see run-fests in Test cricket, but on a Rawalpindi pitch which seems flat as a road, it was no surprise when England’s 'Bazball' cricket lived up to expectations. However, at the same time, the innings made Pakistani bowlers’ lives miserable before eventually ending after 101 overs.
Beginning from Day 1 of the first Test match, England's batters were all over Pakistan in Rawalpindi before losing all ten wickets for 657 runs. They lasted 101 overs and smashed 87 fours and nine sixes to keep the Pakistani bowlers at bay. Debutant Zahid Mahmood returned figures of 4/235 in his 33 overs, becoming the most expensive bowler on debut after conceding more than seven runs an over.
Similar to Mahmood, the other Pakistani bowlers, comprising Naseem Shah (24-0-140-3), Mohammad Ali (24-1-124-2), Haris Rauf (13-1-78-1), Agha Salman (5-0-38-0), and Saud Shakeel (2-0-30-0) were hammered by the English batters as well. In fact, none of them went for less than five runs an over as all England batters, barring their Nos. 10 and 11 Jack Leach and Jimmy Anderson, maintained their strike rate over 70 before returning to the pavilion.
Hence, after a forgettable outing in the first innings, Pakistani bowlers were predictably trolled by Twitteratti after being toyed with till Lunch on Day 2.
Insane stuff!
Pakistani bowler score 2 centuries and one double century with great strike rate in test 😂😂😂 #engvpak #PAKvsEng pic.twitter.com/ZGVBoWrups
— Afsar Zaidi (@Afsar1102010) December 2, 2022
Don't want these
— MINI BUS 2022 (@minibus2022) December 2, 2022
No need!
Funny babar furious about 4 overthrows when 86 boundaries scored of the bat..#PAKvsEng
— Pradeep kumar S (@spradeep861984) December 2, 2022
Too much
Missed run out and threw it for four, Nah man this is too much 😭😭 #PakvsEng
— Attia_Awan (@AttiaAwan2) December 2, 2022
Bad indeed
Bad 👎captaincy by babar azam. #Rawalpindi #PAKvsEng
— Nikhil thakur🇮🇳 (@Nikhil__thakur2) December 2, 2022
Need changes
🔥But I hope it doesn't become a norm. We need bowlers' friendly tracks in tests. Battles between bat and ball are more exciting than these fast runs due to poor bowling and fielding. #PAKvsEng https://t.co/xuW7Up7iKz
— Chandan (@Chandan3) December 2, 2022
Might happen
When Pakistan will start batting in ongoing test match, they will suddenly realise it's actually a bowling pitch. #EngvsPak #eng
— Vaibhav (@1997Indian) December 2, 2022
Will realise
When Pakistan will start batting in ongoing test match, they will suddenly realise it's actually a bowling pitch. #EngvsPak #eng
— Vaibhav (@1997Indian) December 2, 2022
Need inquiry
There should be an inquiry on why Zahid Mahmood was selected to play this Test and if there’s any foul play, Babar should be banned from captaincy for 1 year.
— yang yoo 🇺🇸 🇰🇷🇯🇵🇲🇦🇨🇭🇬🇭🇦🇺 (@GongRight) December 2, 2022
Unwanted record
Unwanted record for Zahid Mahmood😬#PAKvsEng pic.twitter.com/eBniQKt8V8
— Tamjid Ahmed🇧🇩🇧🇩 (@Tamjidtam17) December 2, 2022