Cricket and the Pakistan team have a roller coaster relationship with each other. One minute they are the best buddies, the other minute they are the worst enemies. The four T20Is against England in Karachi have been a heart attack, probably ambulances waiting outside the stadium and our houses. The matches have been nerve-racking till the last minute and ball. As Shadab had said, we are giving a lot of heart attacks to the fans all over. Well, it is quite justified. The 4th T20I played in National Stadium Karachi was the 200th T20I for Pakistan since 2006. And what a day it was and it ended in a win by just 3 runs.
England won the toss and decide to field. A wise decision indeed. Pakistan embraced the ground with great spirit where Rizwan made 88 runs along with the skipper Babar Azam who made 36. The middle order couldn’t take advantage and the total was just 167 which is quite frankly a piece of cake.
With England, having a smooth sail to win the 4th T20I, you can never underestimate our pacers. They are our showmen, who perform and go to extra length to save the matches (no offense meant to out batters, we love them equally).
Alex Hales, David Willey, and Olly Stone (debutant) replaced Dawid Malan, Sam Curran, and Mark Wood. Pakistan brought in Naseem Shah and Asif Ali to replace injured Haider Ali and Shahnawaz Dahani.
Pakistan Wins The 2nd T20I Against England By 10 Wickets
Guess what! When did the tables turn? In the 18th over, when England was just close to sealing the match comfortably. When Haris Rauf took two crucial wickets. England was decreased to tears. Muhammad Wasim sealed the victory with the last wicket when Topley was run out of 3 balls to spare. The 4th T20I was the 200th one, and a win by 3 runs has been absolutely marvelous.
Haris Rauf and Mohammad Nawaz took 3 wickets each, whereas Mohammad Hasnain took 2 and Mohammad Wasim took 1 wicket. From zero to hero, the Pakistan team provides the raw experience of psychological thriller, adventure, and much more to its fan. The series has been leveled by 2-2. The last 3 matches will be played in Lahore. We hope to see the same thrill and adventures again.
Fans and cricketers have gone crazy on Twitter and have expressed their feelings.
4️⃣ overs
3️⃣2️⃣ runs
3️⃣ wickets@HarisRauf14 is named player of the match for his death overs masterclass 🏆#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/SXWqbC8f1c— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 25, 2022
Wow. I switched off because I thought England had won it after that 18th over from Hasnain. Excellent comeback effort by Pakistan. Haris Rauf is very good👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) September 25, 2022
A win to remember in Pakistan's 200th T20I 🌟
On this occasion, let's take a look at all those who have led 🇵🇰 in T20Is and their captaincy record.#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/gClibwgumZ
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 25, 2022
Alhamdullilah! Victory for Pakistan. @HarisRauf14 was the man who brought sigh of relief. And thank you Karachi for making these matches special.Really loved the crowd, way they came out to support us & flood victims, no doubt people here have got big heart.❤️🇵🇰#Karachicrowd pic.twitter.com/VKW32Joqji
— Shahnawaz Dahani (@ShahnawazDahani) September 25, 2022
What an incredible win boys!
Super proud of you ❤️
Well done to our entire bowling unit especially @HarisRauf14 excellent stuff 👏🏻👏🏻 #PAKvENG— Imam Ul Haq (@ImamUlHaq12) September 25, 2022
All even.
Karachi was incredible. Over to you, Lahore. 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/61wibr3Pmu
— Babar Azam (@babarazam258) September 25, 2022
Man of the moment @HarisRauf14 adds Pakistan's win in the fourth T20I on the National Stadium honours board ✍️#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/7HtYsmzNLv
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 25, 2022
Haris' composure, Shan's athletic underarm flick edge out England to level the series
More details: https://t.co/XAn0NOaY2c#PAKvENG | #UKSePK
— PCB Media (@TheRealPCBMedia) September 25, 2022
"Liam Dawson's wicket was the turning point" @HarisRauf14 focuses on the shrewd tactics that led to Dawson's wicket and lauds @MHasnainPak's blazing opening spell 👏#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/TuxPJrWvnq
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 25, 2022
Never Give Up
It’s 2-2#PakistanZindabad pic.twitter.com/iMWwmGo1PU— Muhammad Nawaz (@mnawaz94) September 25, 2022
Spectacular win for Pakistan. @HarisRauf14 has changed the game. @mnawaz94 gave the much needed breakthrough aur well played @AasifAli45 apke chakhon se kuch yaadein tazaa hogayeen. 🤭 @iMRizwanPak tussi tou buss great ho!
Karachi ka crowd was awesome. See you all in Lahore. pic.twitter.com/vIawilXW6U
— Naseem Shah (@iNaseemShah) September 25, 2022
What a way to win our 200th T20i. Nerve wracking – thanks to the heroics of @HarisRauf14 🤩 who bowled superbly while @iMRizwanPak put the much needed runs on board with a superb finish to inning by @AasifAli45. Alhamdulillah 💚 🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/n8ccl3gPBR
— Iftikhar Ahmad (@IftiMania) September 25, 2022
2-2. Incredible win by Pakistan. Pakistan one minute down, next minute up. Pakistan cricket matches are not for the faint-hearted. That's how you win with a fair runout without cheating to run the last batter out, if you know, you know.🇵🇰 #Cricket #PAKvENG
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) September 25, 2022
What a game of cricket, what a cricket series is going to be @HarisRauf14 you beauty. Congratulations boys well played.👏#PakvsEngland #PAKvENG#PakvsEngland
— Saeed Anwar (@ImSaeedAnwar) September 25, 2022
What a match. #PAKvsEng #PakvsEngland #harisrauf #husnain pic.twitter.com/2hlTVd3k6c
— یاڑ (@H_Tuaha) September 25, 2022