Over the years the Pakistan cricket team has created an image for themselves for being unpredictable and no one really knows what to expect from them when they take the field and this was the case on the 3rd day of the ongoing third test against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. From a comfortable position at 248/3 in the first innings, fans expected Pakistan to dominate, but Australia came back strong, knocking out the hosts for 268.
Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc got nine wickets between themselves in the first innings, as Pakistan was eliminated for 268, giving Australia a 123-run lead in the first innings. The hosts lost their last five wickets for just four runs.
Seeing this performance, Twitter went into a frenzy and fans took to the platform to troll Pakistan for their lackluster bat show in the final session on Day 3.
Here are some of the best reactions to Pakistan’s collapse against Australia:
“This is the worst 5 wickets collapse in Pakistan ever in Test history. First time they have lost 5 wickets for under 5 runs. From 264-5 to 268 all out. #PakvAus,” Mazher tweeted Arshad, a famous cricket statistician.
This is Pakistan’s worst ever 5 wickets collapse in Test history. The first time they have lost 5 wickets for less than 5 runs. From 264-5 to 268 all. #PakvAus
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) March 23, 2022
“They’ve always been so unpredictable and that’s the beauty of #PAK cricket team! Our Australian boys have to face the dangers of Shah to hold on to the 1-0 dream, but I still love my homeboys. #AUSvsPAK #TestCricket,” tweeted one fan.
They’ve always been so unpredictable and that’s the beauty of it #BUSINESS SUIT cricket team! Our Aussie boys have to forge the dangers of Shah to hold on to the 1-0 dream, but I’m still looking for my homeboys. #AUSvsPAK #TestCricket
— IAmRebel (@1thatGotAway4mU) March 22, 2022
“This was supposed to be a dead end. But we all know how unpredictable Pakistan is. #AUSvsPAK #AUSvPAK,” another user tweeted.
This was supposed to be a dead wicket. But we all know how unpredictable Pakistan is. #AUSvsPAK #AUSVPAK
— شیخ (@zunairshaikh) March 16, 2022
“That’s how close the balance of the series was to just before the collapse of Pakistan,” one fan wrote in a tweet featuring the viral image of David Warner-Shaheen Shah Afridi from Day 3.
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That’s how close the balance of the series hung just before the collapse of Pakistan. https://t.co/kkhqJZlbPE
— Saad Butt (@CricBellz) March 23, 2022
Woah.. Pakistan really collapsed from 248-3 to 268. That’s some effort from both Cummins and Starc!
— Gurkirat Singh Gill (@gurkiratsgill) March 23, 2022
In the ongoing third Test, Australia extended their lead to 134 runs after joining Pakistan for 268 in the first innings. Pat Cummins returned with five wickets while Mitchell Starc took four.
The three-game run is 0-0 and the decider is played at the Gadaffi Stadium in Lahore.
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