England needed 55 more runs to win the day before, but it reached 170-2 in 38 minutes to win for the second time in a row with more than a day remaining.
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, England won the third and final cricket test by eight wickets to complete a historic sweep of Pakistan in the series.
Britain needed 55 more runs to win the day, but it ended up scoring 170-2 in 38 minutes to win its first test match in over a day against Pakistan. In a three-match home series, it was Pakistan’s most memorable loss by a score of 3-0.
England had a modest target of 167 runs for victory when 18-year-old rookie Rehan Ahmed defeated Pakistan in the second innings with a score of 5-48 for 216 runs.
After starting his innings with a score of 50, Ben Duckett scored 82 runs in 78 balls. Ben Stokes, captain of his team, ended the dominant Bazball style of aggressive cricket with a score of 35 not out.
Agha Salman missed a tricky chance from Stir up at long-on with Britain 19 runs away from a crucial victory, despite Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed taking 18 wickets in the two test matches to win the series.
After a thrilling victory by 26 runs at Multan on a slow-turning track in four days, England won the first test in Rawalpindi by 74 runs in dim light on the final day.
On Day 3, in the National Stadium, the team’s fortress, Rehan Ahmed defeated Pakistan’s batters. Due to the ferocious batting of Duckett and Zak Crawley (41 runs), Britain reached 112-2 in the previous encounter.
It was Pakistan’s third loss in 45 test matches and their first in quite a while at the Public Arena. Seven years before South Africa won a test match in Pakistan, England defeated Pakistan for the first time in 2000. After Australia defeated Pakistan in the final test earlier this year to win the two-test series 1-0, Pakistan lost their fourth home test in a row.
Pakistan has been kept under control over the past three weeks thanks to Britain’s aggressive strategy, which began at home in late spring and has resulted in them winning nine of their last ten test matches. Pakistan lacked the right combination to counter England’s aggressive game plan. England’s only defeat during that time was against South Africa at Lord’s, where the Proteas ultimately lost the series 2-1.
When four England batsmen scored centuries on the first day of the first test and Pakistan scored a world record 506-4, England set the tone for a sweep. Young Harry Brook was an excellent replacement for the injured Jonny Bairstow. On tour, he scored 468 runs and scored three test centuries in a row.
Before Pakistan gave in to Ahmed’s legspin in the second innings, his 111 at Karachi gave England a crucial 50-run lead.