The sun beamed over an empty Rawalpindi ground as England faced Pakistan in the third Test. After winning the toss, England opted to bat first with openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett. The pair started strong, reaching a comfortable 54/0 in 13 overs. However, the partnership was cut short when Noman Ali dismissed Crawley, sparking an overly jubilant celebration.
On the final ball of the 14th over, Ali bowled a fuller delivery, slightly wide of off stump. The ball floated slowly through the air as Crawley leaned forward to drive but mistimed it, playing with hard hands. The top edge sent the ball straight to backward point, where Saim Ayub was perfectly positioned to take a simple catch. Ali erupted in celebration, while Mohammad Rizwan added a bit of flair with a playful dance as the rest of the Pakistan team joined in, as if it were a significant victory. Meanwhile, Twitter poked fun at the team and Ali’s exaggerated reaction to the wicket.
First one
Nomi Sexy got the first one 🔥#PAKvENG #PAKvsENG pic.twitter.com/fIzOKevqza
— Waheed Malik (@waheed__malik) October 24, 2024
Gone
Waoooooooooo good 👍
Crawley gone by💖
Young Numan Ali 🌹— Hamid 🌹Ali🌹 (@HamidAlisahito) October 24, 2024
Third time
#NaumanAli has now dismissed Zak Crawley 3 times in the last 3 innings. 🐰#PAKvsENG pic.twitter.com/4Nfsom9Gn4
— Kashif Malik (@SportsK89857) October 24, 2024
Need one more
Ducket wicket would put immense pressure on eng batting line-up #PAKvENG #PAKVSENG #INDVNZ #INDvsNZ
— Pablo (@PamelaPure17677) October 24, 2024
Good job
Shan had moved the fielder there just a ball before this wicket!
Good job skipper! 👏#PAKvsENG #PAKvENG #Pakistani #PakistanCricket https://t.co/hXkJSBCMX0— Ahmed Raza (@arzanalirizvi) October 24, 2024
Rivals now
Zak Crawley vs Noman Ali in this series
Inns: 3
Runs: 24
Balls: 37
Dismissals: 3
Avg: 8.0 #PAKvENG #PAKvsENG #IndvNZ pic.twitter.com/479kEbj63U— Mohammad Hazran🇵🇰 (@KhazranSays) October 24, 2024
Done
First wicket Done ✅
Nomi chacho 👏#PAKvsENG
pic.twitter.com/n8bXS5UnWO— Ch Naseer_🦅 (@ChNaseerAhmad18) October 24, 2024
Masterclass
Mohammad Rizwan Masterclass is written on this wicket. He replaced short leg with silly point and predicted that Zak Crowley would go for the shot before the delivery and Crowley actually went for the shot and got out.
– The plan worked for superman Rizwan.#PAKvsENG… pic.twitter.com/2BBmPXnv9C— Nawaz 🇵🇰 (@Rnawaz31888) October 24, 2024
Batting first
365 all out🤞#PAKvENG #PAKvsENG https://t.co/mfkUMIz6YH
— Jawad Fakharian (@SamarJawadii) October 24, 2024
First braekthrough
NOMAN ALI FIRST BREAKTHROUGH. 🔥
– ZAK CRAWLEY Dismissed 3rd time this series.#INDvNZ #Pakistani #PAKvsENG pic.twitter.com/GmxpFAxEKH— Shamim Sports. (@ShamimSports) October 24, 2024
