Twitter Reactions: Pakistan thump erratic Scots; clinch the series

Shoaib Malik starred with the bat for Pakistan as the Asian giants helped themselves to a thumping victory over Scotland. While the scoreline certainly does not add much to the tale, it is quite clear that the Pakistani players had to fight for their victory, something that did not come easily, especially given the fact that Kyle Coetzer‘s men recently came away with an impressive win over Eoin Morgan’s England.

Having won the toss, Sarfraz Ahmed chose to bat first despite the overhead conditions being rather overcast in Edinburgh.  It was a rather chilly and gloomy day and the ball was beginning to offer some swing for the pacers. Needless to say, Mohammad Amir would have enjoyed bowling on the surface.

The openers Fakhar Zaman and Ahmed Shehzad got off to a fine start and added 60 runs for the opening stand. However, following the loss of their wickets Hussain Talat and skipper Sarfraz Ahmed did little to bring the innings together. However, it was Shoaib Malik, the veteran of the shortest format of the game who impressed with his innings of 49. While his innings did indeed help weigh the anchor, his innings consisted of five sixes, something that ensured that Pakistan would finish the innings on a high.

Chasing 167 against a Pakistani bowling attack was always going to be an uphill task. Things were not helped when the top order fell away. Following the close of the mandatory powerplay, the Scots were tottering at 4/37. Calum MacLeod, who would eventually bat until the end of the innings, and Richard Berrington eventually helped steady the ship to an extent before the likes of Usman Khan and Faheem Ashraf ripped through the rest of the batting unit.

Thus, Pakistan completed an impressive 84-run victory over their opponents, thereby clinching the series. The Twitterati erupted, as always following Sarfraz Ahmed‘s men’s victory.

The Twitterati erupted following Pakistan’s win

🔥🔥🔥💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽 #beastmode 🏏 @realshoaibmalik

— Sania Mirza (@MirzaSania) June 13, 2018

Scotland steamrolled by Pakistan, all out for 82. Ashraf strikes twice in the 15th. The whole tenor of the match shifted in the final two overs of the Pakistan innings with Shoaib Malik's flourish. Coetzer starved of strike early in chase, they were never in it in the 2nd half.

— Peter Della Penna (@PeterDellaPenna) June 13, 2018

That's it. Pakistan wins 2nd T20I by 84 runs. This is 7th consecutive win for Pakistan in T20Is. #SCOvPAK

— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani) June 13, 2018

Most 6s hit for Pakistan in T20 Internationals

73 Shahid Afridi
56 SHOAIB MALIK*
55 Umar Akmal
39 Mohammad Hafeez
32 Ahmad Shahzad
31 Kamran Akmal
26 Misbah-ul-Haq#SCOvPAK

— Wadana Farooq (@WadanaFarooq) June 13, 2018

Sarfraz Ahmed (19 wins in 22 matches) has become the MOST Successful Captain for Pakistan in T20Is jointly with Shahid Afridi (19 wins in 43 matches).#SCOvPAK

— Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi) June 13, 2018

Pakistan is the only team that has bowled out the opposition 25 times in T20Is. Damnn! #PakvSCO #SCOvPak

— Ahsan. 🇵🇰 (@imPakistaniLAD) June 13, 2018

Numbers agay peechay krdiay.

1st t20: Pakistan won by 48 runs
2nd t20: Pakistan won by 84 runs. #SCOvPAK #cricket

— Ahmed Ali 🇵🇰 (@ahmedalitweets) June 13, 2018

Pakistan in Last 22 t20I's:
W W W W W W L W W L W W W W L W W W W W W W#SCOVPAK #PAKvSCO #PakvsSCO

— Encrypted Layman!! (@FreddieFaizan) June 13, 2018

Pakistan wins by 84 runs
With 6.2 OVERS left

Well done Sarfraz Well done Pakistan says commentator #SCOvPAK #Cricket

— Mishi Malik (@Mishi827) June 13, 2018

T20i Bilateral Series won by Pakistan 2-0:🇵🇰

v NewZealand 2009 at UAE
v Australia 2010 at ENG
v Zimbabwe 2011 at ZIM
v Windies 2013 at WI
v Zimbabwe 2013 at ZIM
v Zimbabwe 2015 at PAK
v SriLanka 2015 at SL
v Zimbabwe 2015 at ZIM
v Scotland 2018 at SCO#SCOvPAK #Cricket 🏏

— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) June 13, 2018

Shoaib Malik is first Pakistan batsman to hit 5 sixes in back to back innings in T20Is. #SCOvPAK

— Adnan Ahmad (@adn_merry) June 13, 2018

Shoaib Malik with the bat in the 2 T20Is against Scotland:
53 off 27 balls
49* off 22 balls
Average of 102
Strike rate of 208.16
10 sixes#Cricket #SCOvPAK

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) June 13, 2018

10 Sixes hit by Shoaib Malik in this series are the MOST 6s hit by a Pakistani in a T20 series/tournament jointly with Imran Nazir (WT20 2007) and Umar Akmal (WT20 2010). #SCOvPAK

— Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi) June 13, 2018

Brilliant performance,congratulations Pakistan,well done sarfraz,Shoaib Malik,Faheem and other players 👏👏 #pakvscot

— Saleem Khaliq (@saleemkhaliq) June 13, 2018

Shoaib Malik for Pakistan in T20Is

Under Sarfraz Ahmed: 16 innings, 509 runs, 63.63 average, 2 fifties, 26 sixes

Under Other Captains: 74 innings, 1468 runs, 26.69 average, 5 fifties, 30 sixes#SCOvPAK #MalikTheGameChanger

— Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi) June 13, 2018

7th consecutive match and series win for Pakistan in T20Is. Haven't lost a series since World T20 2016. Beaten England, New Zealand, WI (thrice), Sri Lanka, World XI, Scotland. #ScotvPak

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) June 13, 2018

Well played Team Pakistan. 3 out of 4 wins on this tour. Congrats to all Pakistanis who had faith in this young team.

— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) June 13, 2018

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