On This Day: January 28, 2012 - Defending 145, Pakistan bowled #1 England out for 72 at Abu Dhabi

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">On this day 2012 in Abu Dhabi. England chasing 145 to win were bowled out for 72 by Pakistan <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/z2Wkk9hqHo">pic.twitter.com/z2Wkk9hqHo</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/825347546847576071">January 28, 2017</a></blockquote>
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I think as fans we have such short memories....

 

[ahmadharis1]

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Whatever happened to Abdur Rehman?

 

[JibranAnsari]

That was a beautiful day.

 

[Markhor]

Very memorable Test match. England's collapse was stunning.

 

[MenInG]

I remember going out for errands thinking ok England will square and then beat us (they were ranked No 1) and then coming home and reading/re-reading that score on TV

 

[Hasan123]

What a win. Was so proud of the team for defending that score.

 

[Cosmic]

Well this is the series they banned Our Prime Spinner.. Saeed Ajmal and M.Hafeez... I also Remember where shoaib Akhtar Rattled England in Multan.. That was treat to watch..

Now Our Test team Doesn't look that good.. !!!

 

[Obstructing_the_field]

woke up really really early on a weekend to watch the game... best day in test cricket for us in past 15 years.... amazing win...

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OnThisDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OnThisDay</a> 2012. Pakistan's spinners bowled England out for 72 in a chase of 145 in Abu Dhabi. Saeed Ajmal took 7 wickets in the match and Abdur Rehman took a career-best 6 for 25 in the 2nd innings, wrapping up the match in four days <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cricket?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cricket</a> <a href="https://t.co/pI5w3vgp7C">pic.twitter.com/pI5w3vgp7C</a></p>— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) <a href="https://twitter.com/Saj_PakPassion/status/957571129618632704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 28, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Memorable win.

 

[Abdul]

Good times. Proud to have lived through the Misbah era.

 

[AFM]

People forget that this was the Test match where Azhar and Shafiq established themselves in the team. If not for their partnership, we wouldn't have had a score to defend.

 

[Napa]

Whatever happened to Abdur Rehman?

To quote the fount of all wisdom "He bowled three consecutive beamers in an ODI match against Bangladesh on March 4, 2014 and had to be taken off for the match; he became the first bowler to concede 8 runs in one over without bowling a ball. After this performance in this series he has not been picked in all three categories ever since."

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

That was some game and series.

England were such a strong test team in those days.

No one gave Pakistan a chance and England were whitewashed 3-0

 

[Nitya85]

On Rank turner errr hmmm

 

[Amirforpresident]

On Rank turner errr hmmm

Did it spin that much from day 1?

 

[pakistani pride]

People forget that this was the Test match where Azhar and Shafiq established themselves in the team. If not for their partnership, we wouldn't have had a score to defend.

I dont want to derail the thread but Shafiq is anything but established.

 

[NeVerMind]

I was conveniently 'working from home' that day and watching every ball from the early morning. Every time a wicket fell, I would let out a primal scream. So loud was I that I woke up my parents who live next door to me

This was Pakistan as it best...

 

[UN talkz]

I wasn't able to watch match on that day..
but listened to match on Radio with my Brother and 3 cousins and evey time wicket fell there was a disaster in room...
My cousin became so much excited that he jumped continously on the bed and it broke.

 

[Slog]

what a day

top 5 favorite days of test cricket ever

 

[Mamoon]

The most remarkable win of the Misbah era. Have to feel sorry for England though - I don't recall a team getting whitewashed after competing so well in the series. They probably won as many session as we did.

 

[Major]

I watched the whole game.

Misbah's captaincy was remarkable

credit goes to abdur rehman. THe guy had a terrific accuracy. He kept bowling in the rough, and picked wickets from there.

 

[hadi123]

I remember this match. I had very low confidence we would win but it was an amazing fight back. I remember United losing to Liverpool later that day though but still didn't ruin my mood.

 

[Syed1]

I dont want to derail the thread but Shafiq is anything but established.

He was established but then he became unestablished again

 

[DeadBall]

One of the few Test matches I completely remember. Abdur Rehman and Ajmal bowled the best spin spell in tandem in recent history. The win was made even more memorable because I was in Pakistan at the time and watched it with friends.

 

[the Great Khan]

loved it..great stuff..watched this live as I had a day off..Ajmal, rehman were amazing..but we should have lost that match..great batting from Azhar and co helped us with a target..Just amazing stuff..

 

[Hasan123]

What a game. One of the best test series under Misbah.

 

[Rayyman]

Our team was so unfit back then :cheema

 

[MenInG]

Some lovely moments post victory

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[DeadBall]

Our team was so unfit back then :cheema

Inzi and Cheema weren't part of that team.

 

[The_Odd_One]

England choked as usual.

 

[neonoir]

I was at the game and when England needed 145 to win many of us had thought of leaving but how wrong we were!!!!. This was one of the best atmospheres at a match especially in the uae, the stadium was full to capacity. What a great game, England in all fairness have never recovered in test cricket since this series.

 

[MenInG]

What day that was!

 

[Amjid Javed]

Along with the victory in multan in 2005, this has to go down as one of the best and enjoyable test wins over england. Number 1 side in world got humbled again.

 

[FearlessRoar]

The duo of Abdur Rehman and Saeed Ajmal, and the pair of Younis Khan and Misbah.

I miss those days of Pakistan Test Cricket.