Hafeez, Younus, and ball tampering: All things Twitterati blame Edgbaston defeat on

Yesterday’s defeat might still be a sore topic for most Pakistani cricket fans to talk about, however the Twitterati were quick to vent out their frustration as England took 2-1 lead in the four-match Test series.

The five-day match at Edgbaston Cricket Ground ended as all-rounder Moeed Ali grabbed a simple catch off his own bowling to dismiss Sohail Khan, who put up a decent individual score of 36 from 37 deliveries.

Here is the winning moment! #EngvPak https://t.co/6vSVr1DTVT

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 7, 2016

However, as England players and fans rejoiced, millions of hearts back home were broken due to visitors’ capitulation.

#England beat #Pakistan in #EdgbastonTest by 141 runs!

Haar jeet khail ka hissa hai..#PakvsEng #ENGvPAK #PAKvENG https://t.co/oyQbAAYfcz

— Atif Afridi (@atif_afridey) August 8, 2016

Some blamed Mohammad Hafeez for the debacle.

https://twitter.com/sagargala1234/status/762546252730994689

YK, Hafeez and Asad did absolutely nothing in this test which means only three batsman did most of scoring. #ENGvPAK

— Furrukh (@iFurrukh) August 8, 2016

https://twitter.com/YrApShutUpHojao/status/762544339918721028

While others blamed Younus Khan.

Thank u Younus khan for ur 4 runs contribution!! #ENGvPAK

— NAS (@SamUA2000) August 7, 2016

Younis Khan's last 8 test scores: 31
14
33
25
01
28
31
and
04
Total: 167 runs
Average 20.875#cricket@TheRealPCB#ENGvPAK
Rep; Bilal Baloch

— Mega_Cricket (@Mega_Cricket) August 8, 2016

Or maybe karma was a factor.

https://twitter.com/Kashi2052/status/762546045691764736

https://twitter.com/HNakvi/status/762315928000401408

Pakistan 2nd Innings pic.twitter.com/Zrpf7YCVVD

— Sardar Tayyab (@sardartabi) August 7, 2016

Pakistan 2nd Innings is the best example of divine intervention in cricket. 4 wickets for 1 score. We shouldn't be surprised.. 😂 #EngvsPak

— Hasham (@4Hasham) August 7, 2016

Maybe it was something else altogether.

We could not cope with England's mastery or reverse swing : Misbah pic.twitter.com/ZlYrIx5cbJ https://t.co/o1m2U5qBi7

— Zeeshan Qayyum ☄️ (@XeeshanQayyum) August 8, 2016

In 26th over ball was reverse swinging .. Was there any ball-tampering done by english side ? I guess so .. #PakvsEng

— brave heart (@ah_umair) August 8, 2016

However, a ray of hope as Pakistan may have found its next opener.

Very responsible player Sami Aslam. played very well these 2 innings .. hope to see him in the next match with double century@Samiaslam999

— Neutral Views (@NeutralViewsPak) August 8, 2016

Really impressive Sami Aslam, structure & style of Saeed Anwar. Let's see what Hafeez, Selfie & Selectors will do with this young talent!?

— Asad K. (@AsadKhwaja) August 8, 2016

The next Test at The Oval begins on August 11 and Pakistan will be hoping to salvage the series which they currently trail.