As Green Team won the Test after whitewashing the South African team in its home ground, Pakistan gains number 5 on the ICC Test Team Rankings list.
Soon after Proteas won the match, ICC released the Rankings chart on Twitter.
In the charts, the Pakistani team was at the 7th position before the start of the series while South Africa was at 5th.
Pakistan gain eight rating points to jump to No.5 in the @MRFWorldwide ICC Test Team Rankings after the #PAKvSA series 👏 pic.twitter.com/l05HwixTd0
— ICC (@ICC) February 8, 2021
Pakistan won by 95 runs.
And that’s it!
Pakistan win by 95 runs @RealHa55an 15.4 overs 5/54
16 overs 5/60#PAKvsSA #PakvRSA pic.twitter.com/aN9sAPplNW— PTV Sports (@PTVSp0rts) February 8, 2021
@RealHa55an’s performance after his return is extraordinary. An inspiration for the youth. #NoPainNoGain 🏏 #PakvRSA
— Shehryar Afridi (@ShehryarAfridi1) February 8, 2021
ICC shared a tweet on the magnificent victory, “what a performance that was from Hasan Ali, who has won the Player of the Match award!”
5/54 in the first innings 👏
5/60 in the second 😲
That celebration 🔥What a performance that was from Hasan Ali, who has won the Player of the Match award! #PAKvSA pic.twitter.com/vNcq7Sv1rM
— ICC (@ICC) February 8, 2021
After 18 Years, Pakistan Team “achieved the highest ranking of 5th since 2017”.
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 8, 2021
PCB shared a video of Wasim Akram writing Pakistan’s historic Victory on the honors board at Pindi Stadium.
The legend @wasimakramlive updates the Test results on the Pindi Cricket Stadium's Honours Board#PAKvSA | #HarHaalMainCricket | #BackTheBoysInGreen pic.twitter.com/3wR8WuMl6v
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) February 8, 2021
Previously, the hosts won the first Test by 7 wickets in Karachi.
