Whitewash Meaning In Cricket

England won the third Test match and final Test against Pakistan at the National Stadium, Karachi, sealing an 8-wicket victory to complete a 3-0 whitewash in the series.
Having already lifted the T20 World Cup only a month ago, England added another feather in their cap by becoming the first side to defeat Pakistan 3-0 in the Test series on home soil.
Harry Brook Shines as Player of the Series
In England's victory, Harry Brook scored a wonderful century of 111 runs in the first innings, thus becoming a key player. His excellent showings during the series won him the Player of the Match and Player of the Series awards.
Brook scored 468 in five innings, averaging 93.60 with three hundreds and a fifty, thereby breaking the long-standing record of David Gower for most runs in a Test series in Pakistan. At just 23, Brook has a great future ahead. Gower had previously set the record with 449 runs in 1983.
Final Day Dominance
On the fourth day of the final Test, England needed just an hour of play to chase down the remaining 55 runs and secure a comprehensive series win.
What Does 'Whitewash' Mean in Cricket?
A whitewash means that in a series of matches, a team has lost without winning a single match. In this example, Pakistan was whitewashed 3-0 by England.
This term originated in the time of baseball in the 19th century when a team that could not put any runs on the board was said to have been "whitewashed" by their opponent. In cricket, the word "whitewash" is frequently used synonymously with "clean sweep" for an unbeaten series victory.