Pakistan crush England to set up series decider
Spinner Noman Ali took eight wickets as Pakistan crushed England by 152 runs in the second Test to level the series 1-1 on Friday in Multan.
Spinner Noman Ali took eight wickets as Pakistan crushed England by 152 runs in the second Test to level the series 1-1 on Friday in Multan.
Pakistan were in a strong position to win the second Test and level the series after removing both England openers on a tricky Multan pitch on Thursday, with spinner Sajid Khan their hero.
Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan took three wickets in the space of 10 deliveries, including centurion Ben Duckett, to leave England on 239-6 in the second Test in Multan.
Kamran Ghulam hit a superb century on his debut to guide Pakistan to 259-5 on the opening day of the second Test against England in Multan.
Returning England captain Ben Stokes says he hopes a reused pitch for the second Test against Pakistan in Multan will play into the tourists’ hands rather than the spin-heavy hosts.
Babar Azam was dropped on Sunday as Pakistan shook up their squad for the second Test against England, following their innings and 47-run defeat in the first.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood admitted England taught his team a “harsh reality” on how to win a Test with their massive innings-and-47-run victory in Multan.
England’s bowlers, led by spinner Jack Leach, tore through Pakistan to secure victory in the first Test in Multan on Friday.
England’s bowlers sparked a Pakistan batting collapse after a brilliant triple century by Harry Brook and Joe Root’s double hundred had them closing in on victory in the first Test in Multan on Thursday.
Joe Root went past Alastair Cook as England’s highest Test run-scorer with an unconquered hundred against Pakistan, anchoring his team to 492-3 in the first Test in Multan on Wednesday.
England finished the second day of the first Test in Multan on a solid 96-1 in reply to Pakistan’s mammoth 556 that was boosted by a fiery century from Agha Salman.
Captain Shan Masood and opener Abdullah Shafique both hit centuries as Pakistan scored an impressive 328-4 on the opening day of the first Test against England in Multan.
Pakistan play England in a three-Test series starting on Monday in Multan with the visitors favourites to inflict more damage on a team mired in a painful losing streak.
Babar Azam has resigned as Pakistan’s white-ball captain, saying he wanted to focus on his playing role in the future matches.
Pakistan cricket is reeling after its first-ever Test defeats against Bangladesh, the latest in a string of poor performances which have seen the game hit rock bottom.