Pakistan Secures Series Win Against England
Pakistan bagged the series with a big win in the third Test match. The team led by Shan Masood won by 9 wickets in the decisive test match. After losing the first match of the three-match series, the Pakistan Cricket Board took some bold decisions and benched Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, and Naseem Shah. Then Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, who got chances in the second and third matches, contributed a lot to Pakistan’s victory.
In the third match, England scored 267 runs after winning the toss and batting first. Then Pakistani team took the lead by scoring 344 runs in their first innings. The pressure of the lead taken by Pakistan was visible on the faces of the English batsmen.
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Match Summary
In England’s first innings, Pakistan’s Sajid Khan took the most wickets (6), followed by Noman Ali (3) and Zahid Mehmood (1). As the Pakistani team shined in the first innings, they got a good lead. This boosted the confidence of the bowlers of the neighboring team. England’s team could score 112 runs in their second innings. Pakistan’s Noman Ali (6) and Sajid Khan (4) took wickets this time. So Pakistan needed just 36 runs to win.
Meanwhile, Pakistan took some bold decisions to bench former captain Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, and Naseem Shah after a crushing defeat in the series opener.
Key Performers
Kamran Ghulam, who got a chance to make his debut, gave a pleasant shock to the home fans by scoring a century in the very first innings. Sajid Khan achieved the feat of taking the most wickets. He took 7 wickets in the first innings and 2 wickets in the second innings and contributed a lot to his team’s victory. Pakistan won the second Test by 152 runs to level the series 1-1. With this victory, the neighbors won a Test match in their home country after almost three years. After that, the neighbors won the third match by 9 wickets and clinched the series 2-1.
Pakistan Team: Shan Masood (captain), Sai Ayub, Abdul Shafiq, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Amir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mehmood.
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