Rawalpindi: Spinners <a href="http://www.time.news/pakistan-team-announced-against-bangladesh-new-face-two/" title="Pakistan team announced against Bangladesh, new face two”>Noman Ali and Sajid Khan on Saturday wrapped up England’s second innings in three days to help Pakistan win by nine wickets in the third and final Test. With this, Pakistan won the 3 match series 2-1. 38-year-old left-arm spinner Noman Ali and 31-year-old off-spinner Sajid Khan together took 20 wickets in the second Test last week and leveled the three-match series 1-1. Both of them did wonders again on Saturday. Together they took 19 wickets and England’s second innings was reduced to 112 runs on the third day. Sajid Khan and Noman Ali were the big heroes in Pakistan’s series victory.
Pakistan wins first home Test series since 2021
This (112 runs) was England’s lowest innings score in Pakistan. Earlier in 1987 in Lahore, the England team was limited to 130 runs. Pakistan had a lead of 77 runs on the basis of first innings, it got a target of 36 runs to win, which it achieved before lunch by scoring 37 runs for one wicket. In this way, Pakistan won its first home series after 2021. Pakistan defeated South Africa 2-0 in 2021. Captain Shan Masood (23 not out) ensured the victory by hitting a six over Shoaib Bashir at long off. Before this, Masood hit four consecutive fours on Jack Leach. Leach took Pakistan’s only wicket in the form of Saim Ayub.
Pakistan took revenge from England
With this win, the home team avenged the 0-3 defeat it suffered against England, led by Ben Stokes, two years ago. For the second time, the England team got defeated by both the spinners of Pakistan. Ali took three wickets for 42 runs in the first innings and six wickets for 42 runs in the second innings. Khan, who took six wickets in the first innings, took four wickets for 69 runs. England won the first Test by an innings and 47 runs. But after this Pakistan won the last two matches of the 3 match series.
England started the second innings in the morning leading at 24 runs for three wickets. Joe Root (33 runs) and Harry Brook (26) were at the crease, both adding 11 runs to end Pakistan’s lead. But after this, England lost wickets continuously and its score became 75 runs for six wickets and the entire team collapsed for 112 runs.
Pakistan won the first test series under the captaincy of Shan Masood.
Shan Masood was appointed Test captain last year and since then the team won the series for the first time. Under his captaincy, Australia defeated Pakistan 3-0 and Bangladesh 2-0. England declared the innings at a record score of 823 runs for seven wickets in the first Test against Pakistan, causing Masood to face another defeat.