Multan : – Pakistan ended 15-month long winless streak when they defeated England by 152 runs on the fourth morning of the second Test at Multan Cricket Stadium to level the three-match series 1-1.
Pakistan last won a Test on July 27, 2023 when they defeated Sri Lanka by an innings and 222 runs in Colombo. Their last victory on home soil in February 2021 was against South Africa. Pakistan have played 11 Tests at home losing seven and drawing four.
Sajid Khan has been declared player of the match.
Earlier, England resumed their second innings on the fourth morning at 36 for two but could not survive the first session and were spun out for 144 runs by spinning duo of Sajid Khan and Noman Ali. Interestingly, all 20 English wickets were grabbed by the spinners.
Noman claimed eight wickets for 46 runs and Sajid captured two conceding 93 runs in the second innings.
For England, skipper Ben Stokes was the topscorer with 37 runs. Brydon Carse contributed 27, Ollie Pope 22, Joe Root 18 and Harry Brook 16 runs to the team’s total.
Vice captain Pope fell in the second over of the day, giving off-spinner Sajid a return catch before left-arm spinner Noman ran amok.
Noman dealt the tourists a body blow when he trapped Root lbw, a decision the batter reviewed but could not get overturned.
Brook fell to Noman in a similar fashion and England slumped to 88-6 when Jamie Smith was sent packing.
Stokes has played some match-defining knocks in his illustrious career and England badly needed a similar innings from him.
The captain, scoring at a run-a-ball rate, came dancing down the track against Noman and swung his bat only for it to fly out of his hands to midwicket.
Pakistan wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan had all the time in the world to collect the ball and whip off the bail with Stokes well out of the crease.
The third and final Test begins in Rawalpindi on Thursday.