Rawalpindi. The bad days of Pakistan cricket team seem to be ending. This team, which was constantly facing turmoil inside and outside the team, won the Test series against England by 21. With this victory, Pakistan team ended its fouryear long losing streak at home.
Pakistan defeated England by 9 wickets in the third and decisive Test in Rawalpindi. With this, Pakistan has won the series 21 at home after 2021.
Pakistan's spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan completely destroyed the visiting team's batsmen and bowled out England for just 112 runs before lunch, which is England's lowest score in Pakistan so far.
The English team gave Pakistan a target of only 36 runs. Which the host team achieved by losing one wicket in 3.1 overs. Captain Shan Masood played an inning of 23 runs on 6 balls. He won the match and the series by hitting a six.
Earlier, playing ahead at 243, the day started with a ray of hope for England as Harry Brook and Joe Root took to the crease with strong intent and their early rhythm indicated that England were looking to get back into the game. Can find a way. But the English innings faltered and England lost seven wickets for 46 runs.
The win, which is Masood's first series win as captain, is especially impressive considering Pakistan's decision to make changes to their squad. In which Babar Azam, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi were made to sit on the bench and Sajid and Noman were included in their place.
The Pakistani spinners took full advantage of the tactical change on dry, turning pitches and the pair dominated the last two matches, taking 39 wickets out of 40.
This decisive change for Pakistan comes after six consecutive Test defeats and an 11match winless series at home. This is a relief victory for this team because the last few months and years have been very difficult for Pakistani cricketers. Whereas, England's series ended on a disappointing note as they recorded their third defeat in four Test matches in 2024.
England had won in Pakistan two years ago. However, this time he was not successful. This was only their second series defeat under the captaincy of Ben Stokes.
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