Test series: England whitewash Pakistan by 3-0. England whitewashed the series by defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets in the Karachi Test. Pakistan team had previously lost the Test series at home ground in 1960 by two nil.
For the first time, Pakistan have lost 3 consecutive Test matches at home ground.
Before the 3 Tests against England, Pakistan had also lost a Test against Australia at home ground. England cricket team achieved the target of 167 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.
On behalf of the English team, Ben Dickett scored 82 and Ben Stokes remained not out by scoring 35 runs.
Yesterday, England’s batsmen scored 112 runs for the loss of 2 wickets by showing aggressive batting.
Zach Crowley was dismissed for 41 and Rehan Ahmed for 10, both dismissed by spinner Abrar Ahmed.
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Pakistan’s second innings
The Pakistan cricket team was all out for 216 runs in their second innings and had set England a target of 167 runs after a deficit of 50 runs in the first innings.
On behalf of Pakistan, Babar Azam scored 54 runs and Saud Shakeel scored 53 runs, while Abdullah Shafiq scored 26 runs and Shan Masood scored 24 runs.
England debutant Rehan Ahmed took 5 wickets, Jack Leach 3 wickets while Mark Wood and Joe Root took 1 wicket each.
First innings of the Karachi Test
This match being played at the National Stadium in Karachi, the national team was dismissed by scoring 304 runs in the first innings. In this test series England whitewash Pakistan.
In Pakistan’s first innings, Babar Azam scored 78 runs and Agha Salman scored 56 runs while Azhar Ali scored 45 runs.
On behalf of England, Jack Leach took 4 wickets and debutant Rehan Ahmed took 2 wickets.
The English team scored 354 runs in their first innings and took a lead of 50 runs over Pakistan.
On behalf of the visiting team, Harry Brook scored 111 runs off 150 balls with the help of 3 sixes and 8 fours while Ben Fox played an innings of 64 runs.
Pakistan’s Ahmed Abrar and Nauman Ali dismissed 4 and 4 English players respectively while Test debutant Mohammad Wasim took 1 wicket.