England Vs Pakistan: What a game! This England team, led by Stokes, has a way of keeping Test matches exciting, and it's great that they consistently win. Pakistan needed 157 runs when we came, and England needed 6 wickets. Early on, Root attacked to stun Ashraf. However, Shakeel and Nawaz continued the effort with an 80-run stand, and Stokes then turned on Mark Wood. Before noon, the speedster bowled a hostile spell and caught the two batters in the set. Again England snatched a win out of Pakistan?s hands by 26 runs. Harry Brook stands out as Player of the Match. Let?s take a brief look at the day:
England Vs Pakistan: 2nd Test | Day 4| Review
Pakistan left Day 3 on 198 for 4 wickets down. Day 4 began with Anderson holding the ball. Faheem Ashraf attacked the ball and smashed a boundary to James Anderson, but Root got Crawley to catch him in the slip. Pakistan's score was 210 runs for 5 wickets. Next, Mohammad Nawaz entered with the same intent and played stunning drives all around the field.
Mohammad Nawaz counter-attacked to good effect (Twitter)
Along with Saud Shakeel, Nawaz dominated the other end of their 90-run partnership. England were getting frustrated by the obdurate Saud Shakeel and the enterprise of Nawaz and then Stokes turned to Wood. A short ball strategy was set up and both Nawaz and Shakeel fell to catches down the leg. Pope caught those flawlessly as the ball kissed the gloves of the batter. Pakistan lost two key players in the span of 11 balls.
England would have loved the equation at the lunch. Pakistan needed 64 runs while England needed 3 wickets to register a win. Abrar Ahmed gathered 3 boundaries off Wood?s over but Anderson was too good for him. Agha Salman brought Pakistan close to the chase but it was of no use in the end. He was left alone as Mark Wood and Robinson sent the last two batters back to the pavilion and England won the Multan Test by 26 runs.
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