Pakistan Defeats England by 152 Runs in 2nd Test Match

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Pakistan thrashed England by 152 runs in a thrilling second test match at Multan on the same pitch where they suffered heavy defeat in the first innings. Recording a string of excellent performances.

Spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, together, grabbed all twenty wickets, completing a performance rarely seen in modern cricket. This victory ended Pakistan’s 11-match losing streak at home in a home test series against England and leveled the series 1-1.

Match Summary of Pakistan vs England

Pakistan’s first-innings batting display was very solid, with 366 runs. Kamran Ghulam made all the difference with 118 runs. Saim Ayub and Aamer Jamal chipped in well with 77 and 37 runs, respectively. England was hardly able to hold up the Pakistan batsmen, as Jack Leach and Brydon Carse led the bowling attack successfully and gained all ten wickets.

As a reaction, the hosts bowled England out for 291 runs in their first innings, with an astonishing six wickets courtesy of Sajid Khan, who was phenomenal. The top-scoring Ben Duckett of England limited his innings to 114 runs, but the rest of the batting line-up failed to build enough important partnerships.

Pakistan’s reply in the second innings was 221. England had a stiff task achieving that target. Agha Salman was brilliant with his score of 63 runs. Shoaib Bashir and Jack Leach took four wickets each for England.

The chase for England started off badly, with some quick wickets lost. Noman Ali’s superb bowling completely disintegrated the batting line-up, and they were bowled out for 144 runs. Noman Ali took seven splendid wickets to make it a complete victory for Pakistan.

Trading Ego for Talent: A Winning Strategy for Pakistan CricketT

This shift not only strengthens the team’s performance on the field but also builds a stable unity, which is essential for achieving success in cricket. No player is bigger than a game, especially in test cricket.

Replacing Babar Azam with Kamran Ghulam was an obvious choice and should have been made long ago, but due to dirty politics, even in the PCB, the talented players were not getting a chance.