Pakistan win 2nd Test against England by 152 runs

Multan: In the second Test played Multan, Pakistan defeated England by 152 runs to level the three-match series at one apiece.

In the match being played at the Multan International Stadium, England started the fourth day's game with 36 runs for the loss of two wickets, but Sajid Khan showed the way to the pavilion for Oli Pope after adding one run, while on an individual score of 18, Noman Ali bowled Joe Root LBW.

Nouman Ali also dismissed Harry Brook LBW for a total of 78 while Nouman Ali made his fourth victim to English wicketkeeper batsman Jamie Smith who was caught out by captain Shaun Masood for 6 runs.

English captain Ben Stokes became the fifth victim of Nauman Ali who was stumped for 37 runs. Brendan Keres and Jack Leach were also dismissed by Nauman Ali.

In the closing moments of play on the third day, Pakistan had run the English openers, with Sajid taking the valuable wicket of Ben Duckitt in the first over while Zac Crawley was sent to the pavilion by Nauman Ali.

Pakistan scored 366 runs in the first innings, in response to which the England team was bowled out for 291 runs with a deficit of 75 runs. In the second innings, the Pakistani team was bowled out for 221 runs and gave England a target of 297 runs to win.