Mark Wood’s four-wicket haul leads England to a famous Test victory over Pakistan, and an unassailable 2-0 series lead
Match Report:
ScorecardEngland seal series win after epic Multan contest
England have snatched a thrilling 26-run victory against Pakistan in the second Test in Multan to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Chasing 355 for victory, Pakistan looked in the hunt before being all out for 328 in the second session on day four of an epic contest.
Saud Shakeel top-scored for Pakistan with a valiant 94, while Imam-ul-Haq made 60 but it was not enough in the end.
Mark Wood was pick of the England bowlers, claiming 4-65 as England registered their first series win in Pakistan since 2000-01.
Image Id: 76DEBE480DC4495490CBEA939CADF250 Image Caption: Wood took the crucial wicket of Mohammad Nawaz // Getty"Things happened quickly this week compared to last week," England captain Ben Stokes said, referring to their victory in the opener in Rawalpindi.
"Going down to the wire again, (it's a) good game to be a part of."
"It was a tricky wicket for slower bowling. We were fortunate that with the cracks opening up our seamers became effective."
Image Id: 7439A22A31BA425BA1BC29C2AF15A2ED Image Caption: England celebrate a controversial Ollie Pope catch off Shakeel // GettyHarry Brook was adjudged player of the match for scoring the only hundred of the low-scoring affair.
"To be honest, we were not up to the mark in the first innings," Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
"There were a couple of soft dismissals and ... in the second innings we fought well but could not finish."
Image Id: 801C7627C10F42DFB1F45776AE8678C8 Image Caption: Harry Brook was adjudged player of the match for his second innings 108 // GettyEngland will conclude their first Test tour of Pakistan since 2005 with the third and final match beginning in Karachi on Saturday.