PAK-ENG 2nd Test highlights: Pakistan snap 11-match losing streak at home

Pakistani spinners Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan shared all 20 wickets of England in the second Test to level the three-match series 1-1

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Pakistan cricket team ended their 11-match home winless streak in Test matches by defeating England by 152 runs in the second Test at Multan on Friday, October 18. The win was powered by stellar performances from spinners Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan, and Kamran Ghulam's maiden century on debut. Nauman took 11 wickets in the match, while Sajid claimed 9, effectively neutralising England’s aggressive 'Bazball' strategy. Ghulam's crucial first-innings century (114) helped the hosts level the three-match series 1-1.

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Pakistan’s management faced significant scrutiny for resting key players, Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi, after the first Test. However, their decision proved successful as Pakistan recorded their first Test win at home since 2021.

Pakistan vs England 2nd Test full scorecard

Pakistan 1st Innings
Batting	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Maiden	Fours	Sixes	Strike rate
Abdullah Shafique	b Leach	7	28	31	1	0	25
Saim Ayub	c Stokes b Potts	77	160	226	7	0	48.12
Shan Masood (c)	c Crawley b Leach	3	7	8	0	0	42.85
Kamran Ghulam	b Shoaib Bashir	118	224	306	11	1	52.67
Saud Shakeel	c †Smith b Carse	4	14	20	1	0	28.57
Mohammad Rizwan †	c †Smith b Carse	41	97	132	5	0	42.26
Salman Agha	c †Smith b Potts	31	53	68	5	0	58.49
Aamer Jamal	b Carse	37	69	101	4	0	53.62
Sajid Khan	c Root b Leach	2	9	9	0	0	22.22
Noman Ali	c Carse b Leach	32	61	87	5	0	52.45
Zahid Mahmood	not out	2	21	31	0	0	9.52
Extras	(b 4, lb 3, nb 2, w 3)	12
Total	123.3 Ov (RR: 2.96)	366
Bowling	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wide	No Ball
Matthew Potts	26	9	66	2	2.53	0	0
Brydon Carse	20	6	50	3	2.5	3	2
Jack Leach	38.3	2	114	4	2.96	0	0
Shoaib Bashir	28	1	85	1	3.03	0	0
Joe Root	6	0	24	0	4	0	0
Ben Stokes	5	0	20	0	4	0	0
England 1st Innings scorecard
Batting	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Maiden	Fours	Sixes	Strike rate
Zak Crawley	c †Mohammad Rizwan b Noman Ali	27	36	54	3	0	75
Ben Duckett	c Agha Salman b Sajid Khan	114	129	184	16	0	88.37
Ollie Pope	b Sajid Khan	29	37	48	4	0	78.37
Joe Root	b Sajid Khan	34	54	69	2	0	62.96
Harry Brook	b Sajid Khan	9	9	10	2	0	100
Ben Stokes (c)	c Abdullah Shafique b Noman Ali	1	5	5	0	0	20
Jamie Smith †	c Saim Ayub b Noman Ali	21	55	58	2	0	38.18
Brydon Carse	c Saud Shakeel b Sajid Khan	4	29	40	0	0	13.79
Matthew Potts	b Sajid Khan	6	10	6	1	0	60
Jack Leach	not out	25	25	30	3	0	100
Shoaib Bashir	c Shan Masood b Sajid Khan	9	19	22	1	0	47.36
Extras	(b 7, lb 1, nb 4)	12
Total	67.2 Ov (RR: 4.32)	291
Bowling	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wide	No Ball
Aamer Jamal	6	0	39	0	6.5	0	3
Sajid Khan	26.2	1	111	7	4.21	0	0
Noman Ali	28	5	101	3	3.6	0	1
Zahid Mahmood	6	0	27	0	4.5	0	0
Salman Agha	1	0	5	0	5	0	0

Early recovery with Ghulam and Sajid

After winning the toss, Pakistan captain Shan Masood chose to bat first. Despite early setbacks, Pakistan recovered, thanks to a 149-run partnership for the third wicket between Saim Ayub (77) and Kamran Ghulam (114). Lower-order contributions from Mohammad Rizwan (41), Aamer Jamal (37), Nauman Ali (31), and Agha Salman (31) helped Pakistan post a respectable total of 366.

In response, England's Ben Duckett led with a century (114), but their innings collapsed under the pressure from Pakistan's spinners. Sajid Khan's remarkable figures of 7 for 111, along with Nauman Ali’s 3 for 101, restricted England to 291, giving Pakistan a 75-run lead after the first innings.
 

Spin dominance in the second innings

The spinners continued to dominate in the second innings. Pakistan, with a 75-run lead, struggled to build momentum and were bowled out for 221, despite Agha Salman's valiant 63. England’s spinners, Shoaib Bashir (4 for 66) and Jack Leach (3 for 67), applied pressure and set up a target of 297 for England to chase.

However, Nauman Ali’s exceptional performance in the fourth innings, where he took 8 for 46, along with Sajid Khan’s 2 for 93, bundled England out for 144, sealing a 152-run victory for Pakistan. The win has now set up an exciting series decider in the third Test at Rawalpindi.

Pakistan vs England 2nd Test full scorecard (2nd innings)

Pakistan 2nd Innings
Batting	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Maiden	Fours	Sixes	Strike rate
Abdullah Shafique	c †Smith b Shoaib Bashir	4	19	20	0	0	21.05
Saim Ayub	c Pope b Shoaib Bashir	22	39	55	1	0	56.41
Shan Masood (c)	c Pope b Shoaib Bashir	11	18	15	1	0	61.11
Kamran Ghulam	lbw b Leach	26	39	42	5	0	66.66
Saud Shakeel	lbw b Leach	31	51	129	2	0	60.78
Mohammad Rizwan †	c Root b Carse	23	43	46	2	0	53.48
Salman Agha	c Stokes b Carse	63	89	131	5	1	70.78
Aamer Jamal	b Leach	1	11	9	0	0	9.09
Noman Ali	c Stokes b Shoaib Bashir	1	3	6	0	0	33.33
Sajid Khan	c †Smith b Potts	22	43	62	1	0	51.16
Zahid Mahmood	not out	0	4	4	0	0	0
Extras	(b 9, lb 5, nb 3)	17
Total	59.2 Ov (RR: 3.72)	221
Bowling	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wide	No ball
Jack Leach	17	3	67	3	3.94	0	2
Shoaib Bashir	19	0	66	4	3.47	0	0
Joe Root	4	0	13	0	3.25	0	0
Brydon Carse	9	1	29	2	3.22	0	1
Matthew Potts	5.2	0	19	1	3.56	0	0
Ben Stokes	5	1	13	0	2.6	0	0
England 2nd Innings (T: 297 runs)
Batting	Dismissals	Runs	Balls	Maiden	Fours	Sixes	Strike rate
Zak Crawley	st †Mohammad Rizwan b Noman Ali	3	8	12	0	0	37.5
Ben Duckett	c †Mohammad Rizwan b Sajid Khan	0	2	2	0	0	0
Ollie Pope	c & b Sajid Khan	22	38	37	2	0	57.89
Joe Root	lbw b Noman Ali	18	34	42	1	0	52.94
Harry Brook	lbw b Noman Ali	16	21	32	1	0	76.19
Ben Stokes (c)	st †Mohammad Rizwan b Noman Ali	37	36	52	4	0	102.77
Jamie Smith †	c Shan Masood b Noman Ali	6	10	10	1	0	60
Brydon Carse	c Agha Salman b Noman Ali	27	32	39	0	3	84.37
Matthew Potts	not out	9	10	27	2	0	90
Jack Leach	c Abdullah Shafique b Noman Ali	1	9	6	0	0	11.11
Shoaib Bashir	c Abdullah Shafique b Noman Ali	0	1	1	0	0	0
Extras	(b 3, lb 2)	5
Total	33.3 Ov (RR: 4.29)	144
Bowling	Overs	Maiden	Runs	Wickets	Economy	Wide	No ball
Sajid Khan	17	0	93	2	5.47	0	0
Noman Ali	16.3	1	46	8	2.78	0	0

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