England win a famous win at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium vs Pakistan. Defending a total of 342 runs in the fourth innings, England bowlers fought back after Pakistan gave them a scare with some good partnerships. Later Ollie Robinson and Jack Leach’s top-class bowling guided England to a thrilling victory.
The 74-run win is England’s third Test victory in Pakistan, with Stokes becoming just the third visiting skipper after Ted Dexter in 1961 and Nasser Hussain in 2000, to win a Test match in Pakistan.
Pakistan’s loss also puts India in control to reach the WTC final given that they can now secure their place even if they lose one of the Tests against Australia at home, provided they do a 2-0 sweep of Bangladesh.
If Australia win the remaining Test against West Indies and at least two Tests against South Africa, they would still be well-placed to make the final. The Test match action between England and Pakistan would now shift to Multan for the second Test starting from December 9.
Brief scores: England 657 and 264/7 dec beat Pakistan 579 and 268 (Saud Shakeel 76, Imam-ul-Haq 48; James Anderson 4-36, Ollie Robinson 4-50) by 74 runs
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