Let’s celebrate! Pakistan win the Test series by 9 wickets in the 3rd test match under the captaincy of Shan Masood; this is the first victory in the Test series since he was named as test team captain. Overall, if we analyze the winning records in the test series, Pakistan won its last test series against South Africa in 2020-21 at home, and almost after four years, they have won the test series against England. If we figure out the facts, Pakistan won a series against England long ago, in 2015. There were many ups and downs between these years, and team performance was very bad. Hopefully, they will regain it in the upcoming series.
Pakistan Win! Test Series against England
In the 3rd test match, in the first innings, the England team made 267 runs all out; on the other hand, the Pakistani team made 344 runs all out. In the 2nd inning, Pakistani bowlers Sajid Ali and Noman Ali chopped the English team with only 112 runs. Pakistan needs only 36 runs to clinch this series, and smoothly, they have chased the target with the loss of one wicket and the Pakistan win! With 2-1.
Let’s talk about the individual; if we see the performance of Pakistani players, Obviously, the credit goes to spin bowler Sajid Khan, who had taken 6 wickets in the first innings and 4 wickets in 2nd innings and brought their team to the incredible victory. We never miss the spinner Noman Khan, who took the 3 wickets in the first inning and 6 wickets in 2nd innings. These two shining stars performed amazingly and break 52 years record of wicket taking in a series. In the 3rd test match took almost 19 wickets for the team and played their role in this amazing win.
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Pakistani batter Saud Shakeel played a very interesting innings with 134 runs scored, and Sajid Khan was also a part of the good score with 48 runs and Noma Ali 45 runs score in 1st innings. On the other hand, English players Batter Jamie Smith scored 89 runs, Ben Duckett 52, and G. Atkinson scored 39 runs. In the 2nd innings, the Pakistani bowler smashed the England team with 12 runs scored; Joe Root scored the highest score of 33 runs.
Most wickets by spinners in a series in Pakistan
Wickets | Teams / Series | Year |
73 | Pakistan vs England | 2024/25 |
71 | Pakistan vs New Zealand | 1969/70 |
68 | Pakistan vs England | 2022/23 |
60 | Pakistan vs England | 1987/88 |
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How many times has Pakistan won the test series in England?
Pakistan won the test series thrice in 1987, 1992, and 1996.
What is Pakistan’s overall test record?
Pakistan had played 454 test matches, won 147, Lost 140, and Drawn 166.
Which Pakistan captain has the most Test wins?
Misbah-ul-Haq is the only captain who has won most of the test matches 26 in Pakistani cricket history.