Noman Ali and Sajid Khan wreaked havoc on England, sharing all 20 wickets between them as Pakistan secured a commanding 152-run victory in the second Test at Multan Cricket Stadium on Friday. This win marked Pakistan’s first home Test victory since February 2021. Chasing 297, England were bowled out for just 144 in 33.3 overs on day four.

By PakPassion Staff (October 18th, 2024)

Noman was the star of the show, finishing with incredible figures of 8-46 in the second innings, the second-best figures on Pakistani soil after Abdul Qadir’s 9-56 against England in Lahore in 1987. His match figures stood at 11-147. Sajid Khan complemented him beautifully, taking nine wickets in the match. Together, they powered Pakistan to a series-leveling win.

The duo’s combined match figures of 20-351 mark only the third time in Pakistan’s history that spinners have taken all 20 wickets in a Test match. The previous instances were against England in Lahore in 1987 and against the West Indies in Faisalabad in 1980.

On day four, Pakistan wrapped up the English innings by taking the final eight wickets. Sajid claimed one, while Noman took seven, finishing with figures of 7-108 in just 22.3 overs.

Resuming the day at 36-2, with Ollie Pope and Joe Root at the crease, England’s hopes were quickly dashed. Sajid dismissed Pope for 22 early in the day. Noman then removed Root for 18 and Brook for 16, leaving England reeling at 78-5.

Jamie Smith was caught at mid-on for 6, while captain Ben Stokes tried to mount a resistance, top-scoring with 37 before being stumped off Noman’s bowling. Brydon Carse smashed 27 off 32 balls, including three sixes, but was caught in the slips. Noman then dismissed Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir in successive deliveries to seal England’s collapse.

The third and final Test of the series is set to begin on 24 October at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with the first ball scheduled for 10 am PKT.

Scores in brief

Second Test – Day 4 of 5 – Pakistan beat England by 152 runs

Pakistan 366 all out, (Kamran Ghulam 118, Saim Ayub 77, Mohammad Rizwan 41, Aamir Jamal 37, Noman Ali 32, Salman Ali Agha 31; Jack Leach 4-114, Brydon Carse 3-50, Matthew Potts 2-66) and 221 all out, 59.2 overs (Salman Ali Agha 63, Saud Shakeel 31, Kamran Ghulam 26; Shoaib Bashir 4-66, Jack Leach 3-67, Brydon Carse 2-29)

England 291 all out, 67.2 overs (Ben Duckett 114, Joe Root 34, Ollie Pope 29, Zak Crawley 27, Jack Leach 25 not out; Sajid Khan 7-111, Noman Ali 3-101) & 144 all out, 33.3 overs (Ben Stokes 37, Brydon Carse 27, Ollie Pope 22; Noman Ali 8-46, Sajid Khan 2-93)