Right then! England win the series but there is one more match to go. We move to Karachi for the last match. Join us on the 17th of this month at 1030 IST (0500 GMT) and earlier for the build up. Till then, cheers!
Ben Stokes, the captain of England says the conditions here was different but it was another fantastic game and it was great to be a part of. Mentions it seemed a tricky wicket and he praises the seamers for the way they bowled. Congratulates Abrar but says it was good to score against him. Ends by saying he looks around and sees who is the best option to give him a wicket and he turns to them.
Babar Azam, the skipper of Pakistan says they weren't upto the mark with the bat in the first innings. They fought back well in the second innings but could not finish on top. States they have a plan, they had a couple of good partnerships but in the end, they did not finish well. Adds it is a dream start for Abrar and it is good for the team. Ends by saying they are looking forward to the next game and hope to win it.
Harry Brook wins the Player of the Match award. Brook says he tried to learn from his mistake and tried to be a little less aggressive and still put pressure on the bowlers. Adds they knew it would turn and they weren't surprised but they did not bat as they wanted to in the first game. Mentions they just wanted to play with intent and put pressure on the bowler.
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In reply, Pakistan were in a good position when Azam and Shakeel were batting but then came the Leach show. From 142 for 2, Pakistan were bowled out for 202, giving a lead of over 70 to England. Leach finished with four while Root and Wood took two apiece. It was the Harry Brook show for England, in their second innings. As his ton helped them stretch the lead to over 350 and that really proved to be a vital ton as Pakistan just lost by a narrow margin. Not to forget the innings from Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes. Pakistan were in the chase for a long time but lost wickets at the wrong time.
This game though has swung from one side to another right from Day 1. After electing to bat, England were in a brilliant position as they were 2 down for around 150 but then were bowled out for 281. Abrar Ahmed on debut was the star for Pakistan as he ended with a seven-fer.
It was the seamers who did the job for them yet again. Wood in particular, he was the star for the visitors. The game was drifting away from them when Mohammad Nawaz and Saud Shakeel were batting but Wood got them both in quick succession, he also got Zahid Mahmood and it was Robinson who sealed the deal with the last wicket. Salman did fight but he just kept running out of partners.
That is a famous win for England! 3 and a half days of hard fought cricket and it is England who finish on top and also bag the series. Top, top performance from them.
OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Unsurprisingly, Ali takes the review. However, the celebration starts again as the Ultra Edge shows a spike on it. ENGLAND WIN THE SERIES! Ollie Robinson serves a length ball, angling around off and nips away a touch. Ali is drawn forward to defend but gets an edge to the keeper. An appeal and up goes the finger. The review is taken but as expected in vain. England win by 26 runs.
FOUR! Two in a row! Runs needed now below 30! Shorter and on middle, Salman pulls it over mid-wicket and this one races away to the fence.
FOUR! Hit hard and bags a boundary! Fuller and on off, this is hit hard and down to the long off fence for a boundary.
On off, kept out.
Another one on the shorter side, Salman guides it to point.
Shorter and around off, this is guided through point.
Good length and on off, defended.
Fuller ball on middle. Ali survives as he blocks it.
Fuller and on off. Ali defends on the front foot.
Ali has two balls to survive! On middle, swept behind square leg for one.
Flighted on middle. Salman leans and defends.
Tossed up, outside off. Defended.
Fuller and on off. Salman prods and defends.
Jack Leach to bowl now.
Ai survives! Full and slanting on middle. Ali blocks it.
A length ball on middle, nips in and keeps low. Ali defends it out again.
A quick bouncer, down leg. Ali lets it go.
Wood goes for the full ball on middle. Ali gets his bat down quickly.
On a length and around off. Ali defends it out.
OUT! BOWLED! Through the gate! Wood gets his fourth and needs one more to reach the stars! Zahid Mahmood has no answers. Length ball, outside off, again might have hit the cracks. It nips in sharply and beats the inside edge of Mahmood who tries to drive. The ball hits the stumps. Wood is elated.
FOUR! 36 needed now! This is going down the wire! Length ball, outside off, Salman pushes it past point, beats Leach's dive and it races into the fence.
FOUR! Good shot! Reading the game! Length and outside off. Salman lofts it over mid off for a boundary.
Beaten! Length ball, outside off. Salman looks to defend but misses. The keeper collects and quick under arms it on his stumps. The replay shows Salman just tapped his bat inside the crease.
This one dies off the deck, outside off. Salman looks to defend but misses.
On a length and outside off, bit of inward movement. Salman looks to drive but gets an inside edge to square leg.
Short in length and outside off. Salman comes down and defends.
Length ball on off, Mahmood blocks.
That looked like going down. Length ball, tailing on the pads. Mahmood misses his flick and gets hit on the pads. An appeal but the finger stays down. England have one left but they do not waste it.
Short ball and this is pulled to deep square leg for one.
Short ball on middle. Salman is happy to let it go.
Short ball, outside off. Salman looks to pull, gets an under edge to the keeper on a bounce.
Goes short, outside off, left alone.
Short in length and on off. Zahid Mahmood gets inside the line and blocks.
This one stays low on middle. Zahid Mahmood somehow gets bat on it. That would have been plumb if he didn't get his bat there.
Length ball, outside off. Zahid Mahmood defends it.
Outside off, blocked to cover.
OUT! GONE! The little cameo is over! England two wickets away now. Length ball, outside off. Ahmed shuffles in his crease, comes down the track and slaps but it goes off the higher part of the blade and straight in the hands of Ben Duckett at covers. The experienced campaigner gets better of the debutant.
Length and on off, nips in. Salman inside edges his push to square leg for one.
A bouncer and Ahmed sits under it.
FOUR! Multan is finding its voice again! Short ball, around off. Ahmed backs away, opens the face of the bat but it goes off the top edge over short third man for a boundary.
FOUR! Placement! If Ahmed plays out a cameo here, England will be in trouble. Length and outside off. Ahmed cuts it very late past short third man for four runs.
Shorter and outside off. Ahmed now tries to dab it away but misses.
FOUR! Hit hard! This is full and around off. Ahmed clears his front leg and hammers it over mid on for another boundary.
Short ball on middle. Ahmed pulls it straight to square leg.
Mark Wood to bowl from the other end.
Outside off. Salman comes down the track to pull but under edges it. The ball rolls just past the off pole.
Length ball, outside off. Salman steps forward and blocks.
On a length and on middle. Ahmed swings across, gets an inside edge to fine leg for a single.
FOUR! Feels like Ahmed is not here to block things! On a length and around off. Ahmed swings his bat and hits it over mid-wicket for a boundary.
First run after the break! Short in length and outside off. Salman dabs it to third man for a single.
Full and on off, it is driven back to Anderson.
We are back. A big session awaits for both teams. James Anderson to restart with the ball.
...DAY 4, SESSION 2...
Pakistan still need 64 runs but the only known batter out there is Salman. He will be under tremendous pressure. England on the other hand need three wickets to seal the series. We feel the next session will give us the results. Join us back at 1310 IST (0740 GMT) for the second session.
A huge, huge session for England. It was Pakistan who bossed for most of the time but the last three overs which included the wicket of Mohammad Nawaz and Saud Shakeel has turned the tide in England's favor again. Two balls down the leg side which could be avoided but the Pakistani batters went after it. Before that, Pakistan were motoring very nicely, both Nawaz and Shakeel were calm and rotating the strike. However, England believed that the wicket is just around the corner. Mark Wood was introduced and the pacer took both big wickets.
NOT OUT! That is going down leg! England lose a review! Short and on the body. Abrar Ahmed looks to duck but this one does not bounce at all. It hits his body. An appeal but turned down. It is reviewed just in time but replays show that it is going down leg. THAT WILL BE LUNCH ON DAY 4!
Outside off, left alone.
Bangs it short and on middle, it is ducked under.
OUT! TAKEN! The third umpire feels that is a clean catch and Saud has to walk back! Is that the final nail in the coffin? England are into the bowlers now. It is Wood yet again who does it with the short ball tactic. This is short and down the leg side. Saud looks to pull, this goes off the glove and to Pope who dives and takes it. An appeal. The umpire has a chat with his partner and then takes it upsatirs with the soft signal being out. Replays are difficult to say whether the gloves are under the ball or not and in the end, it is ruled in the favor of the visitors. A superb knock from Saud. He deserved a ton but now walks back.
Outside off, left alone.
Outside off, left alone.
Lovely stuff! That goes just over the off pole. This one comes back in from outside off, Salman first looks to leave but then tries to play it as it comes back in. He is beaten and it goes over the off pole.
That is a beauty! Anderson was getting the ball to come back in for some time now but this time he gets it to leave the batter after landing. Salman has a poke at it and gets beaten.
On off, this is blocked.
This one comes back in nicely, the line is a little too straight. Agha looks to flick but misses to get hit on the pads.
Around off, Shakeel opens the face of the bat and guides it towards point for one.
Good length and on middle, defended.
Another bumper, Agha ducks under it.
Banged in short. Salman lets it go to the keeper.
OUT! Gloved and taken! Wood breaks the stand that was taking the game away from England. Still 65 more needed. This is short and on the body, Nawaz looks to pull, he gets in an awkward position to do so as he seems a little cramped up. It goes off the glove and it is taken by Pope. Stokes is elated. They know they are just a wicket away from entering the bowling all-rounders. A good innings from Nawaz. He played with intent but his side would have loved for him to play longer.
Goes short again, this does not bounce at all. Nawaz ducks, it goes over his body and goes on the bounce to the keeper.
FOUR! Tucked away nice and fine! On the pads, Nawaz flicks it towards fine leg. This one races away to the fence. Just the 65 needed now.
A short one on the body, Mohammad Nawaz ducks under it.
Shorter and angling in, nudged to square leg for one.
On a length and around off. Nawaz steps forward and defends it to mid off.
Lovely back foot punch! Outside off, this is hit through point for one.
Length ball on off, extra bounce. Shakeel defends and gets hit on the gloves.
Too straight on the pads, Shakeel flicks it through mid-wicket for a brace.
On a length and outside off. Shakeel defends away from the body.
On the pads, nudged to square leg.
Tossed up on middle. Nawaz looks to sweep but gets a top edge to fine leg for a brace.
That was a chance! On the pads. Nawaz leans to defend, it goes off the inside edge to short leg. The fielder gets his right hand out but fails to hold on. Tough one.
In the 90s! Flat and on the pads, nudged to square leg for a single.
FOUR! Shakeel now using his feet! Pakistan are running away! Full and outside off. Shakeel drives it through covers for yet another boundary.
Outside off, Shakeel steps across and defends.
On off, kept out.
On middle, nudged to mid-wicket for a single.
Four! Length and outside off. Shakeel looks to defends, the ball nips away, goes off the outside edge past the slip cordon for a boundary.
This is full, outside off, pushed to cover.
This is full and on middle. Defended out.
On a length and on off, Shakeel defends it out.