{"id":439740,"date":"2024-10-27T09:01:59","date_gmt":"2024-10-27T04:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=439740"},"modified":"2024-10-27T09:01:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-27T04:01:59","slug":"pakistan-win-test-series-on-home-soil-after-3-years-down-england-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pakistan-win-test-series-on-home-soil-after-3-years-down-england-2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan win Test series on home soil after 3 years, down England 2-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> RAWALPINDI<br \/>\nSpinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan combined to destroy England and bowl Pakistan to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory in the deciding third test and secure a memorable 2-1 series victory on Saturday.<br \/>\nPakistan had been on the ascendancy since claiming a handy first-innings lead of 77 on a track where spinners from both sides dominated.<br \/>\nNoman (6-42) and Sajid (4-69) bundled out England for a paltry 112 in their second innings to leave Pakistan needing only 36 to win the series.<br \/>\nPakistan lost the wicket of Saim Ayub before wrapping up victory on day three of the contest.<br \/>\nHome captain Shan Masood hit Jack Leach for four fours in a row before smacking a six in the first ball of the next over from Shoaib Bashir to seal their victory.<br \/>\nNoman and Sajid claimed 19 of the 20 England wickets while Pakistan did not use their lone seamer Aamer Jamal at all in the match in a stark indication of how spin-friendly the surface was.<br \/>\nThe duo claimed 39 of the 40 English wickets in the last two tests since their mid-series selection. Resuming on 24-3, England lost wickets at regular intervals with Noman and Sajid running through their batting line.<br \/>\nOnly Joe Root (33) looked comfortable against Pakistan\u2019s rampaging spinners and once he fell to Noman, Pakistan\u2019s victory was just a matter of time.<br \/>\nEngland captain Ben Stokes\u2019 dismissal, offering no shot to an incoming Noman delivery that trapped him lbw, summed up their approach in the match.<br \/>\nThe Green Team last won a Test series on home soil three years ago when Pakistan defeated South Africa 2-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALPINDI Spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan combined to destroy England and bowl Pakistan to a comprehensive nine-wicket victory in the deciding third test and secure a memorable 2-1 series victory on Saturday. 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