England showcased its masterful method of aggression in Check cricket with an excellent 74-run victory over Pakistan within the ultimate session of the primary Check on Sunday.
Needing 263 runs with eight wickets in hand on Day 5, Pakistan was dismissed for 268 towards the reverse swing of James Anderson (4 for 36) and Ollie Robinson (4 for 50) – shedding its final 5 wickets for simply 11 runs after Tea.
Jack Leach had the final wicket of Naseem Shah, trapped leg earlier than wicket, after England delayed the second new ball for properly over an hour with Anderson and Robinson doing the injury with the previous ball.
Pakistan succumbed to the relentless attacking discipline settings of England captain Ben Stokes earlier than Robinson and veteran Anderson sliced by way of the decrease order after Pakistan was positioned at 257 for 5 going into the ultimate session.
Robinson had earlier ended the practically four-hour defiance of one of many 4 Pakistan debutants – Saud Shakeel – within the second session to a superb diving catch by Keaton Jennings because the left-hander top-scored with 76.
England had posted an electrifying 657 and Pakistan responded with 579 to concede a 78-run lead on a grass-less wicket the place seven batters from each side scored centuries.
England made a daring declaration with one other fast 264 for seven in simply 35.5 overs on Day 4 and set Pakistan a difficult goal of 343 in 4 classes.
England leads its first Check sequence in Pakistan in 17 years 1-0 with Multan and Karachi scheduled to host the remaining two video games.
