England won the firt Test against Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs after dismissing the home team for 220 on the fifth and final day of the first Test at the Multan Cricket Stadium here on Friday. Pakistan entered record books by becoming the first cricket team to lose a Test match after scoring more than 500 runs in the first innings. Pakistan have played 11 Test without a win. Pakistan resumed their second innings at 152 for six – needing 115 runs to avoid an innings defeat. Leach pulled off a stunning catch off his own bowling to remove Shaheen Afridi before having Naseem Shah stumped to seal the victory.

Source: The Patriot October 11, 2024 17:20 UTC