England claim historic 3-0 Test series whitewash over Pakistan

England completed an historic Test series win over Pakistan 3-0, in just 40 minutes on the fourth day of the final Tes,t in Karachi, today.

Match Summary

Pakistan 304/10 (79 ov) & 216/10 (74.5 ov)

England 354/10 (81.4 ov) & 170/2 (28.1 ov)

England won by 8 wickets

SCORECARD

 With a target of 167 runs England needed just 55 more runs for victory today and they achieved that target in only 11.1 overs.

Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes, two left-handers, teamed up for an unbroken partnership of 73 runs to help England win the match. Duckett finished with 82 not out, and Stokes ended on 35 not out.

England becomes the first visiting team in 17 years to win three Test matches in a series in Pakistan, marking a historic achievement.

England has experienced a dramatic turnaround under the leadership of captain Stokes and coach McCullum, winning nine out of ten matches this year. This latest victory caps off a successful year for the team.

Match Stats

Pakistan 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Abdullah Shafique - 5.2 ov), 2-46 (Shan Masood - 12.3 ov), 3-117 (Azhar Ali - 25.2 ov), 4-162 (Saud Shakeel - 41.6 ov), 5-196 (Mohammad Rizwan - 48.6 ov), 6-219 (Babar Azam - 58.6 ov), 7-237 (Faheem Ashraf - 66.3 ov), 8-285 (Nauman Ali - 74.5 ov), 9-300 (Agha Salman - 78.3 ov), 10-304 (Abrar Ahmed - 78.6 ov)

England 1st Innings Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Zak Crawley - 0.5 ov), 2-58 (Ben Duckett - 13.2 ov), 3-58 (Joe Root - 13.3 ov), 4-98 (Ollie Pope - 22.2 ov), 5-145 (Ben Stokes - 32.5 ov), 6-262 (Harry Brook - 64.2 ov), 7-265 (Rehan Ahmed - 65.2 ov), 8-316 (Mark Wood - 75.2 ov), 9-324 (Ben Foakes - 76.2 ov), 10-354 (Ollie Robinson - 81.4 ov)

Pakistan 2nd Innings Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Shan Masood - 15.2 ov), 2-53 (Azhar Ali - 15.6 ov), 3-54 (Abdullah Shafique - 17.1 ov), 4-164 (Babar Azam - 52.6 ov), 5-176 (Mohammad Rizwan - 56.5 ov), 6-177 (Saud Shakeel - 58.4 ov), 7-178 (Faheem Ashraf - 61.1 ov), 8-208 (Nauman Ali - 71.2 ov), 9-211 (Mohammad Wasim - 72.2 ov), 10-216 (Agha Salman - 74.5 ov)

England 2nd Innings Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Zak Crawley - 11.3 ov), 2-97 (Rehan Ahmed - 13.2 ov)

Playing XIs

Pakistan:  Abdullah Shafique,Shan Masood, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Agha Salman, Saud Shakeel, Faheem Ashraf, Nauman Ali, Mohammad Wasim, Abrar Ahmed

England: Ben Duckett, Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (C), Harry Brook, Ben Foakes (WK), Rehan Ahmed, Ollie Robinson, Mark Wood, Jack Leach

Match Details

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022 05:00

Venue: National Stadium, Karachi

Toss: Pakistan won the toss & elected to bat