PAK vs ENG: In the third and series-deciding Test-Match in the city of Rawalpindi, the Ben Stokes-led team won the toss and decided to have a bat first. After getting off to a good start, England got reduced to a score of 118/6, before wicketkeeper batsman Jamie Smith bailed them out of trouble with an impressive 89-run knock, helping his team post a score of 267 runs on the board.
In reply, the home side rode on a terrific hundred by middle-order batsman Saud Shakeel (134 runs), while the spin bowling duo of Noman Ali and Sajid Khan stepped up with the bat, scoring 45 runs and 48* runs respectively.
The duo then played a key role with the ball, picking up 10 England-wickets between them in the second inning of the tourists, inflicting an all-out on the Ben Stokes-led team for a mere score of 112 runs. Meaning, the Shaheen batters had to chase down a target of just 36 runs in the final inning.
The home side completed the chase in a comfortable manner, finishing the game off in just 3.1 overs and registered a win by Nine-wickets.
Updated WTC points-table following Pakistan’s win over England: The Green Shirts move by one place to the seventh spot
Pakistan’s victory in the third Test-Match has increased their Points-Percentage (PCT) from 25.93 to 33.33, and this increase in their PCT has propelled them up by one position to the the seventh place in the overall WTC 2023-2025 cycle.
Bangladesh are now placed eighth in the points-table, with the Windies still sitting at the last position.
England continue sit at the sixth position in the overall standings just above Pakistan who are at the seventh position, but the gap between the two teams has reduced as the PCT of the Three Lions has dropped to 40.79 from 43.06.
Regardless of the results, neither of the two teams have any chance of finishing in the top two but both of them do have a slight chance, if we speak mathematically.
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