Pakistan v England: James Anderson and Ollie Robinson lead tourists to first Test victory
Pakistan v England: James Anderson and Ollie Robinson lead tourists to first Test victory
First test, Brut alpindi (day five of five) England 657 (Brook 153, Crawley 122, Pope 108, Duckett 107) & 264 - Dec 7 (Brook 87)Pakistan 579 (Babar 136, Imam 121, Shafique 114, Jacks 6-161) & 268 (Anderson 4-36, Robinson 4-50)England won by 74 runsScorecard
With the sun setting at the end of a tense final day, England took the last wicket with just minutes of light remaining.
In scenes reminiscent of England's famous victory in darkness at Karachi in 2000, Jack Leach tricked Naseem Shah lbw to leave Pakistan 268 all, 75 less than their target of 343.
That England were in a position to win r was thanks to James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, who gave a masterful display of reverse swing bowling to claim four wickets apiece.
Pakistan has always been provocative. Saud Shakeel made 76, Mohammad Rizwan 46 and Azhar Ali 40. At 176-3 and 259-5, the home side were in full hunt.
But after Robinson knocked out Salman Agha and Azhar, England could only be defeated by the fading light.
With the stadium almost full and the crowd absorbed, Anderson, 40, trapped Zahid Mahmood and Haris Rauf in the same over.
Naseem and Mohammad Ali survived 52 bullets, before Leach sent England into wild celebrations.
There are only three days left to the second test in Multan on Friday, when England have the chance to win the series.
First test, Brut alpindi (day five of five) England 657 (Brook 153, Crawley 122, Pope 108, Duckett 107) & 264 - Dec 7 (Brook 87)Pakistan 579 (Babar 136, Imam 121, Shafique 114, Jacks 6-161) & 268 (Anderson 4-36, Robinson 4-50)England won by 74 runsScorecard
With the sun setting at the end of a tense final day, England took the last wicket with just minutes of light remaining.
In scenes reminiscent of England's famous victory in darkness at Karachi in 2000, Jack Leach tricked Naseem Shah lbw to leave Pakistan 268 all, 75 less than their target of 343.
That England were in a position to win r was thanks to James Anderson and Ollie Robinson, who gave a masterful display of reverse swing bowling to claim four wickets apiece.
Pakistan has always been provocative. Saud Shakeel made 76, Mohammad Rizwan 46 and Azhar Ali 40. At 176-3 and 259-5, the home side were in full hunt.
But after Robinson knocked out Salman Agha and Azhar, England could only be defeated by the fading light.
With the stadium almost full and the crowd absorbed, Anderson, 40, trapped Zahid Mahmood and Haris Rauf in the same over.
Naseem and Mohammad Ali survived 52 bullets, before Leach sent England into wild celebrations.
There are only three days left to the second test in Multan on Friday, when England have the chance to win the series.
