Pakistan v England: Tourists win third Test to secure historic 3-0 sweep in Karachi

Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett
Third test, Ka rashi (fourth day of five)Pakistan 304 (Babar 78) & 216 (Ahmed 5-48)England 354 (Brook 111, Foakes 64) & 170-2 ( Duckett 82*)England won by eight wicketsScorecard

Needing 55 more runs, England took just 11.1 overs to reach their target of 167.

Ben Duckett finished 82 paces, while Ben Stokes was unbeaten on 35, with the two southpaws sharing an unbroken partnership of 73.

England, on their first test tour to Pakistan in 17 years, became the first visiting team to win three matches in a series in this country.

It also caps a year in which England have undergone a remarkable transformation under captain Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum - it is their ninth victory in 10 games since the pair took charge.

Attention will now turn to summer next, when England try to win back the Ashes from Australia.

Stokes team play two tests against New Zealand in February, then completes their Ashes preparation with a one-off game against Ireland in June.The white ball team have limited tours of South Africa and Bangladesh early next year .

Stokes story boys

Pakistan v England: Tourists win third Test to secure historic 3-0 sweep in Karachi
Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett
Third test, Ka rashi (fourth day of five)Pakistan 304 (Babar 78) & 216 (Ahmed 5-48)England 354 (Brook 111, Foakes 64) & 170-2 ( Duckett 82*)England won by eight wicketsScorecard

Needing 55 more runs, England took just 11.1 overs to reach their target of 167.

Ben Duckett finished 82 paces, while Ben Stokes was unbeaten on 35, with the two southpaws sharing an unbroken partnership of 73.

England, on their first test tour to Pakistan in 17 years, became the first visiting team to win three matches in a series in this country.

It also caps a year in which England have undergone a remarkable transformation under captain Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum - it is their ninth victory in 10 games since the pair took charge.

Attention will now turn to summer next, when England try to win back the Ashes from Australia.

Stokes team play two tests against New Zealand in February, then completes their Ashes preparation with a one-off game against Ireland in June.The white ball team have limited tours of South Africa and Bangladesh early next year .

Stokes story boys

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