Pakistan have finally broken their 11-match-long winless streak in Test cricket at home after their 152-run win over England in the second Test at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Friday, October 18.
The win in Multan has brought curtains on Pakistan's joint-longest streak without a win at home and it is also the first win of Shan Masood's Test career as captain. Pakistan have won a Test match on home soil for the first time since February 2021.
Notably, Pakistan's last Test win on home soil had come against South Africa in Rawalpindi in February 2021 when they had won by 95 runs.
The Pakistan spinners - Noman Ali and Sajid Khan made lightwork of England's resistance on day four of the Test match. Noman bagged eight wickets in the second innings and was the wrecker-in-chief for Pakistan as he bagged figures of 8/46.
Player of the Match (POTM) Sajid Khan bagged a nine-wicket haul and also chipped in with 22 runs. The right-arm off-spinner claimed figures of 7/111 in the first innings and backed it up with 2/93 in the second innings.
Updated WTC Points Table after Pakistan's win over England in Multan
| Rank |
Teams |
Matches |
Wins |
Losses |
Draw |
Points |
PCT |
| 1. |
India |
11 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
98 |
74.24 |
| 2. |
Australia |
12 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
90 |
62.50 |
| 3. |
Sri Lanka |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
60 |
55.56 |
| 4. |
England |
18 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
93 |
43.05 |
| 5. |
South Africa |
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
28 |
38.89 |
| 6. |
New Zealand |
8 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
36 |
37.50 |
| 7. |
Bangladesh |
8 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
33 |
34.38 |
| 8. |
Pakistan |
9 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
40 |
25.92 |
| 9. |
West Indies |
9 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
20 |
18.52 |
The three-match series is now levelled at 1-1 with one match remaining. The third Test match will be played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium from October 24 onwards.
