Shakeel and Mohammad Nawaz shared a 45-run 80-run partnership before Wood struck with the second new ball in his first outing.
In the second Test, aggressive England defeated Pakistan by a stunning 26 runs in four days thanks to Mark Wood’s fearsome pace.
England enters the third match of its first Test tour of Pakistan in 17 years with an insurmountable 2-0 lead. Pakistan, seeking a challenging victory target of 355, was bowled out for 328 an hour after lunch on Day 4.
Britain won the primary Test by 74 runs in diminishing light on the last day through the forceful methodology that has now gotten them eight triumphs their beyond nine tests under new mentor Brendon McCullum and commander Ben Stirs up.
Wood got 4-65 including a petulant, game-evolving, got behind choice that denied lefthander Saud Shakeel (94) his lady Test hundred preceding lunch.
After Pakistan resumed on Day 4 with 198-4 and required an additional 157 runs, Shakeel’s patient third half century in just over five hours nearly completed Pakistan’s highest-ever successful chase in a home test.
Shakeel and Mohammad Nawaz shared a 45-run 80-run partnership before Wood struck with the second new ball in his first outing. Shakeel’s defiance was ended by another short ball in the same area after Nawaz was caught down the leg side by him. After Wood entangled Shakeel, wicketkeeper Ollie Pope made a low catch down the legside. After onfield umpire Aleem Dar referred the decision with a soft signal of out, the third umpire, Joel Wilson of the West Indies, ruled in the bowler’s favor after viewing multiple replays.
England were shut down for nearly 22 overs by Shakeel and Nawaz before Wood struck twice in a row to give England a better chance of winning the three-match series. When Pakistan’s captain Ben Stokes decided to use spinners from one end, Faheem Ashraf (10 runs) was caught at slip by Joe Root in the sixth over of the day.
However, Shakeel, who returned on 54, and Nawaz stopped England’s spin and seam bowlers, boosting Pakistan’s confidence even after England used the second new ball with 109 runs remaining. Ollie Robinson, the fast bowler, passed Nawaz’s bat three times, but the left-hander was aggressive against Root and left-arm spinner Jack Leach and hit some sharp boundaries before Stokes switched to Wood’s pace late in the first session and took two crucial wickets.
After lunch, Abrar Ahmed, who took 11 wickets in his first test, scored a quick 17 with three extravagant boundaries against Wood. England seamers James Anderson (2-44) and Robinson (2-23) then wrapped up the tail.