Sajid Khan has taken seven wickets on a reused wicket tailor-made for spinners and earned Pakistan the lead against England in the second cricket test.

Sajid Khan's remarkable off-spin triggered a dramatic collapse, taking four wickets for just 14 runs, derailing England's innings from 211/2 to 225/6 in the second Test against Pakistan at Multan. England's key batsmen Joe Root,

On day three of the second Test in Multan, England were bowled out for 291 in response to Pakistan's first-innings total of 366.

England's top-order crumbled against spin-heavy Pakistan on a reused pitch after Ben Duckett hit a robust century in the second Test on Wednesday. The tourists slipped to 239-6 at stumps on Day 2 and still trail by 127 runs after Pakistan tailenders had resisted before being bowled out for 366 shortly after lunch.

With a twinkle in his eye and a twirl of his moustache, Sajid Khan helped turn the Multan rematch Pakistan's way. A first-innings seven-for was followed up by crucial lower-order

Pakistan lost two wickets in the post-lunch session but stretched their overall lead to 209 on day three of the spin-dominated second test against England on Thursday. Saud Shakeel, batting on 30, led Pakistan's push for a series-levelling victory on a track where most batters from both sides have struggled against the sharply turning ball.

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England 239 for 6 (Duckett 114, Root 34, Sajid 4-86) trail Pakistan 366 (Ghulam 118, Ayub 77, Leach 4-114) by 127 runs Slowly, slowly… and then with the snap of resolve that vindicated every one of their seemingly half-baked plans,

By Mercy Kosgei England lost openers Duckett and Crawley to end on 36-2 to Pakistan leaving them to level to series 1-1. With over 250 runs to win, England real

Pakistan need eight more wickets to bowl out England heading into Day 4 of the second Test and end a dismal run of six successive red-ball defeats. England ended Thursday's play on 36-2 after Ben Duckett and Zac Crawley both fell early on as they looked to secure what would be a record-breaking run chase of 297.

Pakistan rebuilt to extend their lead to 209 as they reached 134-5 at tea in the second Test after a three-wicket burst by England spinner Shoaib Bashir on Thursday. Pakistan off-spinner Sajid Khan took 7-111,