England crush Pakistan on last day to win 3rd Test, lead series 2-1

England win by 141 runs

 

BIRMINGHAM: Pakistan's second innings crumbled to 201 all out as England won the third test by 141 runs on Sunday to lead the four-match series 2-1.

Steven Finn and Chris Woakes destroyed Pakistan's middle order on the last day at Edgbaston with four wickets between them for just one run. The last-wicket pair of Rahat Ali and Sohail Khan put on 50 to delay the inevitable.

England earlier declared at 445-6 and set Pakistan a target of 343 runs to win in a maximum 84 overs on a friendly batting wicket.

But all four England seamers exposed Pakistan's tendency to poke at deliveries outside the off stump with only 20-year-old opener Sami Aslam (70) showing resilience at the top.

The final test starts at the Oval on Thursday.

Brief Scores

England 1st Innings: 297 (Gary Ballance 70, Moeen Ali 63; Sohail Khan 5-96)

Pakistan 1st Innings: 400 (Azhar Ali 139, Sami Aslam 82; Chris Woakes 3-79, Stuart Broad 3-83)

England 2nd Innings: 445-6 dec. (Moeen Ali 86 not out, Jonny Bairstow 83; Mohammad Amir 2-75)

Pakistan 2nd Innings: 201 (Sami Aslam 70; Stuart Broad 2-24)

England win by 141 runs, lead series 2-1.