ENG v PAK 4th Test: Pakistan thrash England by 10 wickets, draw series

Yasir Shah takes 5 wickets in second innings

Pakistan's wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed holds the ball aloft as he celebrates catching England's Moeen Ali, during day four of the fourth Test match at The Oval, London. (AP)

LONDON: Pakistan celebrated its independence day with a 10-wicket victory over England in the fourth test to draw the four-match series 2-2 on Sunday.

Jonny Bairstow fought a lone battle and scored 81 with England dismissed for 253 in its second innings — a lead of just 39 runs as leg-spinner Yasir Shah grabbed 5-71 on the fourth day.

Pakistan openers Azhar Ali (30 not out) and Sami Aslam (12 not out) reached 42-0 for an emphatic victory just after tea.

Younis Khan scored a double century in Pakistan's first-innings 542 — a lead of 214 — after England was dismissed for 328.

Pakistan won the first test at Lord's by 75 runs before England came back hard with a 330-run victory at Old Trafford and a 141-run win at Birmingham.

BRIEF SCORES

England 1st Innings: 328 (Moeen Ali 108, Jonny Bairstow 55; Sohail Khan 5-68, Wahab Riaz 3-93)

Pakistan 1st Innings: 542 (Younis Khan 218, Asad Shafiq 109; Chris Woakes 3-82, Steven Finn 3-110)

England 2nd Innings: 253 (Jonny Bairstow 81; Joe Root 39; Yasir Shah 5-71)

Pakistan 2nd Innings: 42-0 (Azhar Ali 30 not out)