Pakistan Spinners Bowl 15 Overs Each On The Trot In First Session Of Third Test Against England, Share Five Wickets Between Them

Pakistan vs England 3rd Test: The two bowlers Sajid Khan and Noman Ali bowled 15 overs on the trot in the first session on Day 1 and reduced England to 110/5.

Pakistan vs England 3rd Test: Hosts have only needed 2 bowlers to get rid of half of the opposition side.

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Pakistan vs England 3rd Test: Pakistan are taking on England in the third and the final Test of the series at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. While the Men in Green surprised the cricketing world with some of the decisions they took in the second Test, they used only 2 bowlers in the first session of the Day 1 after being asked to bowl first by the Three Lions and both of them being spinners.

Right-arm offbreak bowler Sajid Khan bowled 15 overs from one end while left-arm spinner Noman Ali bowled 15 overs from the other. Sajid scalped 3 wickets from one end while Noman produced 2 wickets from the other as the two helped Pakistan reduce England to 110/5 at Lunch. While Sajid prodcued three wickets, getting rid of Ollie Pope, Joe Root and Harry Brook, Noman produced the wickets of Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett.

Half the England side back in the pavilion at lunch on day one 🏏

Productive morning for Sajid and Noman 🎯#PAKvENG | #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/LFXRGe84Mg

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 24, 2024

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Pakistan vs England Series Levelled At 1-1

Pakistan vs England three-match Test series stands levelled at 1-1. While England won the first Test in emphatic style, the Men in Green ended their wineless run in the second Test match. Shan Masood registered his first win as a Test captain in the second of the two matches in Multan. Before the second Test of the series, Shan had lost each of his six Test matches including the two against Bangladesh at home.

Given the situation of the series decider in Rawalpindi, the hosts would now fancy their chances of a Test series win after the disappointment against Bangladesh- an opponent who had never won a Test match against them before the tour.