Summary Final Test of the series to be played at The Oval from August 11 onwards
BIRMINGHAM (Web Desk) – England defeated Pakistan on Sunday in the third Test by a margin of 141 runs. The hosts lead the four match series by 2-1.
English skipper Alastair Cook declared his side’s innings quite early during the last day of play as Sohail Khan trapped Jonny Bairstow in front and dismissed him for 82 runs whereas Moeen Ali remained not out at the other end with an unbeaten knock of 86 runs. England gave Pakistan a total of 343 runs to chase.
Pakistani opener Mohammad Hafeez was once again dismissed quite cheaply as he got out after scoring only two runs but his opening partner Sami Aslam stick to crease for a while and played a knock of 70 runs before being bowled out by Steve Finn. Azhar Ali was the other main contributor for Pakistan as he made an individual total of 38 runs.
Only six Pakistani batsmen were able to enter into double figures. English bowlers bowled at a tight line and length and placed immense pressure on the Pakistani batsmen, forcing them to commit errors.
The entire team was bowled out for 201 runs in the final innings. Sami was the leading run-scorer for Pakistan in the second innings. Anderson, Broad, Woakes and Finn picked two wickets each for the winning side.
The final test of the series will be played at The Oval on August 11.
