Sajid Khan took seven wickets on a reused wicket tailor-made for spinners and earned Pakistan the lead against England in the second cricket Test on Thursday. Off-spinner Khan inspired Pakistan to 75-run first-innings lead with impressive figures of 7-111 as England got bowled out for 291 inside the first hour on Day 3. (More Cricket News)
Pakistan, trailing 1-0 in the series after a massive innings and 47-run loss in the first Test, posted 221, handing a target of 297 on a dry wicket that continues to suit the spinners.
At stumps, England were 36/2, still requiring another 261 runs to win but the hosts were in the driver's seat as they require another eight wickets to win this match and level the series 1-1.
Playing XIs
Pakistan Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood(c), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood
England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Matthew Potts, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir