Pakistan beat England in the third test match at Rawalpindi by 9 wickets to register their first test series victory in the last three years. The last time Pakistan won a test series against South Africa was in February 2021. During this period, Pakistan also lost six consecutive test matches before winning the second test match of the current test series against England in Multan.
Match Scorecard: PAK vs ENG 3rd Test, Rawalpindi, Oct 24- 26, 2024
England Batting 1st Innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Zak Crawley | c Saim Ayub b Noman Ali | 29 | 43 | 67.44 | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Duckett | lbw b Noman Ali | 52 | 84 | 61.9 | 4 | 1 |
| Ollie Pope | lbw b Sajid Khan | 3 | 14 | 21.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Sajid Khan | 5 | 6 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Brook | b Sajid Khan | 5 | 14 | 35.71 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes (c) | c Agha Salman b Sajid Khan | 12 | 22 | 54.54 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Smith | c Mohammad Rizwan b Zahid Mahmood | 89 | 119 | 74.78 | 5 | 6 |
| Gus Atkinson | c & b Noman Ali | 39 | 71 | 54.92 | 5 | 0 |
| Rehan Ahmed | b Sajid Khan | 9 | 14 | 64.28 | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | st Mohammad Rizwan b Sajid Khan | 16 | 21 | 76.19 | 0 | 0 |
| Shoaib Bashir | not out | 1 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 1, nb 3) | 7 | ||||
| Total | 68.2 Ov (RR: 3.90) | 267 |
Pakistan Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Sajid Khan | 29.2 | 4 | 128 | 6 | 4.36 |
| Noman Ali | 28 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 3.14 |
| Zahid Mahmood | 10 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4.4 |
| Salman Agha | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Pakistan Batting 1st Innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Abdullah Shafique | lbw b Shoaib Bashir | 14 | 27 | 51.85 | 1 | 0 |
| Saim Ayub | c Root b Leach | 19 | 36 | 52.77 | 1 | 0 |
| Shan Masood (c) | c Pope b Shoaib Bashir | 26 | 70 | 37.14 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamran Ghulam | b Atkinson | 3 | 9 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Saud Shakeel | c sub (MJ Potts) b Atkinson | 134 | 223 | 60.08 | 5 | 0 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | lbw b Rehan Ahmed | 25 | 46 | 54.34 | 1 | 1 |
| Salman Agha | lbw b Rehan Ahmed | 1 | 9 | 11.11 | 0 | 0 |
| Aamer Jamal | b Rehan Ahmed | 14 | 28 | 50 | 1 | 0 |
| Noman Ali | lbw b Shoaib Bashir | 45 | 84 | 53.57 | 2 | 1 |
| Sajid Khan | not out | 48 | 48 | 100 | 2 | 4 |
| Zahid Mahmood | b Rehan Ahmed | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 10, nb 1) | 15 | ||||
| Total | 96.4 Ov (RR: 3.55) | 344 |
England Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Jack Leach | 31 | 2 | 105 | 1 | 3.38 |
| Gus Atkinson | 12 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1.83 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 33 | 2 | 129 | 3 | 3.9 |
| Joe Root | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.66 |
| Rehan Ahmed | 17.4 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 3.73 |
England Batting 2nd Innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Zak Crawley | lbw b Noman Ali | 2 | 12 | 16.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Duckett | lbw b Sajid Khan | 12 | 15 | 80 | 2 | 0 |
| Ollie Pope | c Agha Salman b Noman Ali | 1 | 15 | 6.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Root | c Mohammad Rizwan b Noman Ali | 33 | 52 | 63.46 | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Brook | c Mohammad Rizwan b Noman Ali | 26 | 40 | 65 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Stokes (c) | lbw b Noman Ali | 3 | 9 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie Smith | b Sajid Khan | 3 | 16 | 18.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Atkinson | b Sajid Khan | 10 | 17 | 58.82 | 1 | 0 |
| Rehan Ahmed | b Sajid Khan | 7 | 22 | 31.81 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Leach | st Mohammad Rizwan b Noman Ali | 10 | 14 | 71.42 | 1 | 0 |
| Shoaib Bashir | not out | 4 | 12 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 1) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 37.2 Ov (RR: 3.00) | 112 |
Pakistan Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Saim Ayub | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noman Ali | 18.2 | 2 | 42 | 6 | 2.29 |
| Sajid Khan | 18 | 2 | 69 | 4 | 3.83 |
Pakistan Batting 2nd Innings
| Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | |
| Abdullah Shafique | not out | 5 | 9 | 55.55 | 0 | 0 |
| Saim Ayub | lbw b Leach | 8 | 5 | 160 | 2 | 0 |
| Shan Masood (c) | not out | 23 | 6 | 383.33 | 4 | 1 |
| Extras | (nb 1) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 3.1 Ov (RR: 11.68) | 37/1 |
England Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | ECON |
| Jack Leach | 2 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 13.5 |
| Shoaib Bashir | 1.1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8.57 |
Man of the Match: PAK vs ENG 3rd Test, Rawalpindi, Oct 24- 26, 2024
Saud Shakeel played a 134-run knock in the first inning of Pakistan on a track where the ball was turning from Day 1 to give Pakistan the crucial lead over England, which ultimately proved to be decisive, and because of this batting effort, he was chosen Man of the Match in the third test at Rawalpindi.
| Player | Team | Score |
| Saud Shakeel | Pakistan | 134 |
Most Runs: PAK vs ENG 3rd Test, Rawalpindi, Oct 24- 26, 2024
Saud Shakeel was the highest run-getter in the third test at Rawalpindi played between Pakistan and England.
| Player | Team | Score |
| Saud Shakeel | Pakistan | 134 |
Most Wickets: PAK vs ENG 3rd Test, Rawalpindi, Oct 24- 26, 2024
Pakistani off-spinner Sajid Khan proved to be the best bowler in the third test match of the recently concluded Pakistan vs England test series. In this test match, Sajid took a 10-wicket haul.
| Player | Team | Figures |
| Sajid Khan | Pakistan | 6/128 & 4/69 |
Playing XIs: PAK vs ENG 3rd Test, Rawalpindi, Oct 24- 26, 2024
Pakistan Playing XI
Abdullah Shafiq, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (c), Kamran Ghulam, Shaud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Agha, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood
England Playing XI
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pop, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, Rehan Ahmed, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
Match Summary:
The third and last test match of the ongoing Pakistan vs England test series was played in Rawalpindi, where England chose to bat first on the turning track after winning the toss. England started their inning decently, adding 50 runs for the opening partnership. Playing at the score of 56, Zak Crawley was dismissed by Noman Ali, and after that, English batters stood in the line to give away their wicket to spinners. Both Sajid and Noman dismissed nine out of ten English batters, and England was wrapped up at 267 in 68.2 overs of the first day’s play. When Pakistan startedwas starting their first inning on Day 1, the wicket of Pindi had already started to behave mischievously where the ball was turning as well as keeping low. Because of this, Pakistan was looking uncomfortable while batting on Day 1 and ended the day with a score of 73/3 in 23 overs with Shan Masood and Saud Shakeel on the crease.
On Day 2, when the play was resumed, Pakistan added just 26 runs to their overnight score before losing skipper Shan Masood. At this point, Pakistan was tottering with the score of 99/4, on the brink of conceding a big first-inning lead. But from there, Saud Shakeel secured one end and formed crucial partnerships with Mohammad Rizwan, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, and Sajid Khan. Saud’s partnership with Noman Ali and Sajid Khan proved to be decisive. Saud and Noman put together a 77-run stand for the eight-wicket before Noman was dismissed on the score of 265 after contributing valuable 45 runs to this partnership.
After this, Saud Shakeel and Sajid Khan deflated England by stitching a 72-run partnership for the ninth wicket. This partnership was broken when Saud Shakeel was dismissed by Gus Atkinson on an individual score of 134. Sajid Khan contributed 48 runs to help Pakistan reach 344 runs. Rehan Ahmed and Shoid Bashir both combinedly sent back seven Pakistani batters to the pavilion. After coming to bat in the 74th over of Day 2; England needed to cut down a 77-run deficit before setting up a challenging target of 200 or 250 above on the rank-turner of Pindi. However, this proved to be a dream for England as they were left struggling on the stumps of Day 2 with a score of 23/4 in 9 overs with heroes of the previous test match Joe Root and Harry Brook at the crease.
Day 3 was a total nightmare for England as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals before being bundled out on 112 runs in 37.2 overs. Both Pakistani spinners Sajid Khan and Noman have done the job on their own, as they all out the English team by taking six and four wickets, respectively. England got all out on 112 runs, with Joe Root being the top scorer thanks to his resilient 33-run knock. Courtesy of wrapping up England on 112 in the third inning of the game, Pakistan got a target of 37 runs to win, which they achieved in just 3.1 overs to register their first-ever test series win in the last three years.
