Chris Woakes hit an unbeaten 84 as England dug out from a deficit to beat Pakistan in the main Test at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Britain were battling in quest for a triumph focus of 277 in the wake of crumbling to 117-5 on the fourth day.
In any case, Woakes, who had helped drag England once more into the match with 2-11 in only five overs late Friday, and individual World Cup victor Jos Buttler reversed the situation with a remain of 139.
In any case, with only 21 additional runs required, Buttler was lbw for 75 subsequent to attempting to invert clear leg-spinner Yasir Shah.
The batsman looked into however all without any result, with England now 256-6.
When Pakistan left-arm quick bowler Shaheen Afridi took the new ball, England required only 13 additional runs to succeed at a sun-doused Old Trafford.
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Be that as it may, there was still an ideal opportunity for England to lose their seventh wicket when, with four more required, Stuart Broad was plumb lbw on the range to Yasir.
Woakes, notwithstanding, completed the match with an edged boundary off Afridi down to the third man rope as England went 1-0 up in a three-coordinate battle.
Triumph implied England had won an initial Test without precedent for six arrangement.
Destruction pummeled Yasir, who took eight wickets in the match.
Wicketkeeper Buttler had a poor game in the field, twice missing Shan Masood on 45 during the Pakistan opener’s 156 that was instrumental in leaving England with a first-innings deficit of over a hundred runs.Â
Be that as it may, regardless of whether it was cover-driving leg-spinner Shadab Khan or pulling young paceman Naseem Shah for another boundary, Buttler set the pressure back on Pakistan.
Buttler’s fifty fell off only 55 balls, with seven fours, with Woakes an expert in a 59-ball fifty he finished by cover-driving Naseem for the eighth boundary of his innings.
It was Woakes’ most noteworthy Test score since his hundred against India two years back.
In spite of the fact that Woakes is known to be powerless against the short ball, Pakistan didn’t pitch short to the all-rounder until he was all around set.
Just twice has a group chased more than 200 to win in the fourth innings of a Test at Old Trafford, with England making 294-4 against New Zealand in 2008 and 231-3 against the West Indies in 2004.
