England captain Ben Stokes suffered an embarrassing dismissal within the third Take a look at in opposition to Pakistan, as England crumbled to 112 all out within the second innings and suffered a 2-1 sequence loss. Stokes, who got here again into the aspect within the second Take a look at after an damage lay-off, misplaced each the second and third Take a look at. Within the second innings, Stokes was left fully bamboozled, as he was caught LBW (leg-before-wicket) by Noman Ali. He was dismissed for simply three runs, as Pakistan went on to win on Day 3.
Watch: Ben Stokes suffers embarrassing LBW
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Batting on three runs off eight balls with England at 70/4, Stokes selected to go away a supply by Noman Ali within the twenty second over. Nonetheless, the ball saved low and turned again in, trapping Stokes plumb on the pads. The way in which the ball turned out made a mockery of Stokes’ resolution to go away it within the first place.
Stokes was the fifth England wicket to fall. England went on to lose their subsequent 5 wickets within the area of 42 runs, leaving Pakistan a goal of solely 37 to chase down. Pakistan managed to take action in simply 3.1 overs, finishing the sequence win.
Stokes has managed solely 53 runs in 4 innings since his return from damage. Aside from a knock of 37 within the second Take a look at, he has didn’t cross 15 in an innings.
After dramatically successful the primary Take a look at in Multan, England have been undone by spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, who entered the Pakistan lineup from the second sport. The duo have picked up 39 out of the 40 England wickets within the second and third Exams.
England’s successive defeats reduces their probabilities of qualifying for the World Take a look at Championship (WTC) 2023-25 cycle ultimate, as they now sit sixth on the desk, simply above Pakistan in seventh.
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