With Robinson's lethal bowling, England defeated Pakistan in Lord's Test and won the series.

Delhi: England defeated Pakistan by 194 runs in the second Test match played at Lord's and took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. England had set a difficult target of 389 runs for Pakistan, but the visiting team could only score 194 runs. With this victory, England has won the Test series after a long time.

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Deadly bowling of Robinson and Archer

Ollie Robinson was the biggest hero of England's victory. He took 4 wickets for 24 runs in Pakistan's second innings. His overall performance in the match was very impressive and he took 8 wickets for just 35 runs in 27 overs.

Joffra Archer also kept Pakistan's batsmen under constant pressure. He took a total of 5 wickets in both the innings. Archer's fast pace and bounce created problems for Pakistan's batsmen. Josh Tong also played an important role in containing Pakistan's tail batting by taking 3 wickets in the second innings.

Shakeel took charge alone

Pakistan had a very bad start while chasing the target of 389 runs. Azaan Awais, Abdullah Shafiq and Babar Azam returned to the pavilion early. After this Saud Shakeel struggled. He played an inning of 97 runs and tried his best to get the team out of trouble.

Shakeel hit 13 fours and 2 sixes in his innings. He also faced the short balls of the fast bowlers well. His 97-run partnership with Shan Masood definitely raised Pakistan's hopes for some time, but Ollie Robinson, who returned after the rain, broke the partnership and put England in a strong position again.

Lawrence and Abbas also had special contribution

England had scored 290 runs in the first innings. Jamie Smith played useful innings of 61 runs and Jacob Cox played 55 runs. Mohammad Abbas took 4 wickets for Pakistan. England were limited to 208 runs in the second innings, but were successful in giving a big target to Pakistan.

Abbas registered his name on the honor board at Lord's by taking five wickets in England's second innings. He took a total of 9 wickets in the match. However, his brilliant bowling could not help Pakistan win.

England completely controlled the match

Pakistan's first innings ended on only 110 runs. For England, Ollie Robinson took four wickets and Joffra Archer took three wickets. After this, England set a challenging target for Pakistan by scoring 208 runs in the second innings.

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In the end, England's bowlers won the match without any major problems. Pakistan's batting remained under pressure throughout the match. England won by 194 runs with one day remaining and captured the series.

FAQ

By how many runs did England beat Pakistan?

England defeated Pakistan by 194 runs in the second test played at Lord's.

By how much did England win the test series against Pakistan?

England won the series by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series.

Who was the biggest hero of England's victory?

Ollie Robinson was the biggest hero of England's victory. He took a total of 8 wickets in the match, while Joffra Archer also took 5 wickets.

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