Pakistan's Test wins in England

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3.Pakistan won by an innings and 18 runs,  Leeds, 1987:

3rd Test England v Pakistan Headingley July 1987
mran Khan takes his 300th Test wicket. (Photo by Patrick Eagar/Patrick Eagar Collection via Getty Images)

This was the first innings victory for Pakistan in England, 33 years after they first played here. The first two Tests wiped out by heavy rains, and the teams headed to Headingley and were finally granted some game time by the rain gods.

Under the captaincy of Imran Khan, the Pakistani pacers had English batsmen hopping thanks to their swing and seam. Batting first on a wicket that looked like a batting-friendly one, England were rattled out for a paltry 136 with Mohsin Kamal, Imran Khan and Wasim Akram picking up 3 wickets each. At one stage, Pakistan themselves were struggling at 86/4 but useful contributions from their lower order pepped the final score to 353. England pacer Neil Foster picked up the first 6 wickets to fall and ended with 8 from the first innings only. But a solid 99 from Saleem Malik paved the way for Pakistan to gain a 217-run lead.

In reply, England could never get going and struggled against the pace and swing of Imran Khan. Imran was breathing fire on the third day and scalped as many as 7 English batsmen for 40 runs, in the process becoming the eighth bowler to capture 300 wickets. England were dismissed for 199 on the fourth morning and Pakistan won the match by an innings and 18 runs. They later went on to win the series 1-0 after the following two matches ended in a draw.

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