Pakistan whitewash England in Test series

Pakistan’s bowlers sealed an emphatic 71-run win in the third and final Test against England here on Monday, wrapping up a humiliating 3-0 series whitewash in the process. Set a daunting 324-run target, England were bowled out for 252 with paceman Umar Gul taking 4-61 and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal 4-67 to help Pakistan achieve a first-ever Test cleansweep against their opponents.

With the ball turning again it was always going to be a difficult task for England’s batsmen, who have struggled to play the Pakistani spinners throughout the series, on a weary fourth day pitch at Dubai Stadium.

Pakistan won the first Test here by ten wickets and the second by 72 runs in Abu Dhabi.

Pakistan have also become the first team to win a Test after being bowled out for under 100 since 1907 when England, shot out for 76, beat South Africa at Leeds.

AFP

Pakistan 1st innings 	 99 
England 1st innings 	141 
Pakistan 2nd innings 	365 

England 2nd innings

A. Strauss lbw b Rehman		26
A. Cook c Younis b Ajmal	49
J. Trott c Rehman b Ajmal	18
K. Pietersen b Ajmal		18
I. Bell c Shafiq b Gul		10
E. Morgan c Adnan b Gul		31
M. Prior not out		49
S. Broad  c Umar b Gul		18
G. Swann c Shafiq b Gul	  	 1
J. Anderson c Younis b Ajmal	 9
M. Panesar lbw b Rehman		 8
Extras: (b4, lb8, nb3)		15
TOTAL:			       252

FALL OF WICKETS: 1-48 (Strauss), 2-85 (Trott), 3-116 (Pietersen), 4-119 (Cook), 
		 5-156 (Bell), 6-159 (Morgan), 7-196 (Broad), 8-203 (Swann), 
		 9-237 (Anderson).

BOWLING: Gul 20-5-61-4 (nb2), 
	 Cheema 4-0-9-0, 
	 Hafeez 5-2-6-0, 
	 Rehman 41.3-10-97-2, 
	 Ajmal 27-9-67-4
	 Overs: 97.3