During the second Test in Multan on Wednesday, Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan took three wickets, including centurion Ben Duckett, in ten deliveries. England finished the match on 239-6.
The hosts won an exciting second day of play on a changing surface, taking a 127-run lead after their 366-run first innings.
Britain had been cruising pleasantly at 211-2 when Sajid eliminated Joe Root (34), Duckett (114) and Harry Creek (nine) in the last meeting.
Ben Stokes, the captain of England, was bowled by fellow spinner Noman Ali for one at the other end, resulting in England’s sudden loss of four wickets in 14 runs.
With 12 and two, respectively, Jamie Smith and Brydon Carse were at the crease at the conclusion.
With the Multan pitch — which was likewise utilized for the main Test — offering sharp twist, the host group will be searching for a lead in the principal innings for a series-evening out win.
Britain lead the three-match series 1-0 following their innings and 47 run win in the main Test.
Sajid took 4-86 and Noman took 2-75 of the 11 wickets that were lost on the day.
Sajid bowled first Test triple century-creator Stream with a sharp turning conveyance while Root — who crushed 262 in the last match — was bowled off an inside edge while clearing.
Before edging a drive off Sajid to the slip, where Salman Agha made a sharp catch, Duckett scored aggressively.
Duckett was the one who dominated before England’s slide, scoring 16 boundaries in his knock and crossing 2,000 runs in his 28th Test.
Duckett scored 73 with Zak Crawley (27), 52 with Ollie Pope (29), and another solid 86 with Root in the second stand.
He cleared spinner Agha for a limit to arrive at his fourth Test century off only 120 conveyances, having finished his 50 years off only 47 balls.
In the second over, the hosts used Sajid to chase down an early England wicket, but opener Crawley was caught twice.
He survived a run-out at 49-0 when Sajid removed the stumps and caught the England opener out of his crease after Duckett sent him back.
On 24 Crawley upset a leg-before choice by New Zealand umpire Chris Gaffaney off Sajid before his karma ran out three runs later.
As the home team successfully reviewed a not-out decision by Sri Lankan umpire Kumar Dharmasena, Crawley was finally caught behind off left-arm spinner Noman.
After resuming play at 259-5 earlier, Pakistan’s tail had upset England by adding 107 runs, with Jamal and Noman contributing 49 runs for the ninth wicket.
In any case, from 358-8 at lunch Jamal was excused off the absolute first ball after the stretch, bowled by Brydon Carse, who wrapped up with 3-50.
Spinner Jack Filter finished Noman’s 32-run thump by having him trapped in the profound via Carse to get done with 4-114.
