Leach spins out Pakistan for record win: 1st Test, Day 5 (Multan)

Veteran spinner Jack Leach (4-30) took three quick wickets in the morning session as England cruised to record-breaking win over Pakistan and a 1-0 series lead on Day 5 at Multan.

The win marks the first time in Test history that a team has won by an innings after conceding 500 or more runs in the first innings.

This was Pakistan’s 11th straight Test loss at home.

England 823 for 7 dec (Brook 317, Root 262, Duckett 84, Crawley 78) beat Pakistan 556 (Masood 151, Salman 104*, Shafique 102) and 220 (Salman 63, Jamal 55*, Leach 4-30) by an innings and 47 runs.

Oct 2024.