Pakistan stormed to victory on day three of the third Test match against England in Rawalpindi, claiming a first home Test series-win since 2021. Here are player ratings from the series for Pakistan.
Abdullah Shafique - 4/10
3 matches, 132 runs at 26.40, HS: 104
A century in the first innings of the series was the only significant outing for Shafique. He was out in single figures in both innings in the following Test and scored 14 in the first innings of the Rawalpindi game. All three of those dismissals came to England's spinners.
Saim Ayub - 5/10
3 matches, 155 runs at 25.83, HS: 77
2 wickets at 50.50, BBI; 2-101
Ayub was under pressure coming into the series, which increased after the first Test and the shot he played to get out in the second innings. However, he scored 77 in the first innings of the second to do enough to alleviate some of that. The 19 and eight he scored in the last Test mean he could find that pressure starts to ramp up again without a significant score.
Shan Masood - 7/10
3 matches, 225 runs at 45, HS: 151
Before the series, Masood had never won a Test as Pakistan captain. After the first Test, he was the captain that presided over one of Pakistan's biggest-ever Test defeats, and his side looked completed ragged. Two Tests later, not only did he lead his side out of the chaos, but he hit the winning runs with a six to finish in perfect fairy-tale style. It can't be considered a perfect series for Masood, but it's one hell of a redemption arc.
Kamran Ghulam - 7/10
2 matches, 147 runs at 49.00, HS: 118
Catapulted in to replace Pakistan's greatest modern batter, part of the mad scientist method from the PCB ahead of the second Multan Test, Ghulam rewarded the selectors in style with a maiden hundred in his first innings. Having come in with the side 19-2, his innings proved to be match-defining in giving Pakistan the ability to take a first-innings lead.
Babar Azam - 2/10
1 match, 35 runs at 17.50, HS: 30
What next for Babar. Dropped, sorry, rested after double failures in the opening Test, with his replacement shining immediately. Babar now hasn't passed 50 in a Test match since 2022, and his stock is rapidly falling behind the fab four he once completed. There's no doubt he'll find a way back into the side - but when? And what will happen when he does?
Saud Shakeel - 7/10
3 matches, 280 runs at 56.00, HS: 134
An 82 in the first Test and a fourth Test century from just 15 matches in the third, Shakeel now averages 56.24 in Test cricket. That century again allowed Pakistan to snatch momentum away from England, creating a first innings lead that England would only just be able to get their nose in front of.
Agha Salman - 8/10
3 matches, 262 runs at 65.50, HS: 104*
1 wicket at 126.00, BBI: 1-118
Salman was arguably Pakistan's most consistent batter of the series. After his century in the first Test (par for that pitch really) he followed up with a half-century in the second innings of that game, and almost 100 runs across the second Test. His partnership with Sajid Khan in the second Test was instrumental in pushing the target well out of England's reach.
Mohammad Rizwan - 4/10
3 matches, 99 runs at 19.80, HS: 41
While Rizwan didn't shine with the bat during the series: Brydon Carse got him three times, Rizwan was exemplary behind the stumps in tricky conditions.
Aamer Jamal - 4/10
3 matches, 1 wicket at 165.00, BBI: 1-126
114 runs at 28.50, HS: 55*
The only seamer to survive the post-Multan take one cull, Jamal had a limited role in conditions not built for him. He didn't bowl at all in the final Test.
Sajid Khan - 10/10
2 matches, 19 wickets at 21.10, BBI: 7-111
72 runs at 36.00, HS: 48*
It's hard to think of two players having as bigger impact on a series after being drafted in as Sajid and Noman Ali. After scorn over their selections, both having not played a domestic red-ball game in the 12 months prior to the second Test, Sajid took seven-for in his first innings of the series. Given conditions to thrive, both turned the series completely on its head. Sajid's impact with the bat is also worth noting, capping the series off with a 10-wicket-haul in Rawalpindi.
Noman Ali - 10/10
2 matches, 20 wickets at 13.85, BBI: 8-46
Along with Sajid, Noman's impact cannot be overstated. He finishes the series as it's leading wicket-taker, with an 11-wicket-haul in the second Test. He completely bamboozled Zak Crawley, getting the opener on four out of four attempts. He bowled unchanged from the second over of England's second innings in Rawalpindi to rout them once again a seize the series-win.
Zahid Mahmood - 5/10
2 matches, 1 wicket at 71.00, BBI: 1-44
A third spinner if ever there was one, it felt like there was no room for Zahid to make an impact alongside Sajid and Noman. He bowled just 16 overs across the final two Tests, with Jamie Smith his sole victim.
Naseem Shah - 5/10
1 match, 2 wickets at 78.50, BBI: 2-157
To Naseem's credit, the dropped catches of his teammates are partly responsible for his wicket tally from the first Test. While he was far from his best, he turned out to be more of a victim of the balance of the side Pakistan need in conditions they needed to win rather than anything else.
Shaheen Shah Afridi - 2/10
1 match, 1 wicket at 120.00, BBI: 1-120
Shaheen falls into a similar category to Naseem although not identical. This is the second time he's been left out mid-series on the bounce, and there must be significant questions about not only how he gets back to his best, but where he fits back in for Pakistan at home.
Abrar Ahmed - N/A
1 match, 0 wickets
Abrar was only able to participate in one innings before falling ill in Multan.
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