Pakistan vs England Awards List: Man of the Series, Man of the Match, Stats as PAK win Test series 2-1 vs ENG

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Pakistan vs England Awards List: Pakistan defeated England by nine wickets in the third Test to clinch the series 2-1 in Rawalpindi on Saturday, October 26. Pakistan bundled out England for 112 runs in the second innings and then chased down the 36-run target in just 3.1 overs.

Pakistan captain Shan Masood sealed the thumping win with a cracking six over long-off. This is Pakistan's first home Test series win since February 2021. Pakistan lost the first Test in Multan by an innings and 47 runs before scripting a 152-run win at the same venue in the second Test.

The back-to-back Test wins also came in the absence of former Pakistan captain Babar Azam, and pacers Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah. The trio were dropped after Pakistan's humiliating defeat in the first Test.

Pakistan vs England: Full List of Awards

• Man of the Series: Sajid Khan - 19 wickets and 72 runs
• Man of the Match: Saud Shakeel - 134 runs in the 1st innings

Pakistan vs England: Who said what?

Shan Masood (Pakistan Captain): "Like London buses they come together. First Test win came after a long time, now the series win. This means a lot for me, the players, the coaches and the management - they came through a lot. The character says a lot, this is a special moment and you can't take this off the team. Saud Shakeel, I can say that's one of the best hundred I've seen, 70 singles, what an effort, Sajid and Noman, what can I say about them.

"Zahid fielded well, Jamal, he might have created a world record of a pacer to have not bowled a single ball in the Test, the biggest point of satisfaction was that we had a change in conditions, we ourselves hadn't played on such challenging pitches before. We played in the UAE, but the challenge wasn't there on the first two days, like it was here. We have quality in our batting and bowling, the depth is there.

"I've always said that we need to take 20 wickets to win a Test and that's what we achieved here. The job comes up with responsibility (on captaincy). It's heartening to have young talents like Saim and Hurraira coming up, and seniors like Noman coming back into the set-up after a long time. We've had a lot of positives with the bat, Saud and Salman are growing as leaders. This series win is for the people of Pakistan who have suffered a lot with us, thankful for the English team, the contests between the two teams are always memorable and I wish we play more, possibly a 5-match series."

Ben Stokes (England Captain): "Disappointing, losing games and losing series'. We weren't able to match the challenges in the last two games, credit to Pakistan. Moving forward, we'll look to match those challenges as we come up against them. Couple of weeks time, we'll be up against New Zealand. The summer finished late, the lads worked really hard but when you get out there in the middle it's all really different.

"All you can do is work hard. Whether you do well or not, you always try and take the positives out. Regardless of the result, there have been some unbelievable individual performances so certainly a lot to take out. You take that aspect and that look on it, Rehan and Bashir coming here to play cricket in front of family, it's something massive for them. They're two incredible cricketers who're just starting their career so it's massive for them."

Saud Shakeel (Man of the Match): "The pitch and situation was a bit difficult but if your plans are clear then it becomes easier, you have to back yourself. I enjoy the responsibility as vice captain. I have more fun playing against fast bowlers but as long as the runs are coming, that's what matters. The way Noman and Sajid batted was dominating, they get a lot of credit. They dominated more than me."

Sajid Khan (Man of the Series): "Thankful to god for the series win. There was no pressure as such, I was making a comeback, but there were people who backed me and I had played FC cricket. Off the field, I'm not like this, I'm funny, Kamran Ghulam is my best friend, but you need to behave like this to lift the team's morale.

"You didn't need to do anything in Multan (in the second Test), the pitch did everything. Here, you needed to vary your lengths and paces, we just did that. Noman bhai is one of the most experienced spinners in our country, he has been a great mate and has served well. He deserved this Man of the Series award with me. Congrats to the nation for this win."

Pakistan vs England 3rd Test: Key Stats

• 73 wickets are most by spinners taken in a Test series in Pakistan. Previous best was 70 in 1969-70 PAK vs NZ Test series
• Pakistan last won a home Test series in February 2021 vs South Africa