ICC WTC Final: Pakistan's horror show at home continues to haunt them

By winning the second Test match at Multan on Monday to grab a 2-0 lead, England sealed up the Test series against Pakistan. In the second innings, Ben Stokes' squad edged the hosts by 26 runs in a tight contest.

Mark Wood was the star for the visitors as he claimed four key wickets. Abrar Ahmed, a rookie leg spinner who took 11 wickets in the course of the two innings, gave Pakistan a leg up in the game, but the batsmen were unable to rise to the occasion.

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Pakistan's consecutive defeats in the series has dropped them to sixth place, while England's impressive run under Ben Stokes has elevated them to fifth. India remains in fourth place behind Australia, South Africa, and Sri Lanka in the rankings.

In a two-match away Test series against Bangladesh this month, they will have the opportunity to improve their standing.

A 2-0 victory will increase India's prospects of qualifying for the WTC Final for the second consecutive year. Next, they will face a difficult test at home against the WTC's points leaders, Australia.

England overtakes Pakistan to take the fifth position in World Test Championship 2021-23 updated points table ⬆️#PAKvENG #worldtestchampionship pic.twitter.com/QO23V2D1lJ

— Cricket Pakistan (@cricketpakcompk) December 12, 2022