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Unwanted records for Pakistan after England series whitewash

England beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third and final Test in Karachi Tuesday to sweep the series 3-0

Unwanted records for Pakistan after England series whitewash PHOTO: AFP

Pakistan now have few unwanted records after being whitewashed in the three-match Test series against England.

Babar Azam and his men are the only Pakistan team whitewashed in a home Test series. They also lost three Tests in a home series for the first time in their history. Four home Test defeats in a row for the first time

Remember, England beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third and final Test in Karachi Tuesday to sweep the series 3-0.

Resuming on 112-2, England reached the modest 167-run target in just 38 minutes, with Ben Duckett and Ben Stokes finishing unbeaten on 82 and 35 respectively.

England won the first Test in Rawalpindi by 74 runs and the second in Multan by 26 runs.

This was England´s first Test tour of Pakistan since 2005, having refused to tour the South Asian country in the years since because of security concerns.

With nine wins in their last ten matches, England have vindicated their newly adopted freewheeling approach to Test cricket dubbed "Bazball", after the nickname of coach Brendon McCullum.

Pakistan will play New Zealand in the two-match Test series from next week.