Sajid Khan has taken seven wickets on a reused wicket tailor-made for spinners and earned Pakistan the lead against England in the second cricket test.

Pakistan lost two wickets in the post-lunch session but stretched their overall lead to 209 on day three of the spin-dominated second test against England on Thursday. Saud Shakeel, batting on 30, led Pakistan's push for a series-levelling victory on a track where most batters from both sides have struggled against the sharply turning ball.

England's Shoaib Bashir took three wickets to restrict Pakistan to 43-3 at lunch in the second Test in Multan on Thursday after the visitors were all out for 291. Left-arm spinner Noman Ali was the only other Pakistan wicket-taker,

England's top-order crumbled against spin-heavy Pakistan on a reused pitch after Ben Duckett hit a robust century in the second test.

Pakistan grabbed a handy lead of 75 runs against England before slumping to 43 for three in their second innings on day three of the second test in Multan on Thursday.

England were facing a difficult fourth-innings chase as Pakistan stretched their lead in the second Test to 209 on an increasingly difficult Multan pitch. Nine wickets fell in the first two sessions on day three,

Pakistan off-spinner Sajid Khan put his team in control of the second Test against England in Multan on Thursday, picking up a superb haul of seven wickets to dismiss the visitors for 291 on Day 3 and earn a crucial 75-run lead on a weary pitch.

Sajid Khan took seven wickets as England were dismissed for 291 on day three of the second Test on Thursday to trail Pakistan's first innings 366 by 75 runs. England lead the three-match series 1-0 following their innings and 47 run victory in the first Test,