Pakistan's Test wins in England

9. Pakistan won by 4 wickets, Kennington Oval, 2010:

Before the infamous betting scandal involving Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir broke out, England were 2-0 up in the 4-match Test series against Pakistan. Despite bowling well in both the Tests, Pakistan team was let down by their dismal batting performances which included the scores of 182, 80, 72 and 296 from 4 innings.

After winning the toss, England could manage only 233 runs from 62 overs on Day 1 against the steaming pace bowling attack of Pakistan thanks to a late resurgence by Matt Prior (84*) and Stuart Broad (48). Debutant Wahab Riaz starred with the ball picking up 5 wickets for 63 runs along with Mohammad Asif who ended with 3/68. Afterwards, Pakistan crossed the 300 mark for the first time in the series, gaining a valuable lead of 75 runs in the process.

Mohammad Amir, the 18-year-old fast bowling sensation, swung through England’s batting line-up, becoming the youngest player to pick a 5-wicket haul in England. The hosts were exposed to Amir’s swing and seam after Tea on the third day and a brilliant spell of bowling in that one hour made sure England couldn’t even match their first innings total. Chasing just 148 for victory, Pakistan managed to make a mess of the chase, going from 124/3 to 132/6 in the space of four overs. But a resilient batting effort by Umar Akmal who scored 16 off 36 ably supported by Mohammad Amir’s 4 off 25 led Pakistan to an away victory over England after 9 years. Mohammad Amir was declared the Player of the Match before being suspended from all forms of cricket at the end of the series.