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A dramatic day's play at Lord’s

Pace pair earns Pak win
LONDON. June 21 Pakistan defeated England by two wickets in the second cricket Test at Lor
de Sunday, after a thriling and tenee day In which 17 wicket fell and bowlers dominated, reports AP
It was, quite simply, an amazing day s cricket.
Pakistan first demolished England's second Inninas then, with victory seemingly assured, crumbled before an under-strength English attack before a ninth-wicket rally snatched victory with a day to spare
Toward the end it was more like the two nattons's World Cup one-day final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground In February than the fourth day of a Test at Lord's.
When Pakistan's eighth wicket fell late Sunday, they needed 43 runs for victory but had only 10 overs to wrap up the result without having to continue Monday
The pace bowling pair of Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram, despite several half chances, put together a 46run । partnership to nit the winning ' run with Just five balls to spare
England have not won a ! Test against Pakistan since the 1982 Test at Headingley. Pakistan have a 1 0 lead in the current five-Test series after the drawn first Test at Edgbaston
Former Australian captain Richie Benaud. now a teicvl sion commentator, put tt cor rectly. "It's been a bowlers' ; match."
At stumps on the first day Thursday. Pakistan appeared set for victory after dismissing England for Just 255 with pace bowler Waqar Younis taking five for 91 in his return to International competition after four months oui with a stress fracture of the back.
Friday was largely lost to rain, bul when Pakistan re-
sumed their first inning Saturday Englands attack broke through to bowl them out for 293— a lead of 38
Sunday, with Alec Slewart and nightwatchman Ian Salisbury resuming at 48 for one. England looked comfortable It was not to be.
Left-arm all-rounder Wasim Akram removed Salisbury.
then Mushtaq Ahmeds wily leg-spin dismissed top order batsmen Graeme Hick for I 1. Robin Smith for eight and Allan Lamb for 12 In the space of 22 deliveries before lunch.
Younis grabbed the wickets of Ian Botham for six and Chris Lewis for IS in quick succes sion beofre Akram finished off the tall with three wtekets tn four balls
England were all out for 175 and Pakistan needed Just 138 run* for victory.
Stewart carried hi* bat — the first man to do so In a Teal at Lord's for 23 years — to fin Ish 69 not out and receive a standing ovation from the crowd.
Pakistan's target looked easily achievable In the remaining play, especially with England bowlers Philip De Freitas and Ian Botham unable lo bowl with injuries
Then Chris' Lewis struck. Ramiz Raja. Asif Mujtaba and captain Javed Miandad all went for duck* as they edged txwls deliveries to fielder* In the space of only 13 bolls
Pakistan had crashed to 18 for three Lewi* then took a •harp bat pad catch off Teat newcomer Ian Salisbury to dismiss Salim Malik for 12, and Pakistan were 41 for four.
Inzamamul Haq was run out Aamir Sohail kicked a Salisbury delivery onto the •tumps. Main Khan went for three and Mushtaq for ftve,‘ and Pakistan were eight for 95. Then Younis Joined Akram and the pair secured the victory. Youm* was 20 not out Akram 45
An earlier AFP report said
England. 52 for one overnight, had begun well, with nightwatchman Ian Salisbury giving Alec Stewart unexpected company for more than half an hour against Akram and Waqar Younts.
But when Akram swung In a delivery at 73 to trap Salisbury lbw for 12. Ahmed wa» able to get to work on the brittle England middle order
First he had Graeme Hick caught behind by Moin Khan for 11 with the score on 108 to leave the Zimbabwe born batsman ■ Test future tn grave doubt
Twelve runs later Ahmed bowled Robin Smith behind his legs for eight and he completed a fine mornings work by having Allan Lamb lbw for 12 at 137 with a top-spinner that kept very low
Stewart, who passed 50 for the fifth time In as many Test Innings, should have gone In the first over after lunch, but Salim Malik spilled a diving catch at slip off Younis.
Chris Lewis was also missed. by Khan off Akram at 189