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 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.

Pakistan’s long batting tail hung in against England's pace and spin to reach 358-8 at lunch on Day 2 of the second cricket test on Wednesday. The tailenders batted around all-rounder Aamer Jamal’s unbeaten 37 to frustrate England on a reused dry wicket where Pakistan lost the first test by an innings and 47 runs.

Sajid Khan took 7 wickets against England as he recorded his 2nd five-wicket haul in Test cricket for Pakistan. The team shared an emotional moment as the players gathered to hig Sajid as he completed the milestone.

England were 291 all out in reply to Pakistan's first-innings total of 366 on day three of the second test in Multan on Thursday. Ben Duckett smashed 114 for England but several of their frontline batters failed to convert starts into big knocks.

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,