England completed a 3-0 series sweep of Pakistan at Edgbaston on September 12, but not before the 130-run target Razaullah's record-equalling debut innings had set them produced one of the series' tensest passages of play. Chasing what looked a modest total, England lost both openers inside the first over before Joe Root and Jordan Cox steadied the innings with unbeaten fifties to see the hosts home by eight wickets.
Mohammad Abbas struck with the very first ball of the chase, finding an edge from Ben Duckett that carried behind, and Emilio Gay was given out lbw three balls later — leaving England 2 for 2 without a run on the board and, briefly, raising the prospect of a genuine upset on a pitch that had already produced 449 runs in Pakistan's second innings alone. Abbas nearly added a third when Root dragged an attempted defensive shot onto his own stumps off Mohammad Ali, but Ali was called for overstepping and Root's reprieve, on 23, proved decisive.
From there, Root and Cox added an unbroken stand that carried England to their target without further alarm, Root finishing unbeaten on 62 and Cox on 59. Abbas ended the innings as Pakistan's only successful bowler in the chase, with two wickets, while the rest of the touring attack went wicketless despite the early scare. At one stage in the middle of the chase, Pakistan's cordon also failed to react to a chance offered by Root that fell short of the slips, prompting a visibly frustrated reaction from Abbas on the field.
The result completes a 3-0 series sweep for England, following wins in the first two Tests, and caps a difficult few weeks for a Pakistan touring party that changed its coaching staff mid-series and fielded three debutants in this final Test. Individually, the match also delivered Root's record-breaking 220th Test catch and Razaullah's nine-six debut innings, giving Pakistan at least some individual positives to carry out of a series they lost every match of.
England's bowling was led across the three Tests by Ollie Robinson, who took five wickets in this final Test to finish the series with 21, and Josh Tongue, who claimed 19 wickets at an average of 16.31. For a touring batting line-up that struggled to build first-innings totals throughout — Pakistan were bowled out for 133 in their first innings at Edgbaston alone — that seam-bowling depth was the difference between a competitive series and a clean sweep.
Razaullah's innings and Root's fielding milestone will be the moments remembered from this Test, but the series scoreline is the more honest summary of where the two sides stand right now. Pakistan's new coaching staff, installed mid-series after the Lord's defeat, now has a full home summer to address a batting unit that posted only one total above 300 across six innings in the series. For England, a 3-0 sweep — completed despite a nervy start to the final chase — extends an unbeaten home Test run and gives players like Cox a further case for a permanent middle-order spot heading into the next assignment.
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