Pakistan's brief resistance on Day 4 didn't survive long into the chase. Set 389 to win at Lord's, Pakistan were bowled out for 194 as England completed a 194-run victory, sealing the three-match series 2-0 with a Test to spare.
Ollie Robinson finished with match figures of 8/35 from 27 overs — 4/24 in the second innings to go with his first-innings haul — and was named Player of the Match. Jofra Archer claimed five wickets across the match, and Josh Tongue took 3/46 in the second innings, including the wicket that ended Pakistan's one real fight of the day.
Saud Shakeel was the only Pakistan batter to offer sustained resistance, top-scoring with a defiant 97 off 122 balls, hitting 13 fours and two sixes. He fell three short of what would have been a match-defining century, top-edging a big shot off Tongue to be caught by Harry Brook at deep short leg. Pakistan were dismissed in 50.5 overs, with the rest of the order unable to build any partnership of note around him.
Pakistan's one bright spot across the match came earlier, with Mohammad Abbas taking a five-wicket haul in England's second innings to write his name on the Lord's honours board — a personal milestone that did little to soften the result. Speaking afterward, Abbas was blunt about where Pakistan's Test team now stands: "Our performance is a concern for everyone. Everyone is worried, including selection committee and the NCA," he said, adding, "We're not doing well, we accept that. We're not batting, bowling or fielding well and we discuss this all the time in meetings."
The defeat was Pakistan's 15th in their last 20 Tests, and their 10th away from home in their last 11 — context that makes Abbas's comments read less like an overreaction and more like a simple statement of where the team is right now. It follows an innings-and-103-run defeat in the series opener at Leeds, where Pakistan were bowled out for 171 and 135. Across two Tests this series, Pakistan have now posted totals of 171, 135, 110 and 194 — never once passing 200.
For England, this is their first Test series victory since beating New Zealand 2-1 in December 2024. Captain Joe Root credited the bowling attack for grinding through difficult conditions for most of the match: "We had the worst of the conditions for most of the game, and we had to work hard for it towards the back end," he told the BBC. With the series already decided, the third and final Test becomes a chance for Pakistan to salvage pride rather than the contest itself.
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The result, bowling figures, Shakeel's dismissal and both captains' quotes are verified against same-day reporting of the Lord's Test conclusion, current as of August 31, 2026.
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