England's Ben Stokes in action during the second test against Pakistan in Multan. Reuters

England Captain Ben Stokes summed up his side's problems on the fourth day of their second Test against Pakistan Multan on Friday. Chasing a target of 297 to win the series 2-0, the visitors found themselves in deep trouble with seven wickets down and needed over 160 runs to win.
Stokes was in good form, scoring 37 runs off 36 balls and aggressively countering Pakistan's bowling after a series of early dismissals.

However, his innings came to an abrupt end when he stormed across the pitch towards left-arm spinner Noman Ali. In a strange turn of events, Stokes lost control of his bat, resulting in Mohammad Rizwan easily hitting him to the ground. This dismissal marked Noman Aliwas the fifth wicket of the innings and quickly went viral on social media due to its humorous nature.
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Pakistan relied heavily on their spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan during a pitch offering turn, leaving England unable to counter the sustained pressure.
Starting at 36 for 2, the visitors quickly lost Ollie Pope, Joe Root and Harry Brook, the triple centurion from the first Test, and plummeted to 78 for 5.
Notably, in the second innings until the 32nd over, only two Pakistani bowlers were used, namely Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, who ran through England's batting line-up.
All-rounder Brydon Carse tried to offer some resistance, scoring three sixes in his 27 runs, but he too fell victim to Noman Ali's spin. The 38-year-old spinner picked up his seventh wicket by inducing an inside edge from Jack Leach, bowling out England for 144 runs and picking up his ninth wicket.
Noman Ali's performance was historic as he took his first 10-wicket haul of his career in just his 16th year Test matchwith impressive figures of 8 for 46, with Shoaib Bashir falling for a duck off the first ball.
Ultimately, Pakistan secured victory by 152 runs, marking their first home Test win in over three years.