{
  "id": 4476959,
  "title": "England humble poor Pakistan to confirm series win at Lord's",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/england-humble-poor-pakistan-to-confirm-series-win-at-lords",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-30T18:29:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Sport",
    "slug": "bbc-sport",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/clyqnkxq87po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "England have won the second Test against Pakistan at Lord's by 194 runs, securing a 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Pakistan were set a target of 389 to win, but were dismissed for 194 on the fourth day. Ollie Robinson took 4-24 in the second innings, following his 4-11 in the first innings, for match figures of 8-35 according to the Times of India.\n\nSaud Shakeel scored 97 for Pakistan, but his efforts were not enough to prevent defeat. England's victory is their first multi-match Test series win since a 2-1 success in New Zealand over a year ago, as reported by Dawn and Gulf News. The win also marks Joe Root's first series triumph as captain in his second reign.\n\nEngland's total in the first innings was 290, with contributions from J Smith (61) and J Cox (55). In their second innings, England scored 208, with D Lawrence making 54. Pakistan's first innings total was 110, with Awais scoring 46. According to Yahoo Sports, this series win is England's first since 2024.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Injury blow for Pakistan: Imam-ul-Haq ruled out of action for 2nd Test ahead of Pakistan's massive run chase at Lord's",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/injury-blow-for-pakistan-imam-ul-haq-ruled-out-of-action-for-2nd-test",
        "published": "2026-08-30T11:16:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "Pakistan to meet King Charles after Lord's controversy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/pakistan-to-meet-king-charles-after-lords-controversy",
        "published": "2026-08-30T14:43:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}