England beat Pakistan in first Test cricket match in Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- England's cricket team on Monday defeated Pakistan in the first of the three-match Test series by 74 runs at Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi.

England took a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with the second encounter to be started on December 9 in Multan city of eastern Punjab province.

It's England's third Test victory in Pakistan during the last seven decades since