Pakistan fined, docked 11 points in Edgbaston Test for slow over rate
The visitors were 11 overs short of their target as England won the match by eight wickets to sweep the series 3-0.

The visitors were 11 overs short of their target as England won the match by eight wickets to sweep the series 3-0.

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