England captain Michael Vaughan heaped praise on his Pakistan counterpart Inzamam-ul-Haq after the second Test in Faisalabad ended in a draw on Thursday.
Inzamam, whose lowest score so far in the series was 53 in the first innings of the opening Test in Multan, was named man of the match after hitting two centuries in the same Test for the first time in his career.
"Inzamam played two fantastic knocks and he was the difference between the two sides," Vaughan told the after-match presentation ceremony.
England, who slumped to 20 for four after being set 285 to win, ended the match on 164 for six and Vaughan was pleased to escape with a draw.
"It's always good to go to the last day of a Test with all three results still possible," he said. "We had to fight hard today but full credit to both teams.
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"We are happy to get out of it (with a draw). We're still 1-0 down going to the last Test in Lahore but we'll look to play a similar game and if we get a chance to win we'll try to take it there.
"The cricket is tough for us out here but we are enjoying our time and hopefully in Lahore there will be one result, an England win, and it will be 1-1."
Inzamam was delighted after his ton in the second innings broke Javed Miandad's Pakistan record of 23 Test centuries.
"This was a big Test match for me because I broke Javed's record," he said.
"I am also very happy because the boys are playing really well. Sometimes we get into difficult positions but the team are very determined and they always fight back."
Inzamam praised express fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar, who took five wickets on a flat pitch here.
"In both Tests so far Shoaib has bowled really well," said Inzamam. "He has worked really hard and has given more than 100 percent."
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