202/10 (62.5)
CR : 3.21
281/10 (51.4)
CR : 5.44
England won by 26 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Harry Brook
9(21) & 108(149)
Another terrific effort from Ben Stokes and co. gives England an unassailable lead in the 3-Test series as they get home by 26 runs in the second session on the fourth day of a grasping encounter. Mark Wood was the hero with the ball today as he picked up 3 wickets on a pitch that didn't offer much to the bowlers and finished with 4/65.
Well looking at the Test as it happened, England won the toss and elected to bat first but were folded for 281 inside 2 sessions with Pakistan's debutant Abrar Ahmed picking up 7 wickets for 114 runs. Zahid Mahmood shared the other three wickets giving hope to the Pakistan team of making a comeback in the series.
Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope continued their good form with both getting half centuries in the first innings. Pakistan had a couple of good innings of their own with Babar Azam digging in for 75 getting good support from Saud Shakeel who scored 63 in the first innings and played another great knock in the second innings.
Jack Leach was the pick of the bowlers in the first innings with 4/98. Joe Root and Mark Wood snared a couple of wickets each with James Anderson getting one scalp in his short spell. Ollie Robinson bowled really well in a short 5-over spell and picked up the prized wicket of Babar Azam with a magical delivery as Pakistan finished on 202.
England continued with their approach in the second innings and scored 275 on the back of a century from Harry Brook and another half century from Ben Duckett. Abrar and Zahid starred yet again sharing 7 wickets between them as Pakistan were set a total of 355 runs to win with 2 and a half days to play in the Test.
Openers Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan got Pakistan a good start as the duo added 66 runs for the first wicket but skipper Babar Azam was departed for just 1 and got some harsh treatment from the crowd present in the stadium. Imam-ul-Haq scored a brisk 60 and was dismissed on day 3.
Pakistan were 198/4 at the start of day 4 with Saud Shakeel set on the crease. He got good support from Mohammad Nawaz who scored 45 and was snared by Mark Wood. Saud Shakeel was unlucky to be given out by the TV umpire Joel Wilson on a controversial umpire review and was left shy of his century by 6 runs giving England the upper hand on the game.
Agha Salman stuck on the crease and scored 20 runs off 31 deliveries staying there till the end and hit 2 consecutive fours against Wood and lost the strike. Ollie Robinson in his comeback spell bowled a good delivery which got the outside edge from number 11 Mohammad Ali giving England the victory by 26 runs.
Well looking at the Test as it happened, England won the toss and elected to bat first but were folded for 281 inside 2 sessions with Pakistan's debutant Abrar Ahmed picking up 7 wickets for 114 runs. Zahid Mahmood shared the other three wickets giving hope to the Pakistan team of making a comeback in the series.
Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope continued their good form with both getting half centuries in the first innings. Pakistan had a couple of good innings of their own with Babar Azam digging in for 75 getting good support from Saud Shakeel who scored 63 in the first innings and played another great knock in the second innings.
Jack Leach was the pick of the bowlers in the first innings with 4/98. Joe Root and Mark Wood snared a couple of wickets each with James Anderson getting one scalp in his short spell. Ollie Robinson bowled really well in a short 5-over spell and picked up the prized wicket of Babar Azam with a magical delivery as Pakistan finished on 202.
England continued with their approach in the second innings and scored 275 on the back of a century from Harry Brook and another half century from Ben Duckett. Abrar and Zahid starred yet again sharing 7 wickets between them as Pakistan were set a total of 355 runs to win with 2 and a half days to play in the Test.
Openers Abdullah Shafique and Mohammad Rizwan got Pakistan a good start as the duo added 66 runs for the first wicket but skipper Babar Azam was departed for just 1 and got some harsh treatment from the crowd present in the stadium. Imam-ul-Haq scored a brisk 60 and was dismissed on day 3.
Pakistan were 198/4 at the start of day 4 with Saud Shakeel set on the crease. He got good support from Mohammad Nawaz who scored 45 and was snared by Mark Wood. Saud Shakeel was unlucky to be given out by the TV umpire Joel Wilson on a controversial umpire review and was left shy of his century by 6 runs giving England the upper hand on the game.
Agha Salman stuck on the crease and scored 20 runs off 31 deliveries staying there till the end and hit 2 consecutive fours against Wood and lost the strike. Ollie Robinson in his comeback spell bowled a good delivery which got the outside edge from number 11 Mohammad Ali giving England the victory by 26 runs.
Time for the post-match presentation.
Best Fielder of the Match goes to Abdullah Shafique.
Best Bowler of the Match goes to Abrar Ahmed.
Outstanding Player of the Match also goes to Abrar Ahmed.
Player of the Match goes to Harry Brook.
Harry Brook: "Yes absolutely. Tried to learn from my mistake from the first innings. Be aggressive, put pressure on the bowler, and then play it on merit. We know there will be a turn here and chatted about it. We didn't bat well in the first innings. Not really, we tried to play our brand game of cricket and put pressure on the bowler. I am glad it worked and we won the game and the series."
Babar Azam (Pakistan Captain): "We were not up to the mark in the first innings with a couple of soft dismissals and didn't finish well. After that we fought back well in the second bowling innings but couldn't finish again while chasing. We have a simple plan of carrying the momentum. A couple of good partnerships between Imam and Saud and then Saud and Nawaz. The tail also fought well but we couldn't finish. Dream start for Abrar, he used the conditions really well in the first innings and bowled really well. Looking forward to the Karachi Test match, we will do our best in that game."
Ben Stokes (England Captain): "Yes obviously different conditions, different game. Things happened quickly. Great game and good to be part of it. I think take a look at the conditions with slow bowling. The cracks opened up and the seamers became effective. Jimmy, Robinson, and Wood. Proud of them to be honest. I think the way they bowled, I felt I needed not to ball. I had these guys to turn to and huge credit for their perseverance on this track. Yes, I think the mindset is important. Abrar had a great debut and we still scored against him. We scored 180/5 in the first session and that was important. I feel the intent is important. It's about looking at who will take the wickets and go accordingly. The decisions are based on who can take the wickets at the right time and am glad that we did that. Yes, thank you, and cheers! Looking forward to the final game in Karachi."
That's it from our coverage of a thrilling Test between Pakistan and England. Ninaad Dixit here signing off on behalf of my co-commentator Ayan Chatterjee and scorer Chandan Kumar Singh. Stay tuned for more cricket coverage from across the globe.