| 1.2 : 1.2: M Abbas to Stoneman, FOUR! Opens the account with a lovely square drive. England are on their way. Fullish delivery outside off, the southpaw leans into the drive and drives it past backward point for a boundary. The fielder chases the ball only to come second. |
| 2.2: M Amir to Cook, FOUR! Wrong line and Cook says thank you very much. He gets off the mark with a neat deflection. Slipping it down the leg side and the batsman glances it away to the fine leg boundary. |
| 2.6 : 2.6: M Amir to Cook, FOUR! Elegant cover drive from Cook. Overpitced delivery outside off, the veteran gets right to the pitch of it. Bends his front knee and caresses it through the covers. No stopping that one. Both the openers have looked assured so far. |
| 3.6: Abbas to M Stoneman, OUT! Jaffa from Abbas, he has been on that probing channel and has been troubling Stoneman regularly. He deserves this wicket. Coming to the ball - Bowls it on a length closer to the off stump, nibbles in just a little, Stoneman plays across the line but he fails to make contact with the ball. It brushes his back leg and hits the top of off stump. An early breakthrough for the visitors, they need to pick few more with the new ball and use the overcast conditions to the |
| 4.1 : 4.1: M Amir to Cook, FOUR! Good shot, Amir dishes out a half volley on the leg stump line and Cook flicks it with disdain to the square leg good. |
| 4.2 : 4.2: M Amir to A Cook, FOUR! Outside edge rolls past the man at gully. Cook played with the soft hands which is the key. The ball finds the gap between the third slip and gully. Races away to the third man fence. |
| 11.6 : 11.6: M Abbas to A Cook, FOUR! Well played by Cook, he stands tall and plays with soft hands. Guides it right between third slip and gully. The ball speeds away to the third man fence. |
| 13.5 : 13.5: H Ali to Root, OUT! Loose, very loose from the English skipper. He goes for just four and his side is in some trouble. England are 33/2 by the end of first hour. A passage that has belonged to the visitors. Hasan Ali dishes out a sucker ball which lures the batsman into playing at it. Root just can't resist it. Reaches out for it by playing a drive away from the body. He is in no control of that one and gets a thick edge as it shapes away late after pitching. Sarfraz takes the catch almos |
| 14.4 : 14.4: F Ashraf to A Cook, FOUR! Short ball and Cook pulls it away with ease. He gets on top of the bounce and hits it away to the mid-wicket boundary. |
| 15.1 : 15.1: H Ali to Malan, FOUR! Easy pickings for Malan, he gets a delivery on the pads and whips it away to the square leg boundary. |
| 15.2 : 15.2: H Ali to Malan, OUT! Edged and taken! Brilliant delivery from Hasan Ali, he gets his 2nd wicket of the morning. So far, it has been a great spell from the pacer. He hits the good length closer to the off stump, Malan with his minimal footwork tries to defend that but he gets a feather touch through to the keeper who accepts it gleefully. Pakistan have taken three already, can they get few more before lunch? Why not, they definitely can with the way they are bowling. |
| 15.5 : 15.5: H Ali to Bairstow, FOUR! Down the leg side and Bairstow glances it to fine leg. The fielder in the deep tries to stop it with a slide but he fails as the ball touches the ropes. |
| 20.2 : 20.2: F Ashraf to Cook, FOUR! A welcome boundary for Cook. The pressure was building up and this stroke will relieve it a bit. Slightly overpitched on off, Cook goes for a booming drive down the ground but the bat turns in his hands. He still gets enough on it and the ball is racing towards the long off fence. The fielder from mid on chases it but the ball wins the race. |
| 22.3 : 22.3: F Ashraf to Cook, FOUR! That is right out of the textbook! For all the kids out there, this is how you play straight down the ground. Fuller length ball around off, Cook leans into it and offers the full face of the bat. Times his drive to perfection and the ball whistles across the turf to the long off fence. |
| 22.5 : 22.5: F Ashraf to Cook, FOUR! Sublime! He is flowing freely at the moment. The balance was the key in that stroke. Slightly overpitched outside off, Cook comes forward and caresses it through covers. Strong hands and a good base from the opener and the ball races to the fence. |
| 26.5: M Abbas to J Bairstow, FOUR! Just wide of the gully fielder! That was a loose shot from Bairstow. Back of a length ball well outside off, the batsman goes for a punch but gets a thick outside edge that flies towards Shadab Khan. He dives full length to his right but the ball flies past him and through to the fence. |
| 27.4 : 27.4: M Amir to A Cook, FOUR! 56th Test fifty for Alastair Cook! He has stood tall in tough times and is playing an important knock. Full ball outside off, Cook pushes at it but gets an outside edge past gully. Raises his bat towards the Lord's crowd and sinks in all the applause. |
| 28.5 : 28.5: M Abbas to Bairstow, FOUR! Elegance and class written all over this shot. Slightly overpitched outside off, Bairstow allows his hands to flow through and caresses it through covers to find the fence. High elbow, steady head, everything was correct about that one. |
| 31.3 : 31.3: M Amir to Bairstow, FOUR! Stand and deliver! That shot was full of confidence. Length ball angling across Bairstow. He strokes it on the up over covers and gets the desired result. |
| 35.4 : 35.4: H Ali to Cook, FOUR! Poor delivery and duly punished! Straying on the hips, Cook rises on his toes and clips it away through square leg. Good timing on that one and the ball whistles away to the ropes. |
| 36.1 : 36.1: F Ashraf to J Bairstow, OUT! Ashraf makes an impact straightaway! He is a skiddy customer and gets rid of the dangerous Bairstow. He runs in with good rhythm and bowls a good length ball in the avenue of apprehension. It comes in naturally with the angle and straightens a touch after pitching. Bairstow attempts a drive straight down the ground. However, he ends up playing down the wrong line and the ball hits the top of off. End of the 57-run stand. The wicket-keeper batsman played some |
| 37.4 : 37.4: H Ali to Ben Stokes, FOUR! First boundary for Stokes! He will feel good about that. Overpitched outside off, Stokes comes forward and strokes it through extra cover to find the fence. |
| 39.5 : 39.5: H Ali to Stokes, FOUR! Lovely straight drive from Stokes! Fuller length ball, touch too full from Ali, Stokes leans into the drive and gets his timing right. Beats the man at mid off and the ball speeds away to the boundary. |
| 40.1 : 40.1: F Ashraf to Cook, FOUR! Vintage Cook. Slightly overpitched by Faheem, Cook gets a nice stride forward towards the pitch of it and creams it through the covers. Timing is spot on and the ball races to the boundary. |
| 41.2 : 41.2: H Ali to Stokes, FOUR! Firmly driven by Stokes. He gets a half volley from Hasan Ali and dispatches it past the mid off fielder. Gets on the front foot and plays the off drive with perfection. |
| 43.5 : 43.5: H Ali to Stokes, FOUR! Great shot from Stokes, this battle between Stokes and Hasan Ali is keeping everyone interested. Now, the left-hander takes a step down the track and whips it to the mid-wicket boundary. |
| 44.4 : 44.4: S Khan to Ben Stokes, FOUR! Outside edge, rolls past the man at first slip! Loopy googly on the middle and off stump line, Stokes lunges forward and jabs at that one but he gets a thick outside edge. The ball strolls to the third man fence. |
| 44.6 : 44.6: S Khan to Cook, FOUR! Boundary to end the over, Cook has played drives with precision in this innings. He gets a massive stride forward and drills it against the spin. The ball races away to the cover boundary. |
| 46.3 : 46.3: S Khan to Stokes, SIX! Bingo! Stokes breaks the shackles with a biggie. That's the first six of the innings. Loopy delivery on the stumps, he clears his front leg out of the way and slogs it over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. |
| 47.3: M Amir to Cook, FOUR! Punched off the back foot. Cook stays in his crease and forces it with nice timing through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 47.5 : 47.5: M Amir to Cook, OUT! Cracking nut from Amir, he gets the vital wicket. Cook was looking good to get a big one today, but he gets an unplayable delivery from the talented left-arm pacer. He bowls from wide of the crease and angles it into the batsman. Cook looks to play for the angle but he is decieved by the late movement. The ball whizzes past the outside edge and smashes into the top of off. Cook departs for 70 and England have lost half their side before tea. Can Pakistan pick one or t |
| 48.4 : 48.4: S Khan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! That's the shot of a man in prime form. Floated leg break on the stumps, gets to the pitch of it and whips it against the spin to the right of mid on. The ball races away to the fence. |
| 48.6 : 48.6: S Khan to Jos Buttler, FOUR! More runs from the bat of Buttler, he certainly looks in rich vein of form. He reaches out a little for that one and blasts it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 53.5 : 53.5: M Abbas to Stokes, OUT! Yes, the visitors have got this one right. Judicious use of the review from Pakistan. Abbas has been brilliant today and gets another one. He bowls a length ball around leg stump, Stokes tries to flick it across but misses to get pinged on the pads. Abbas roars in an appeal but the umpire stays put. Sarfraz has a chat with Abbas and decides to challenge the decision. Time for the replays. Well, well, well. It has pitched in line and is also crashing into the stumps |
| 54.1 : 54.1: H Ali to Jos Buttler, OUT! What a catch! Take a bow, Asad Shafiq. It was a poor shot from Buttler though. He seemed to be in the T20 mode and pays the price for it. On a driveable length wide outside off, Buttler throws his bat at it but only manages to get a thick outside edge. It is traveling at the speed of knots towards Shafiq at second slip. He is cool as a cucumber and times his leap to perfection. Takes a sharp catch and then tumbles over. His teammates barge towards him and hug hi |
| 57.2 : 57.2: M Abbas to Bess, FOUR. Nicely done this. Got into good position to play the flick through mid wicket region. Welcome runs for the England team. |
| 57.3 : 57.3: M Abbas to D Bess, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Abbas gets his man. He bowled last two balls into the batsman and deliberately throws this wide of the off stump, enticing the batsman to go for the expansive drive. Bess wanted to make full use of the loose ball and goes after it, only to get a thick outside to Shafiq at second slip. He moves quickly to his left and pouches it safely near his mate at first slip. What a start to this session by Pakistan. They are going through the lower |
| 57.5 : 57.5: M Abbas to Broad, OUT! Abbas is having a gala time, gets a 4-fer to his name, can he get one more and finish with a five-wicket haul? Great exhibition of pace bowling from him. He bowls a fuller length delivery outside off stump and gets it to angle in sharply from around the wicket. Broad is caught in the crease as he attempts to keep it out but gets hit on the pads. Pakistan appeal in unison and up goes the umpire's finger. Broad doesn't even think about challenging the decision, takes |
| 58.1 : 58.1: H Ali to Wood, FOUR! Shot! On a fuller length around off, Wood punches it nicely off his back foot and gets it past the bowler. The fielder from mid off races after it. Amir looks to flick that inside the ropes but tumbles over it and the ball touches the rope. |
| 58.2 : 58.2: Ali to M Wood, OUT! Ali finishes with a 4-fer as well! The young Pakistani sensation has proved his mettle. He hits the deck hard and catches Wood by surprise who goes for a pull but miscues it completely. The ball flies towards mid on. Amir backtracks and dives full length to take a great catch. ENGLAND ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 184! |
| 2.4 : 2.4: J Anderson to A Ali, FOUR! Classic! Fuller in length around off stump, Ali leans ahead and presents the full face of the bat. It has been timed nicely and the ball goes past mid off to reach the fence. |
| 3.6 : 3.6: S Broad to Imam, Flashes hard to the full ball. It was just outside the off stump, coming into the right-hander. He gets his cover drive out, only to get a thick outside edge. The ball rushes through the gully and slip region for a boundary. |
| 5.3 : 5.3: Broad to Imam, OUT! Gone! Broad strikes! Good use of the DRS by England and Imam has to make his way back. Broad bowls a length ball around leg stump, the southpaw hangs back and tries to play it defensively to the leg side but misses to get pinged on the pads. The bowler is confident and so is the skipper, Joe Root. Their teammates also join in and the decision is challenged. The replays roll in. It has pitched in line and that puts the argument to bed. Hawk Eye shows three reds and Imam- |
| 5.5 : 5.5: S Broad to Sohail, FOUR! Easy pickings! Fullish delivery on leg stump, Sohail clips it through square leg and the ball whistles away to the fence. |
| 17.5: Ben Stokes to Ali, FOUR! Well played! Full length ball outside off, Ali crouches a bit and squirts it away past the slip region to find the third man fence. it is important for the opener to score runs as well. Going into a shell can prove to be fatal at times. |
| 21.6 : 21.6: D Bess to Sohail, FOUR! Good shot! A bit short this time, spinning away. Sohail rocks back and cuts it through covers. He has hit that well and gets the desired result. A decent start for Bess though. |
| 26.1 : 26.1: J Anderson to Sohail, FOUR! Easy pickings for Sohail, he gets a freebie on the pads and makes the most of it. Fuller length ball on the leg stump line, whips it away to the mid-wicket boundary. The fielder in the deep had no chance of stopping it. |
| 28.1: J Anderson to Sohail, FOUR! Brings up the 50-run partnership with a lovely cover drive. Fuller length ball from Anderson, fractionally too full and Haris creams it through the covers. No point chasing that one as it is timed really well by Sohail. |
| 28.2 : 28.2: J Anderson to Sohail, FOUR! 8 runs from 2 balls, Naseer on air feels Anderson will be one angry man on that field. He dishes out another half volley on the stumps, the southpaw drills it nicely past his partner. The ball races away to the long on fence. Back-t0-back boundaries for Pakistan, they are quickly eating up on the deficit. |
| 29.1 : 29.1: S Broad to Ali, FOUR! Drilled! Fantastic square drive from Azhar Ali. Another pitched up delivery from Broad and the opener crashes it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 30.5 : 30.5: M Wood to Ali, FOUR! Exquisite placement from Azhar Ali, timing isn't bad either. Fullish delivery outside off, he leans into the drive, gets to the pitch of it and creams it through the covers. Right from the coaching manuals. |
| 36.6 : 36.6: M Wood to Sohail, OUT! GONE!!! Important wicket for England, they toiled really hard throughout this morning session and finally they get lucky. On numerous occasions they went past the outside edge of the bat of both the batsmen but this time, Wood finds the outside edge and taken safely by the keeper. It is a special delivery from Wood, he slants it in from outside off and the batsman plays for the angle but doesn't count for the away swing. The ball moves away a little and catches the |
| 37.4 : 37.4: Ben Stokes to Ali, FOUR! Sublime! That was played with a lot of authority. Back of a length ball outside off, Azhar stands tall and punches it through point. The timing is spot on and the ball whistles away to the fence. |
| 39.3 : 39.3: Ben Stokes to Shafiq, FOUR! Same length as the previous ball, the line is bit wide this time. Shafiq guides it nicely through the sgully and slip cordon and collects four. |
| 41.1 : 41.1: Ben Stokes to A Ali, FOUR! Short and wide and Ali gets on top and places it nicely through the backward point region top collect another boundary. |
| 43.5 : 43.5: Ben Stokes to Shafiq, FOUR! Over correction from Stokes this time and gives a freebie down the leg side to Shafiq, who deosn't misses the opportunity and gets it fine for four. |
| 45.5: J Anderson to Ali, OUT! Gone!! Azhar Ali is walking back. Huge blow for Pakistan. He was looking set to play the longer innings but he is undone by the straighter one. Anderson uses his experience, bowls it on length, keeping it on the stumps and Ali misses the ball altogether. Huge appeal from the bowler and umpire has signaled out. Replays suggests that the ball would have clipped the top of middle. Can England open flood doors now?? |
| 48.2 : 48.2: D Bess to Azam, FOUR! Nice way to get off the mark! Shortish delivery, spinning in, Azam rocks back and cuts it through backward point to find the fence. |
| 50.1 : 50.1: D Bess to Shafiq, SIX! Bang! He is oozing with confidence at the moment. Tossed up delivery, on the off stump and Shafiq slog sweeps it over the mid-wicket boundary for a maximum. |
| 51.6 : 51.6: J Anderson to Shafiq, FOUR! Beautiful! Back of a length ball outside off, Shafiq waits for it and punches it sweetly with a straight bat. Gets it through the point region and the fielder hares after it but only comes second best. That stroke was pleasing to the eyes. |
| 55.3 : 55.3: J Anderson to Azam, This was bowled bit short, just outside the off stump and Azam gets on his toes and punches beautifully to the cover boundary for second boundary of the over. |
| 57.1 : 57.1: J Anderson to A Shafiq, FOUR! Streaky runs! Anderson steams in and hits the deck hard. The ball moves away a touch as well as Shafiq attempts a flashy cut shot with minimal foot movement. He ends up getting an outside edge that flies over the gully fielder and races to the fence. |
| 57.6 : 57.6: J Anderson to Azam, FOUR! Crisp! Everything was right about that shot. Back of a length ball outside off, Azam rises on his toes and punches it sweetly through the point region. Has stroked it nicely and gets the desired result. 9 from the over. |
| 59.4 : 59.4: J Anderson to Shafiq, Four! Nicely done by Shafiq. Anderson errs in line and bowls it down the leg side. Shafiq gets inside the line and tickles it fine for a boundary. |
| 62.5 : 62.5: M Wood to Shafiq, FOUR! 20th Test fifty for Asad Shafiq! He has played confidently from the word go and has made a substantial contribution. Smart shot from him. Shortish ball outside off, Shafiq hops and flashes hard at it. Gets it off the outer half over the slip cordon and the ball races to the fence. Can he convert his half century into a big one? |
| 64.3 : 64.3: M Wood to Azam, FOUR! Genius! Wood bowls it on a shortish length, just outside the off stump. Azam guides between the gully and slip cordon. This was nicely done by the batsman as he looks to score some runs. The ball rushes to the boundary and four runs signaled by the umpire. |
| 65.4 : 65.4: D Bess to Azam, FOUR! Hammered! Hit that with a lot of authority. Floated outside off, Azam skips down the track and hammers it past the left side of the bowler to pick up a boundary. |
| 68.6 : 68.6: M Wood to Azam, FOUR! Nicely done! Wood once again bowls this one short, Azam swivels across and pulls it with aplomb. Beats the man at fine leg and gets the desired result. The plan of hitting the deck hard backfired in this over. |
| 70.5 : 70.5: Ben Stokes to Shafiq, OUT! Beauty!! Stokes has pulled a rabbit out of the hat. He goes with the same shorter length and gets it right on the grill of the hopping Shafiq. He bowled this one with some venom and the ball kept rising on the batsman. Shafiq tries to play it away, one hand comes off the bat but couldn't get the ball down and an easy catch for Malan. Shafiq is gone. An important partnership broken. |
| 73.6 : 73.6: D Bess to B Azam, FOUR! A ouch short from Bess, outside the off stump and Azam makes full use of it. He goes back in his crease and square cuts it for four towards the fine leg boundary. This also brings up his half century. He needs to convert this into a hundred for the sake of his team. |
| 76.3 : 76.3: Ben Stokes to Azam, FOUR! Poor delivery and duly punished! Short and there is a lot of room on offer, Azam stands tall and guides it elegantly past gully to find the fence. |
| 77.1 : 77.1: D Bess to Ahmed, FOUR! Clever! Floated, on the middle stump by the bowler and Ahmed goes down the pitch, guides it sweetly through the mid on and the mid-wicket fielder. It was nicely timed and placed by the skipper. A good start to the over. |
| 78.6 : 78.6: Ben Stokes to Ahmed, OUT! The short ball ploy has worked again for England! A poor bit of cricket from the Pakistan skipper and he pays the price for it. With Tea around the corner, there was no need to go for an ambitious shot. Stokes runs in hard and bowls a bouncer on middle and leg. This time it is pretty well-directed. Ahmed gets a bit low and goes for the pull shot but only manages to top edge it towards fine leg. Mark Wood stays calm near the ropes and pouches it safely. Stokes get |
| 80.4 : 80.4: Ben Stokes to B Azam, FOUR! Ohhh... the new ball nearly does the trick! Stokes bowls from wide of the crease, angling in and it swings away late. Babar looks to flick that but the ball goes off the outer half past gully. The ball races away to the third man fence. |
| 81.6 : 81.6: S Broad to Azam, FOUR! Streaky, but they all count! With that boundary, Pakistan's lead is now over 50. Good length ball on the off stump line, Babar goes at it with the hard hands, gets a thick outside edge which flies wide of Stokes at third slip. No one at third man to stop that one. |
| 82.4 : 82.4: Ben Stokes to Khan, FOUR! Brilliant shot, played a poor shot off the last ball but comes up with a stunner next ball. Gets a full pitch delivery on off, strides forward and creams it through to the covers for a boundary. |
| 82.5 : 82.5: Ben Stokes to Khan, FOUR! Even better from Shadab, he is gaining in confidence! Drifting on the pads and he clips it nicely in front of square leg for another boundary. Back-to-back good shots from the leg spinner. |
| 85.2 : 85.2: S Broad to Khan, FOUR! That's sumptuous from Shadab! Fullish delivery, gets forward to the pitch of it and plays a drive between cover and mid off. Teasing chase for Root and the ball eventually makes it to the fence. |
| 86.1 : 86.1: Ben Stokes to Ashraf, FOUR! Short of a length ball outside off, Ashraf sits back and slices it behind point. The ball races away to the boundary, these runs from the lower order batsmen will hurt England. |
| 86.4 : 86.4: Ben Stokes to Ashraf, FOUR! Sits on the back foot and opens the face of the bat. He guides it using the pace of Stokes. The ball races past the diving Buttler at gully. Second boundary of the over. |
| 88.3 : 88.3: J Anderson to Ashraf, FOUR! Elegant cover drive! The left-handers are always a delight to watch! Faheem gets on the front foot, plays it through the line and on the up. Timing takes the ball to the cover boundary. |
| 89.3: S Broad to Khan, FOUR! Widish delivery from Broad, Khan gets a massive stride forward but still doesn't get to the pitch of it. However, he goes through with the shot and drills it through cover-point for a boundary. |
| 91.6 : 91.6: S Broad to Ashraf, FOUR! Gloves it, it isn't all that convincing from Ashraf, but a boundary nonetheless. Short ball, hurrying into the batsman who goes for the pull. Gloves it over the keeper for a boundary. With that, Pakistan's lead is now over 100. |
| 94.6: M Wood to Ashraf, FOUR! S-H-O-T! Pulled with extreme authority! Short ball with not a lot of venom on it. 86.4 mph. Faheem gets right on top of the bounce and pulls it away to the mid-wicket boundary. Brings up the 50-run stand in a grand style. |
| 96.5 : 96.5: M Wood to Ashraf, FOUR! Oh boy! Confusion between the English fielders and a chance goes down! Length ball, angling in and shaping away after pitching, Faheem aimlessly jags at that one, he gets a thick edge. The wicket keeper doesn't got for the catch while Cook moves the other way initially. The latter is caught wrong-footed and in the end, he is late on the ball. Can't even get a hand to it. The ball races away to the third man fence. |
| 96.6 : 96.6: M Wood to F Ashraf, FOUR! That is rubbing salt to the wounds of the English players! Shortish delivery, Faheem Ashraf sits on the back foot and dispatches it with disdain to the mid-wicket boundary. |
| 98.5 : 98.5: M Wood to Khan, FOUR! Beautiful! Back of a length ball outside off, Khan stands tall and punches it crisply with the angle. Has timed it to perfection and the ball whistles away to the fence. |
| 99.4 : 99.4: J Anderson to Ashraf, OUT! Chopped on! Anderson strikes and he is fired up! Finally, England have got the important breakthrough. Good length ball on the off, nipping back in just a little. However, it did enough to induce the false stroke. Faheem hangs back in the crease as he looks to play that. A loose shot from the left-hander, he plays away from the body and gets a thick inside edge. The ball crashes into the wickets and the furniture is disturbed. |
| 100.1 : 100.1: M Wood to Khan, FOUR! Wrong line from Wood and Shadab cashes on it. Slipping down leg and he glances it to fine leg. The fielder in the deep rushes to the ball, puts in the slide but fails to stop that cleanly. Poor effort from Stoneman. |
| 104.5 : 104.5: Ben Stokes to Khan, OUT! Stokes delivers again! He has been a silver lining in the last couple of dark days for England. He bowls an effort ball and angles it towards the leg stump. It is rising on Shadab and he is aware of the three men in the deep on the leg side. Hence, he doesn't go for the hook. He tries to help it away towards fine leg but only manages a top edge that goes behind. Bairstow moves to his left and accepts it gleefully. An enterprising knock from the young leggie comes |
| 105.3 : 105.3: J Anderson to Amir, FOUR! Excellent shot from Amir! With that lead goes past 150. Drifting on the leg stump line, Amir hops across and flicks it with fine timing through square leg for a boundary. |
| 105.5 : 105.5: Anderson to H Ali, OUT! Caught by Buttler at gully. England have picked up another wicket. Hasan Ali goes for a blob! Pakistan have lost their last three wickets fairly cheaply. Coming to the delivery - It is a short of a length ball, rearing up sharply at pace, Hasan Ali tries to ride the bounce but the ball kept gaining momentum and got big on him. The balls hits him on the gloves and it balloons to gully. Buttler leaps in the air, times his jump to perfection and takes a safe catch. F |
| 107.2 : 107.2: J Anderson to M Amir, FOUR! Useful runs for Pakistan! A rising delivery from Anderson, Amir looks to punch that but the ball goes off the outer half past the gully fielder. The ball races away to the third man fence. |
| 109.4 : 109.4: D Bess to Amir, FOUR! Short and wide and it got the treatment it deserved! Flatter ball outside off from Bess, Amir hangs back and square cuts it past the man at point. 350 up for Pakistan. |
| 111.2 : 111.2: S Broad to Abbas, Four and a No Ball! Welcome runs for Pakistan. Shortish delivery, Abbas backs away and smashes it over mid on for a boundary. Broad overstepped on that occasion and the umpire was sharp to spot that. |
| 113.3 : 113.3: S Broad to Amir, FOUR! SMASHED! Amir decides to cut loose. Fuller length ball on the stumps right in his arc and the left-hander slams it over Broad. The ball races away to the long on fence. |
| 114.3: M Wood to Abbas, OUT! Off the gloves and taken by Bairstow! Wood picks up the final wicket and with that, Pakistan are bundled out for 363. They lead by 179 runs. It is a venomous nut from Wood which gets rid of Abbas. A short ball, rises awkwardly into the right-hander, who stands tall hoping to fend that away but the ball kisses the gloves and goes behind the wickets. Bairstow initially moves on the leg side but he is quick to dive to his right and takes a good low catch. |
| 1.5 : 1.5: Abbas to Cook, OUT! A huge shout for an LBW and the umpire is quick to raise his finger. Cook turns around quickly and walks back to the pavilion. He doesn't even think about the referral even he knows he is a dead duck. Abbas bowls a fuller length ball which skids through after pitching and it hurries the batsman who lunges forward to defend that. He is late on the ball and gets hit below the knee roll. Pakistan have got the opening breakthrough pretty quickly. The Hawk Eye shows the ball |
| 12.1 : 12.1: F Ashraf to Joe Root, FOUR! First boundary for Joe Root! This shot will give him confidence. It is short and wide and it allows him to pounce on it. He frees his arms and slaps it behind backward point to find the fence. |
| 16.3 : 16.3: S Khan to Stoneman, FOUR! Almost a wicket! Great bowling from Khan. Slow through the air outside off, Stoneman leans ahead to defend but gets an outside edge past the keeper. Shafiq at first slip is a bit wide. He dives to his right but the ball flies past him in a flash and races to the fence. |
| 16.5 : 16.5: S Khan to M Stoneman, OUT! Bowled 'em! Stoneman has been completely outfoxed by the young leggie. A rough has developed outside the off stump of the left-handed batsmen and Khan has exploited that to great effect. Bowls it well outside off at a slower pace and gets it to spin in sharply. Stoneman is caught in the crease to handle it but the ball stays a bit low to go past his defense and crashes into the stumps. Perhaps, he should have come on the front foot to give himself a better chanc |
| 17.4 : 17.4: H Ali to Root, FOUR! Shot! Short and room on offer, the English skipper cuts it nicely past point to pick up another boundary. |
| 24.5 : 24.5: S Khan to Joe Root, Four! English skipper is looking good. Short and touch wide and enough room for Joe to free his arms. He goes back and plays it fine to the 3rd boundary for four. 50 up for England. |
| 25.5: H Ali to Root, Four! On a fullish length, just outside the off stump. Root goes for the drive and gets a bottom edge. The ball races to the 3rd man boundary through the gully and slip cordon. |
| 30.3 : 30.3: S Khan to Root, FOUR! That is pretty risky from Root. He goes right back in his crease and tries to play his favorite shot - Late cut. The ball is little quicker and he gets an under edge right between the legs of the keeper. The bal lraces away to the third man fence. |
| 31.1 : 31.1: M Amir to Joe Root, Four! The England captain gets to his 40th fifty with this boundary. He has played with determination in this innings. Amir bowls it on length angling away from the batsman. Root plays it in the gap between gully and slip cordon and gets another boundary. |
| 32.3 : 32.3: S Khan to Root, FOUR! Shadab guves a freebie to Root. A loopy full toss on the off stump and the English captain obliges. He puts in the gap and takes a boundary from mid wicket. This also brings the 50-run stand between the two batsman. |
| 34.3: S Khan to Malan, FOUR! Highly risky from the southpaw. He goes for the sweep, trying to play it from the rough. Can't get on top of the bounce and ends up top edging it over the man at square leg. The ball races away to the boundary. |
| 35.2 : 35.2: M Amir to Malan, OUT! Amir strikes right after the drinks break. Blinder from the Pakistan captain. This was traveling and Sarfraz shows good reflexes to get the ball cleanly in his left glove. Amir has been superb since morning and he gets his due with this wicket. Bowls in the channel, seaming away, getting Malan forward and gets the outside edge. Resolute innings from Dawad Malan comes to and end. |
| 35.4 : 35.4: Amir to J Bairstow, OUT! Boom! What a beauty! Amir has another in the over. He set up Bairstow with the previous out swinger and brought this one viciously from the same length. The batsman had no idea where the ball was going and ends up playing all over the ball. |
| 35.5 : 35.5: M Amir to Stokes, FOUR! Stokes get a loose ball to start his innings. Length ball, on his pads and he flicks it with power. The ball rushes to the square leg boundary. |
| 36.2 : 36.2: S Khan to Stokes, Four! Full this time. Stokes flicks it beautifully to the mid wicket region. He looks in good touch. Times it with power and gets into the gap between square leg and mid on for another boundary. Two boundaries in three deliveries for the left-hander. |
| 38.3 : 38.3: S Khan to Stokes, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Such a soft dismissal, Stokes is absolutely gutted with himself and he still can't believe what he has done. England needed him to deliver with the bat, but he disappoints. Three quick wickets and all the hard-work done by Root and Malan is going down drain. It is a nothing delivery from Shadab Khan and he is lucky to get a wicket with that one. Shortish delivery on the middle and leg, spins into the batsman, who backs away and mistimes t |
| 40.2 : 40.2: H Ali to Joe Root, FOUR! CREAMED! Root has been away from the strike for couple of overs now but his concentration is still intact. This was bowled full outside the off and Root gets on his knee to meet the ball. He drives this with disdain and shows his class. He is important for England's survival. |
| 41.3 : 41.3: Abbas to Root, OUT! England skipper is gone. Huge blow for the home team. Mohammad Abbas was brought into the attack by the Pakistan captain to make inroads and he rises to the occasion. Abbas has been a skiddy customer. He bowls it from wide of the crease, angles into the batsman and hits Root on his pads, who was indecisive about the shot and ends up missing it all together. Abbas cries for the positive decision and umpire gives it in his favour. Root goes for the DRS straightaway but t |
| 46.3: H Ali to Buttler, FOUR! Banged in short by Ali and Buttler pulls it powerfully to the right of the diving fielder at mid-wicket. Buttler getting a move on. |
| 46.4 : 46.4: H Ali to Jos Buttler, FOUR! Two-in-two for Buttler. This is full, outside off and and Buttler comes down the track. He creams it through the cover region for another boundary. Aggressive stuff from Buttler. |
| 46.6 : 46.6: H Ali to Buttler, FOUR! Even better this time. Buttler just didn't gave any chance to the cover fielder to move. He spanks that one with utter disdain to the cover boundary. |
| 56.4 : 56.4: F Ashraf to D Bess, FOUR! In the air... agonizingly close! So near, yet so far! Short and wide, Bess doesn't hold back and flashes hard at that one. He gets a thick edge right over the man at second slip. The ball races to the third man fence. |
| 56.5 : 56.5: F Ashraf to D Bess, FOUR! Uppish, but in the gap again! Back-to-back boundaries! England have reduced the deficit to 24. Fuller length ball on off, Bess checks his drive and hits it through the covers. Timing is spot on and it races away to the boundary. |
| 58.6 : 58.6: F Ashraf to Buttler, FOUR! Shortish delivery on the stumps, Buttler gets on top of the bounce and pulls it away to deep backward square leg. Abbas in the deep runs to his left from fine leg but fails to stop it. That's the 50-run stand between Buttler and Bess. They have brought life back into the game. |
| 59.6: M Amir to D Bess, FOUR! On the front foot, big stride in and Bess creams the cover driver drive with authority. Amir bowled it full, closer to the batsman on a drivable length and the batsman makes full use of it. Bess is getting comfortable in the middle as well. |
| 60.5 : 60.5: S Khan to Bess, FOUR! Deft touch from Bess, he looks an accomplished player. Touch short, outside off. Bess goes back in his crease and dabs it fine to the third man region for a boundary. Deficit down to a single digit now. |
| 63.2 : 63.2: H Ali to Bess, FOUR! Another good looking shot from Bess and with that, England take the lead and Pakistan will have to bat again. Fuller length ball on off, plays a cover drive with precision for a boundary. |
| 63.4 : 63.4: H Ali to Bess, FOUR! Slapped, and that's another boundary. Bess is making batting look ridiculously easy. Shortish delivery outside off, he sits back and powers it behind point for a boundary. Sarfraz runs to his bowler and gives him few words of wisdom. |
| 66.1 : 66.1: S Khan to Buttler, FOUR and 7th test Fifty for Jos Buttler! He has answered the desperate calls of England supporter and get the much needed fifty. It was short and down the pitch from Shadab. Buttler gets his right leg out of the way and punches it with power to the mid-wicket boundary. Hasan Ali gets to the ball in time but wasn't able to keep it out. Pakistan is loosing the plot here and Buttler is making them play dearly. |
| 69.1: M Abbas to Bess, FOUR! Class from Bess! He's giving some lusty blows to the already tired Pakistan bowlers. Coming to the delivery, it was touch short and outside the off stump. Bess gets on his toes and punches it through the cover-point region for a boundary. |
| 74.4 : 74.4: F Ashraf to Buttler, FOUR! Short and pulled away. Buttler is not going to miss these scoring opportunities. HE gets on top of the short ball and keeps it down. The fielder on the fine leg boundary runs to his left but had to chance of stopping that. Power presentation from Buttler. |
| 77.6 : 77.6: M Amir to Bess, FOUR! That shot from Bess sums up the session for England. Emphatic cover drive to end a fruitful session for England. He crouches a little and drills it through the covers for a boundary. THAT'S STUMPS ON DAY 3. |
| 79.2 : 79.2: M Abbas to Buttler, OUT! Wickets hitting - Umpire's call. So, the on-field decision stands! Buttler gets his marching orders. Oh boy, this is a big big success for Pakistan. A perfect start for the visitors. It took Abbas just a couple of balls to provide an early breakthrough. The tourists will heave a sigh of relief to see the back of the dangerous Buttler. He played so well yesterday but could only add one run to his tally this morning. It is a special delivery from Abbas, on a length |
| 79.4 : 79.4: M Abbas to Wood, FOUR! Excellent shot from Wood, he is up and running. Fullish delivery on off, gets on the front foot and creams it through the covers for a boundary. |
| 80.6 : 80.6: M Amir to Wood, OUT! Is there a nick? You bet! Two wickets in quick succession for Pakistan and they are once again bossing this game. Both the main stream bowlers are doing the job for their side. In the previous over, Abbas got the big fish and Amir follows the suit by picking up a wicket in his very first over of the day. England have a small lead of 62 and now they have just couple of wickets in hand. It is a good delivery which deserves a wicket. A wobbly seam delivery from Amir on a |
| 81.4 : 81.4: M Abbas to Broad, OUT! Broad goes for a duck! Pakistan are all over England like a rash. The hosts are capitulating quickly this morning. They have added just seven runs to the total and have lost three wickets in a jiffy! Abbas is the man for the traveling team, he gets his fourth wicket in this innings. He has been a revolution with the ball and rarely does his effort goes without being noticed. Coming to the ball - It is on a good length on off and middle, moves away from the left-hand |
| 82.1 : 82.1: Amir to D Bess, OUT! Bowled 'em! That is it. Phew! What an amazing effort from Pakistan. It took them just 25 balls to wrap the England innings. Bess stands their in disappointment after seeing his furniture getting disturbed. Amir bowls from wide of the crease and slants it into the stumps. The ball kept a tab low as Bess tries to drive that one without covering the line of the delivery. Gets a bottom edge on the stumps and the off stump is uprooted. Target for Pakistan is just 64. |
| 0.6 : 0.6: J Anderson to Ali, FOUR! Outside edge and it rolls wide of the third slip fielder. Four more for Pakistan. Ali hangs back and looks to defend that with hard hands. He gets a thick edge and the ball speeds away to the third man fence. |
| 1.2 : 1.2: S Broad to Imam, FOUR! Brilliant straight drive from Imam-ul-Haq, that will get him going. Fullish delivery from Broad, he leans forward and powers it to the left of mid off for a boundary. |
| 2.3 : 2.3: Anderson to A Ali, OUT! Cleaned him up! Hitting the top of off, a dream delivery for any fast bowler. Anderson produces a beauty which sends Azhar Ali packing. Bowls it seam up and angling it. The batsman plays for the angle and he is beaten as the ball straightens a bit and hits the top half of the off peg. Ali hears the sound of the timber and starts walking straightaway without looking back. Is there a twist in the tale? or is it too late for England? We will find that out soon... |
| 5.2 : 5.2: S Broad to H Sohail, FOUR! Uppish... but well over Stokes. Fuller length ball outside off stump, seeing width, Haris throws his bat at it and gets a thick outside edge over slip cordon. No one at third man to stop it. |
| 5.4 : 5.4: S Broad to H Sohail, FOUR! Overpitched delivery and Haris cashes on it. Fuller length ball on off, gets on the front foot and powers it between extra cover and mid off. A couple of boundaries in the over, the left-hander is trying to stay positive. |
| 6.4: D Bess to Imam, FOUR! Follows it up with a poor delivery, sliding it down the leg side. The batsman manages to get a wood on it and the ball rolls away to the fine leg boundary. |
| 8.5 : 8.5: D Bess to Sohail, Touch short and Sohail has punched this beautifully off the back foot. Pakistan gets closer to the target. |
| 10.2 : 10.2: D Bess to Sohail, FOUR! Easy as you like. A loopy delivery on the stumps, Haris takes a step closer to it and makes contact on the full. Punches it with nice timing past his partner and beats the man at mid on. The ball races away for a boundary. |
| 10.5 : 10.5: D Bess to Sohail, FOUR! Drills it and no need to run for that! Too full from Bess, the batsman comes on the front foot and powers the drive through the covers. Splits the gap to perfection between extra cover and mid off. No stopping that one. 50 up for Pakistan, they just need 14 more to win this game! |
| 12.1 : 12.1: D Bess to Sohail, SIX! S-H-O-T! Haris tonks one into the stands. A low full toss, he goes down on one knee and slogs it over the mid-wicket boundary for a biggie. That's the 50-run stand between Sohail and Imam! |
| 12.4 : 12.4: D Bess to Sohail, FOUR! That is that! Game, set and match! PAKISTAN WIN BY 9 WICKETS! They take a 1-0 lead in the series. A friendly delivery from Bess on the middle and leg stump line, the batsman whips it with absolute ease to the mid-wicket boundary. |
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