England v Pakistan 1st Test
PAK in IRE/ENG/SCOT - 2018 (2018) · Lord's, London · 24 May 2018
Pakistan won by 9 wickets
Pakistan won by 9 wickets. Alastair Cook top-scored with 70 for England. Mohammad Abbas took 4/23.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- PAK in IRE/ENG/SCOT - 2018 (2018)
- Ground
- Lord's, London
- Dates
- 24 May 2018 to 27 May 2018
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- Pakistan won by 9 wickets
- Player of the match
- Mohammad Abbas
- Captains
- Joe Root (England), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
- Debut
- Dom Bess (England)
- Umpires
- PR Reiffel and RJ Tucker
- Match referee
- JJ Crowe
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Dom Bess's first Test.
England batted first and made 184 all out. Alastair Cook top-scored with 70 off 148 balls. Mohammad Abbas took 4 for 23 for Pakistan. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Lord's, 338 across 21 Tests.
Pakistan replied with 363 for 9. Babar Azam top-scored with 68 not out off 120 balls, and Asad Shafiq made 59. Ben Stokes took 3 for 73 for England. Pakistan led by 179 on first innings.
England made 242 all out in their second innings. Joe Root top-scored with 68 off 120 balls, and Jos Buttler made 67. Mohammad Amir took 4 for 36 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 126-run stand for the seventh wicket between Jos Buttler and Dom Bess, 52% of the total.
Set 64 to win, Pakistan made 66 for 1. Haris Sohail top-scored with 39 not out off 32 balls.
Pakistan won by 9 wickets.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 184 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | b Mohammad Amir | 70 | 148 |
| Mark Stoneman | b Mohammad Abbas | 4 | 12 |
| Joe Root | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali | 4 | 24 |
| Dawid Malan | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali | 6 | 3 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b Faheem Ashraf | 27 | 59 |
| Ben Stokes | lbw b Mohammad Abbas | 38 | 64 |
| Jos Buttler | c Asad Shafiq b Hasan Ali | 14 | 15 |
| Dom Bess | c Asad Shafiq b Mohammad Abbas | 5 | 14 |
| Mark Wood | c Mohammad Amir b Hasan Ali | 7 | 9 |
| Stuart Broad | lbw b Mohammad Abbas | 0 | 2 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | 1 |
Extras 9 · Total 184 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 14 | 3 | 41 | 1 |
| Mohammad Abbas | 14 | 7 | 23 | 4 |
| Hasan Ali | 15.2 | 2 | 51 | 4 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 9 | 2 | 28 | 1 |
| Shadab Khan | 6 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Mark Stoneman, 3.6 ov), 2-33 (Joe Root, 13.5 ov), 3-43 (Dawid Malan, 15.2 ov), 4-100 (Jonny Bairstow, 36.1 ov), 5-149 (Alastair Cook, 47.5 ov), 6-168 (Ben Stokes, 53.5 ov), 7-168 (Jos Buttler, 54.1 ov), 8-180 (Dom Bess, 57.3 ov), 9-180 (Stuart Broad, 57.5 ov), 10-184 (Mark Wood, 58.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (8) and Mark Stoneman (4) | 12 | 24 |
| second | Alastair Cook (15) and Joe Root (4) | 21 | 59 |
| third | Alastair Cook (4) and Dawid Malan (6) | 10 | 9 |
| fourth | Alastair Cook (29) and Jonny Bairstow (27) | 57 | 125 |
| fifth | Alastair Cook (14) and Ben Stokes (33) | 49 | 71 |
| sixth | Jos Buttler (14) and Ben Stokes (5) | 19 | 36 |
| seventh | Jos Buttler (0) and Dom Bess (0) | 0 | 2 |
| eighth | Mark Wood (3) and Dom Bess (5) | 12 | 20 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (0) and Mark Wood (0) | 0 | 2 |
| tenth | James Anderson (0) and Mark Wood (4) | 4 | 3 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 363 FOR 9
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azhar Ali | lbw b James Anderson | 50 | 136 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | lbw b Stuart Broad | 4 | 16 |
| Haris Sohail | c Jonny Bairstow b Mark Wood | 39 | 95 |
| Asad Shafiq | c Dawid Malan b Ben Stokes | 59 | 100 |
| Babar Azam | retired not out | 68 | 120 |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | c Mark Wood b Ben Stokes | 9 | 24 |
| Shadab Khan | c Jonny Bairstow b Ben Stokes | 52 | 85 |
| Faheem Ashraf | b James Anderson | 37 | 38 |
| Mohammad Amir | not out | 24 | 46 |
| Hasan Ali | c Jos Buttler b James Anderson | 0 | 2 |
| Mohammad Abbas | c Jonny Bairstow b Mark Wood | 5 | 26 |
Extras 16 · Total 363 for 9
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 26 | 6 | 82 | 3 |
| Stuart Broad | 25 | 9 | 61 | 1 |
| Mark Wood | 24.3 | 6 | 74 | 2 |
| Ben Stokes | 22 | 5 | 73 | 3 |
| Dom Bess | 17 | 0 | 59 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Imam-ul-Haq, 5.3 ov), 2-87 (Haris Sohail, 36.6 ov), 3-119 (Azhar Ali, 45.5 ov), 4-203 (Asad Shafiq, 70.5 ov), 5-227 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 78.6 ov), 5-246 (Babar Azam), 6-318 (Faheem Ashraf, 99.4 ov), 7-332 (Shadab Khan, 104.5 ov), 8-337 (Hasan Ali, 105.5 ov), 9-363 (Mohammad Abbas, 114.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Azhar Ali (6) and Imam-ul-Haq (4) | 12 | 33 |
| second | Azhar Ali (31) and Haris Sohail (39) | 75 | 189 |
| third | Azhar Ali (13) and Asad Shafiq (19) | 32 | 53 |
| fourth | Asad Shafiq (40) and Babar Azam (44) | 84 | 150 |
| fifth | Sarfaraz Ahmed (9) and Babar Azam (15) | 24 | 49 |
| sixth | Babar Azam (9) and Shadab Khan (10) | 19 | 32 |
| seventh | Faheem Ashraf (37) and Shadab Khan (29) | 72 | 92 |
| eighth | Mohammad Amir (1) and Shadab Khan (13) | 14 | 31 |
| ninth | Mohammad Amir (5) and Hasan Ali (0) | 5 | 6 |
| tenth | Mohammad Amir (18) and Mohammad Abbas (5) | 26 | 53 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 242 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Cook | lbw b Mohammad Abbas | 1 | 10 |
| Mark Stoneman | b Shadab Khan | 9 | 45 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Mohammad Abbas | 68 | 120 |
| Dawid Malan | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir | 12 | 50 |
| Jonny Bairstow | b Mohammad Amir | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Stokes | c Fakhar Zaman b Shadab Khan | 9 | 10 |
| Jos Buttler | lbw b Mohammad Abbas | 67 | 138 |
| Dom Bess | b Mohammad Amir | 57 | 106 |
| Mark Wood | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir | 4 | 8 |
| Stuart Broad | c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas | 0 | 2 |
| James Anderson | not out | 0 | 2 |
Extras 15 · Total 242 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Amir | 18.1 | 3 | 36 | 4 |
| Mohammad Abbas | 17 | 3 | 41 | 4 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 9 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| Hasan Ali | 19 | 3 | 58 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | 19 | 2 | 63 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Alastair Cook, 1.5 ov), 2-31 (Mark Stoneman, 16.5 ov), 3-91 (Dawid Malan, 35.2 ov), 4-91 (Jonny Bairstow, 35.4 ov), 5-104 (Ben Stokes, 38.3 ov), 6-110 (Joe Root, 41.3 ov), 7-236 (Jos Buttler, 79.2 ov), 8-241 (Mark Wood, 80.6 ov), 9-242 (Stuart Broad, 81.4 ov), 10-242 (Dom Bess, 82.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Alastair Cook (1) and Mark Stoneman (0) | 1 | 11 |
| second | Mark Stoneman (9) and Joe Root (16) | 30 | 90 |
| third | Dawid Malan (12) and Joe Root (44) | 60 | 111 |
| fourth | Jonny Bairstow (0) and Joe Root (0) | 0 | 2 |
| fifth | Joe Root (3) and Ben Stokes (9) | 13 | 17 |
| sixth | Joe Root (5) and Jos Buttler (1) | 6 | 18 |
| seventh | Jos Buttler (66) and Dom Bess (55) | 126 | 227 |
| eighth | Mark Wood (4) and Dom Bess (1) | 5 | 10 |
| ninth | Stuart Broad (0) and Dom Bess (1) | 1 | 4 |
| tenth | James Anderson (0) and Dom Bess (0) | 0 | 3 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 66 FOR 1
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azhar Ali | b James Anderson | 4 | 10 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | not out | 18 | 34 |
| Haris Sohail | not out | 39 | 32 |
Did not bat: Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Abbas
Extras 5 · Total 66 for 1
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| Dom Bess | 3.4 | 0 | 29 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-12 (Azhar Ali, 2.3 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Azhar Ali (4) and Imam-ul-Haq (6) | 12 | 15 |
| second | Haris Sohail (39) and Imam-ul-Haq (12) | 54 | 61 |
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