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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
BatterHow outRB
Alastair Cookb Mohammad Amir70148
Mark Stonemanb Mohammad Abbas412
Joe Rootc Sarfaraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali424
Dawid Malanc Sarfaraz Ahmed b Hasan Ali63
Jonny Bairstowb Faheem Ashraf2759
Ben Stokeslbw b Mohammad Abbas3864
Jos Buttlerc Asad Shafiq b Hasan Ali1415
Dom Bessc Asad Shafiq b Mohammad Abbas514
Mark Woodc Mohammad Amir b Hasan Ali79
Stuart Broadlbw b Mohammad Abbas02
James Andersonnot out01

Extras 9 · Total 184 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Mohammad Amir143411
Mohammad Abbas147234
Hasan Ali15.22514
Faheem Ashraf92281
Shadab Khan60340

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (8) and Mark Stoneman (4)1224
secondAlastair Cook (15) and Joe Root (4)2159
thirdAlastair Cook (4) and Dawid Malan (6)109
fourthAlastair Cook (29) and Jonny Bairstow (27)57125
fifthAlastair Cook (14) and Ben Stokes (33)4971
sixthJos Buttler (14) and Ben Stokes (5)1936
seventhJos Buttler (0) and Dom Bess (0)02
eighthMark Wood (3) and Dom Bess (5)1220
ninthStuart Broad (0) and Mark Wood (0)02
tenthJames Anderson (0) and Mark Wood (4)43
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 363 FOR 9
BatterHow outRB
Azhar Alilbw b James Anderson50136
Imam-ul-Haqlbw b Stuart Broad416
Haris Sohailc Jonny Bairstow b Mark Wood3995
Asad Shafiqc Dawid Malan b Ben Stokes59100
Babar Azamretired not out68120
Sarfaraz Ahmedc Mark Wood b Ben Stokes924
Shadab Khanc Jonny Bairstow b Ben Stokes5285
Faheem Ashrafb James Anderson3738
Mohammad Amirnot out2446
Hasan Alic Jos Buttler b James Anderson02
Mohammad Abbasc Jonny Bairstow b Mark Wood526

Extras 16 · Total 363 for 9

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson266823
Stuart Broad259611
Mark Wood24.36742
Ben Stokes225733
Dom Bess170590

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAzhar Ali (6) and Imam-ul-Haq (4)1233
secondAzhar Ali (31) and Haris Sohail (39)75189
thirdAzhar Ali (13) and Asad Shafiq (19)3253
fourthAsad Shafiq (40) and Babar Azam (44)84150
fifthSarfaraz Ahmed (9) and Babar Azam (15)2449
sixthBabar Azam (9) and Shadab Khan (10)1932
seventhFaheem Ashraf (37) and Shadab Khan (29)7292
eighthMohammad Amir (1) and Shadab Khan (13)1431
ninthMohammad Amir (5) and Hasan Ali (0)56
tenthMohammad Amir (18) and Mohammad Abbas (5)2653
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 242 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Alastair Cooklbw b Mohammad Abbas110
Mark Stonemanb Shadab Khan945
Joe Rootlbw b Mohammad Abbas68120
Dawid Malanc Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir1250
Jonny Bairstowb Mohammad Amir02
Ben Stokesc Fakhar Zaman b Shadab Khan910
Jos Buttlerlbw b Mohammad Abbas67138
Dom Bessb Mohammad Amir57106
Mark Woodc Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Amir48
Stuart Broadc Sarfaraz Ahmed b Mohammad Abbas02
James Andersonnot out02

Extras 15 · Total 242 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Mohammad Amir18.13364
Mohammad Abbas173414
Faheem Ashraf92310
Hasan Ali193580
Shadab Khan192632

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)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (1) and Mark Stoneman (0)111
secondMark Stoneman (9) and Joe Root (16)3090
thirdDawid Malan (12) and Joe Root (44)60111
fourthJonny Bairstow (0) and Joe Root (0)02
fifthJoe Root (3) and Ben Stokes (9)1317
sixthJoe Root (5) and Jos Buttler (1)618
seventhJos Buttler (66) and Dom Bess (55)126227
eighthMark Wood (4) and Dom Bess (1)510
ninthStuart Broad (0) and Dom Bess (1)14
tenthJames Anderson (0) and Dom Bess (0)03
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 66 FOR 1
BatterHow outRB
Azhar Alib James Anderson410
Imam-ul-Haqnot out1834
Haris Sohailnot out3932

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)OMRW
James Anderson30121
Stuart Broad31130
Dom Bess3.40290
Mark Wood3170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Azhar Ali, 2.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAzhar Ali (4) and Imam-ul-Haq (6)1215
secondHaris Sohail (39) and Imam-ul-Haq (12)5461
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