Pakistan v England 2nd Test
England in Pakistan - 2022 (2022/23) · Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan · 9 December 2022
England won by 26 runs
England won by 26 runs. Harry Brook top-scored with 108 for England. Abrar Ahmed took 7/114.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- England in Pakistan - 2022 (2022/23)
- Ground
- Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
- Dates
- 9 December 2022 to 12 December 2022
- Toss
- England, chose to bat
- Result
- England won by 26 runs
- Player of the match
- Harry Brook
- Captains
- Ben Stokes (England), Babar Azam (Pakistan)
- Debut
- Abrar Ahmed (Pakistan)
- Umpires
- Aleem Dar and M Erasmus
- Match referee
- AJ Pycroft
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Abrar Ahmed's first Test.
England batted first and made 281 all out. Ben Duckett top-scored with 63 off 49 balls, and Ollie Pope made 60. Abrar Ahmed took 7 for 114 for Pakistan.
Pakistan replied with 202 all out. Babar Azam top-scored with 75 off 95 balls, and Saud Shakeel made 63. Jack Leach took 4 for 98 for England. From 158 for 4 they lost 5 wickets for 21 runs, to 179 for 9. England led by 79 on first innings.
England made 275 all out in their second innings. Harry Brook top-scored with 108 off 149 balls, and Ben Duckett made 79. Abrar Ahmed took 4 for 120 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the sixth wicket between Ben Stokes and Harry Brook.
Set 355 to win, Pakistan made 328 all out. Saud Shakeel top-scored with 94 off 213 balls, and Imam-ul-Haq made 60. Mark Wood took 4 for 65 for England. The innings was built on a 108-run stand for the fourth wicket between Imam-ul-Haq and Saud Shakeel.
England won by 26 runs. It is the largest victory by runs at Multan Cricket Stadium across the 6 Tests in our archive. Abrar Ahmed's 7 for 114 are the best innings figures at Multan Cricket Stadium.
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 281 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | b Abrar Ahmed | 19 | 37 |
| Ben Duckett | lbw b Abrar Ahmed | 63 | 49 |
| Ollie Pope | c Abdullah Shafique b Abrar Ahmed | 60 | 61 |
| Joe Root | lbw b Abrar Ahmed | 8 | 11 |
| Harry Brook | c Mohammad Nawaz b Abrar Ahmed | 9 | 21 |
| Ben Stokes | b Abrar Ahmed | 30 | 38 |
| Will Jacks | lbw b Abrar Ahmed | 31 | 44 |
| Ollie Robinson | c Mohammad Nawaz b Zahid Mahmood | 5 | 14 |
| Mark Wood | not out | 36 | 27 |
| Jack Leach | b Zahid Mahmood | 0 | 1 |
| James Anderson | b Zahid Mahmood | 7 | 7 |
Extras 13 · Total 281 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faheem Ashraf | 4 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ali | 6 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 22 | 1 | 114 | 7 |
| Zahid Mahmood | 7.4 | 0 | 63 | 3 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 12 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-38 (Zak Crawley, 8.5 ov), 2-117 (Ben Duckett, 18.6 ov), 3-145 (Joe Root, 24.1 ov), 4-164 (Ollie Pope, 28.4 ov), 5-167 (Harry Brook, 30.5 ov), 6-228 (Ben Stokes, 42.3 ov), 7-231 (Will Jacks, 44.5 ov), 8-245 (Ollie Robinson, 47.3 ov), 9-245 (Jack Leach, 47.4 ov), 10-281 (James Anderson, 51.4 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ben Duckett (16) and Zak Crawley (19) | 38 | 53 |
| second | Ben Duckett (47) and Ollie Pope (32) | 79 | 61 |
| third | Joe Root (8) and Ollie Pope (16) | 28 | 31 |
| fourth | Ollie Pope (12) and Harry Brook (7) | 19 | 27 |
| fifth | Ben Stokes (1) and Harry Brook (2) | 3 | 13 |
| sixth | Ben Stokes (29) and Will Jacks (28) | 61 | 70 |
| seventh | Ollie Robinson (0) and Will Jacks (3) | 3 | 14 |
| eighth | Mark Wood (9) and Ollie Robinson (5) | 14 | 16 |
| ninth | Mark Wood (0) and Jack Leach (0) | 0 | 1 |
| tenth | James Anderson (7) and Mark Wood (27) | 36 | 24 |
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 202 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Shafique | c Ollie Pope b Jack Leach | 14 | 44 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | c Ollie Pope b James Anderson | 0 | 2 |
| Babar Azam | b Ollie Robinson | 75 | 95 |
| Saud Shakeel | c James Anderson b Jack Leach | 63 | 106 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | b Jack Leach | 10 | 43 |
| Agha Salman | c Ben Stokes b Joe Root | 4 | 15 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Ollie Robinson b Jack Leach | 1 | 9 |
| Faheem Ashraf | c Ben Duckett b Mark Wood | 22 | 31 |
| Mohammad Ali | c Zak Crawley b Joe Root | 0 | 4 |
| Zahid Mahmood | lbw b Mark Wood | 0 | 8 |
| Abrar Ahmed | not out | 7 | 21 |
Extras 6 · Total 202 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Anderson | 5 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Jack Leach | 27 | 7 | 98 | 4 |
| Mark Wood | 11.5 | 1 | 40 | 2 |
| Joe Root | 10 | 3 | 23 | 2 |
| Will Jacks | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ollie Robinson | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-5 (Imam-ul-Haq, 2.2 ov), 2-51 (Abdullah Shafique, 13.3 ov), 3-142 (Babar Azam, 34.2 ov), 4-158 (Saud Shakeel, 45.5 ov), 5-165 (Mohammad Rizwan, 49.5 ov), 6-169 (Mohammad Nawaz, 51.6 ov), 7-169 (Agha Salman, 52.1 ov), 8-169 (Mohammad Ali, 52.5 ov), 9-179 (Zahid Mahmood, 56.1 ov), 10-202 (Faheem Ashraf, 62.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Imam-ul-Haq (0) and Abdullah Shafique (5) | 5 | 14 |
| second | Babar Azam (37) and Abdullah Shafique (9) | 46 | 67 |
| third | Babar Azam (38) and Saud Shakeel (52) | 91 | 126 |
| fourth | Mohammad Rizwan (4) and Saud Shakeel (11) | 16 | 69 |
| fifth | Mohammad Rizwan (6) and Agha Salman (1) | 7 | 24 |
| sixth | Mohammad Nawaz (1) and Agha Salman (3) | 4 | 13 |
| seventh | Agha Salman (0) and Faheem Ashraf (0) | 0 | 1 |
| eighth | Faheem Ashraf (0) and Mohammad Ali (0) | 0 | 4 |
| ninth | Zahid Mahmood (0) and Faheem Ashraf (6) | 10 | 20 |
| tenth | Faheem Ashraf (16) and Abrar Ahmed (7) | 23 | 40 |
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 275 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zak Crawley | run out (Abrar Ahmed) | 3 | 14 |
| Ben Duckett | b Abrar Ahmed | 79 | 98 |
| Will Jacks | b Abrar Ahmed | 4 | 4 |
| Joe Root | c Abdullah Shafique b Abrar Ahmed | 21 | 35 |
| Harry Brook | c Saud Shakeel b Zahid Mahmood | 108 | 149 |
| Ollie Pope | run out (Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan) | 4 | 11 |
| Ben Stokes | c Mohammad Ali b Mohammad Nawaz | 41 | 51 |
| Ollie Robinson | b Abrar Ahmed | 3 | 5 |
| Mark Wood | c Babar Azam b Zahid Mahmood | 6 | 17 |
| Jack Leach | not out | 0 | 4 |
| James Anderson | lbw b Zahid Mahmood | 4 | 3 |
Extras 2 · Total 275 all out
| Bowler (Pakistan) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Ali | 9 | 0 | 44 | 0 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Abrar Ahmed | 29 | 3 | 120 | 4 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 10 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
| Zahid Mahmood | 10.5 | 1 | 52 | 3 |
| Agha Salman | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-11 (Zak Crawley, 3.5 ov), 2-25 (Will Jacks, 6.6 ov), 3-79 (Joe Root, 20.2 ov), 4-147 (Ben Duckett, 35.2 ov), 5-155 (Ollie Pope, 37.5 ov), 6-256 (Ben Stokes, 58.2 ov), 7-259 (Ollie Robinson, 59.1 ov), 8-270 (Mark Wood, 62.5 ov), 9-271 (Harry Brook, 64.2 ov), 10-275 (James Anderson, 64.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Ben Duckett (8) and Zak Crawley (3) | 11 | 22 |
| second | Ben Duckett (10) and Will Jacks (4) | 14 | 19 |
| third | Joe Root (21) and Ben Duckett (33) | 54 | 80 |
| fourth | Ben Duckett (28) and Harry Brook (40) | 68 | 90 |
| fifth | Ollie Pope (4) and Harry Brook (4) | 8 | 14 |
| sixth | Ben Stokes (41) and Harry Brook (58) | 101 | 125 |
| seventh | Ollie Robinson (3) and Harry Brook (0) | 3 | 5 |
| eighth | Mark Wood (6) and Harry Brook (5) | 11 | 22 |
| ninth | Jack Leach (0) and Harry Brook (1) | 1 | 9 |
| tenth | James Anderson (4) and Jack Leach (0) | 4 | 3 |
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 328 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Shafique | b Mark Wood | 45 | 94 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | b James Anderson | 30 | 43 |
| Babar Azam | b Ollie Robinson | 1 | 10 |
| Saud Shakeel | c Ollie Pope b Mark Wood | 94 | 213 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | c Joe Root b Jack Leach | 60 | 104 |
| Faheem Ashraf | c Zak Crawley b Joe Root | 10 | 32 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | c Ollie Pope b Mark Wood | 45 | 62 |
| Agha Salman | not out | 20 | 31 |
| Abrar Ahmed | c Ben Duckett b James Anderson | 17 | 12 |
| Zahid Mahmood | b Mark Wood | 0 | 7 |
| Mohammad Ali | c Ollie Pope b Ollie Robinson | 0 | 8 |
Extras 6 · Total 328 all out
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie Robinson | 14.1 | 3 | 23 | 2 |
| Jack Leach | 26 | 0 | 113 | 1 |
| Joe Root | 21 | 3 | 65 | 1 |
| Mark Wood | 21 | 2 | 65 | 4 |
| James Anderson | 16 | 1 | 44 | 2 |
| Will Jacks | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-66 (Mohammad Rizwan, 15.5 ov), 2-67 (Babar Azam, 18.5 ov), 3-83 (Abdullah Shafique, 28.1 ov), 4-191 (Imam-ul-Haq, 60.3 ov), 5-210 (Faheem Ashraf, 69.5 ov), 6-290 (Mohammad Nawaz, 91.4 ov), 7-291 (Saud Shakeel, 93.3 ov), 8-310 (Abrar Ahmed, 96.2 ov), 9-319 (Zahid Mahmood, 99.1 ov), 10-328 (Mohammad Ali, 102.1 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Mohammad Rizwan (30) and Abdullah Shafique (34) | 66 | 95 |
| second | Babar Azam (1) and Abdullah Shafique (0) | 1 | 18 |
| third | Saud Shakeel (4) and Abdullah Shafique (11) | 16 | 57 |
| fourth | Imam-ul-Haq (60) and Saud Shakeel (46) | 108 | 196 |
| fifth | Saud Shakeel (9) and Faheem Ashraf (10) | 19 | 56 |
| sixth | Mohammad Nawaz (45) and Saud Shakeel (34) | 80 | 131 |
| seventh | Agha Salman (0) and Saud Shakeel (1) | 1 | 11 |
| eighth | Agha Salman (2) and Abrar Ahmed (17) | 19 | 17 |
| ninth | Zahid Mahmood (0) and Agha Salman (9) | 9 | 17 |
| tenth | Agha Salman (9) and Mohammad Ali (0) | 9 | 18 |
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