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England v Pakistan 1st Test

England tour of United Arab Emirates - 2015 (2015/16) · Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi · 13 October 2015

Match drawn

Match drawn. Alastair Cook top-scored with 263 for England. Adil Rashid took 5/64.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of United Arab Emirates - 2015 (2015/16)
Ground
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Dates
13 October 2015 to 17 October 2015
Toss
Pakistan, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Player of the match
Alastair Cook
Captains
Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Alastair Cook (England)
Debut
Adil Rashid (England)
Umpires
BNJ Oxenford and PR Reiffel
Match referee
AJ Pycroft

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat. It was Adil Rashid's first Test.

Pakistan batted first and made 523 for 8 declared. Shoaib Malik top-scored with 245 off 420 balls, and Asad Shafiq made 107. Ben Stokes took 4 for 57 for England. The innings was built on a 248-run stand for the fifth wicket between Shoaib Malik and Asad Shafiq, 47% of the total. That was well above the 2010s average first-innings total at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 364 across 13 Tests.

England replied with 598 for 9 declared. Alastair Cook top-scored with 263 off 528 balls, and Joe Root made 85. Wahab Riaz took 3 for 125 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 165-run stand for the second wicket between Ian Bell and Alastair Cook. England led by 75 on first innings.

Pakistan made 173 all out in their second innings. Misbah-ul-Haq top-scored with 51 off 111 balls, and Younis Khan made 45. Adil Rashid took 5 for 64 for England.

Set 99 to win, England made 74 for 4. Joe Root top-scored with 33 not out off 29 balls.

Match drawn. England's 598 is the highest total at Sheikh Zayed Stadium.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 523 FOR 8 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Mohammad Hafeezlbw b Ben Stokes98170
Shan Masoodb James Anderson26
Shoaib Malikc Ian Bell b Ben Stokes245420
Younis Khanc Alastair Cook b Stuart Broad3857
Misbah-ul-Haqc Jos Buttler b James Anderson317
Asad Shafiqlbw b Mark Wood107218
Sarfaraz Ahmedc Ian Bell b Ben Stokes27
Wahab Riaznot out29
Zulfiqar Babarc James Anderson b Ben Stokes04

Did not bat: Rahat Ali, Imran Khan

Extras 26 · Total 523 for 8 declared

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson227422
Stuart Broad218441
Ben Stokes17.13574
Mark Wood225581
Adil Rashid3401630
Moeen Ali3021210
Joe Root51130

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Shan Masood, 2.5 ov), 2-173 (Mohammad Hafeez, 54.2 ov), 3-247 (Younis Khan, 70.2 ov), 4-251 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 74.3 ov), 5-499 (Asad Shafiq, 144.3 ov), 6-514 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 147.6 ov), 7-521 (Shoaib Malik, 149.3 ov), 8-523 (Zulfiqar Babar, 151.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMohammad Hafeez (3) and Shan Masood (2)517
secondShoaib Malik (72) and Mohammad Hafeez (95)168310
thirdShoaib Malik (30) and Younis Khan (38)7496
fourthShoaib Malik (1) and Misbah-ul-Haq (3)425
fifthShoaib Malik (128) and Asad Shafiq (107)248420
sixthShoaib Malik (12) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (2)1521
seventhShoaib Malik (2) and Wahab Riaz (0)79
eighthWahab Riaz (2) and Zulfiqar Babar (0)210
ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 598 FOR 9 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Alastair Cookc Shan Masood b Shoaib Malik263528
Moeen Alic Sarfaraz Ahmed b Imran Khan35131
Ian Bellc Mohammad Hafeez b Wahab Riaz63199
Mark Woodb Wahab Riaz47
Joe Rootc Sarfaraz Ahmed b Rahat Ali85143
Jonny Bairstowlbw b Wahab Riaz839
Ben Stokesb Shoaib Malik5787
Jos Buttlerc Asad Shafiq b Zulfiqar Babar2328
Adil Rashidb Imran Khan1236
Stuart Broadnot out1737
James Andersonnot out312

Extras 28 · Total 598 for 9 declared

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Rahat Ali281861
Imran Khan277742
Zulfiqar Babar72171831
Wahab Riaz3731253
Asad Shafiq70190
Shoaib Malik354972

FALL OF WICKETS

1-116 (Moeen Ali, 40.2 ov), 2-281 (Ian Bell, 105.3 ov), 3-285 (Mark Wood, 107.4 ov), 4-426 (Joe Root, 152.2 ov), 5-443 (Jonny Bairstow, 161.3 ov), 6-534 (Ben Stokes, 184.1 ov), 7-549 (Alastair Cook, 190.1 ov), 8-563 (Jos Buttler, 193.5 ov), 9-590 (Adil Rashid, 202.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstAlastair Cook (74) and Moeen Ali (35)116246
secondIan Bell (63) and Alastair Cook (93)165395
thirdAlastair Cook (0) and Mark Wood (4)413
fourthAlastair Cook (54) and Joe Root (85)141270
fifthAlastair Cook (9) and Jonny Bairstow (8)1755
sixthAlastair Cook (28) and Ben Stokes (57)91136
seventhAlastair Cook (5) and Jos Buttler (9)1536
eighthAdil Rashid (0) and Jos Buttler (14)1422
ninthStuart Broad (13) and Adil Rashid (12)2753
tenthJames Anderson (3) and Stuart Broad (4)821
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 173 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Mohammad Hafeezrun out (Ben Stokes)3455
Shan Masoodb James Anderson14
Shoaib Malikc Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson04
Younis Khanc Ben Stokes b Adil Rashid45114
Misbah-ul-Haqb Moeen Ali51111
Asad Shafiqc Jos Buttler b Adil Rashid611
Sarfaraz Ahmedc James Anderson b Adil Rashid2736
Wahab Riazc Jonny Bairstow b Moeen Ali14
Zulfiqar Babarc James Anderson b Adil Rashid18
Rahat Alinot out01
Imran Khanc James Anderson b Adil Rashid01

Extras 7 · Total 173 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
James Anderson103302
Stuart Broad8580
Mark Wood72290
Adil Rashid18.53645
Ben Stokes7490
Moeen Ali70282

FALL OF WICKETS

1-3 (Shan Masood, 2.1 ov), 2-3 (Shoaib Malik, 2.5 ov), 3-47 (Mohammad Hafeez, 17.2 ov), 4-113 (Younis Khan, 41.1 ov), 5-139 (Asad Shafiq, 47.2 ov), 6-159 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 52.5 ov), 7-165 (Wahab Riaz, 54.2 ov), 8-168 (Zulfiqar Babar, 55.5 ov), 9-173 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 57.4 ov), 10-173 (Imran Khan, 57.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMohammad Hafeez (2) and Shan Masood (1)313
secondShoaib Malik (0) and Mohammad Hafeez (0)04
thirdYounis Khan (12) and Mohammad Hafeez (32)4486
fourthYounis Khan (33) and Misbah-ul-Haq (31)66143
fifthMisbah-ul-Haq (16) and Asad Shafiq (6)2639
sixthMisbah-ul-Haq (4) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (15)2033
seventhWahab Riaz (1) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (5)69
eighthZulfiqar Babar (1) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (2)39
ninthSarfaraz Ahmed (5) and Rahat Ali (0)511
tenthImran Khan (0) and Rahat Ali (0)01
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 74 FOR 4
BatterHow outRB
Moeen Alic Shoaib Malik b Zulfiqar Babar1112
Jos Buttlerlbw b Shoaib Malik45
Joe Rootnot out3329
Ben Stokesc Mohammad Hafeez b Shoaib Malik24
Jonny Bairstowst Sarfaraz Ahmed b Zulfiqar Babar1510
Ian Bellnot out56

Did not bat: Alastair Cook, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson

Extras 4 · Total 74 for 4

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Zulfiqar Babar50272
Shoaib Malik40252
Wahab Riaz20200

FALL OF WICKETS

1-13 (Jos Buttler, 1.5 ov), 2-29 (Moeen Ali, 4.4 ov), 3-35 (Ben Stokes, 5.5 ov), 4-66 (Jonny Bairstow, 9.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMoeen Ali (8) and Jos Buttler (4)1311
secondMoeen Ali (3) and Joe Root (13)1617
thirdJoe Root (4) and Ben Stokes (2)67
fourthJonny Bairstow (15) and Joe Root (13)3121
fifthIan Bell (5) and Joe Root (3)810
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