England v Pakistan 3rd Test

England tour of United Arab Emirates - 2015 (2015/16) · Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah · 1 November 2015

Pakistan won by 127 runs

Pakistan won by 127 runs. Mohammad Hafeez top-scored with 151 for Pakistan. James Anderson took 4/17.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of United Arab Emirates - 2015 (2015/16)
Ground: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Dates: 1 November 2015 to 5 November 2015
Toss: Pakistan, chose to bat
Result: Pakistan won by 127 runs
Player of the match: Mohammad Hafeez
Captains: Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan), Alastair Cook (England)
Umpires: BNJ Oxenford and CB Gaffaney
Match referee: AJ Pycroft

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat.

Pakistan batted first and made 234 all out. Misbah-ul-Haq top-scored with 71 off 160 balls. James Anderson took 4 for 17 for England. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 341 across 5 Tests.

England replied with 306 all out. James Taylor top-scored with 76 off 161 balls, and Alastair Cook made 49. Shoaib Malik took 4 for 33 for Pakistan. England led by 72 on first innings.

Pakistan made 355 all out in their second innings. Mohammad Hafeez top-scored with 151 off 266 balls, and Asad Shafiq made 46. Stuart Broad took 3 for 44 for England. The innings was built on a 101-run stand for the first wicket between Azhar Ali and Mohammad Hafeez.

Set 284 to win, England made 156 all out. Alastair Cook top-scored with 63 off 164 balls. Yasir Shah took 4 for 44 for Pakistan. From 34 for 1 they lost 5 wickets for 25 runs, to 59 for 6.

Pakistan won by 127 runs.

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 234 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Mohammad Hafeez	c Stuart Broad b Moeen Ali	27	57
Azhar Ali	c Jonny Bairstow b James Anderson	0	7
Shoaib Malik	c Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad	38	91
Younis Khan	lbw b James Anderson	31	58
Misbah-ul-Haq	c Joe Root b James Anderson	71	160
Asad Shafiq	c Jonny Bairstow b Samit Patel	5	35
Sarfaraz Ahmed	c Joe Root b Moeen Ali	39	76
Wahab Riaz	b Samit Patel	0	2
Yasir Shah	c Samit Patel b Stuart Broad	7	13
Zulfiqar Babar	not out	6	5
Rahat Ali	c Moeen Ali b James Anderson	4	7

Extras 6 · Total 234 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	15.1	7	17	4
Stuart Broad	13	8	13	2
Ben Stokes	11	4	23	0
Samit Patel	23	3	85	2
Moeen Ali	13	3	49	2
Adil Rashid	10	1	41	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Azhar Ali, 2.3 ov), 2-49 (Mohammad Hafeez, 19.5 ov), 3-88 (Shoaib Malik, 32.2 ov), 4-103 (Younis Khan, 40.1 ov), 5-116 (Asad Shafiq, 51.1 ov), 6-196 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 77.1 ov), 7-196 (Wahab Riaz, 78.2 ov), 8-224 (Yasir Shah, 82.6 ov), 9-224 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 83.1 ov), 10-234 (Rahat Ali, 85.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Azhar Ali (0) and Mohammad Hafeez (5)	5	15
second	Shoaib Malik (20) and Mohammad Hafeez (22)	44	104
third	Shoaib Malik (18) and Younis Khan (21)	39	75
fourth	Younis Khan (10) and Misbah-ul-Haq (5)	15	47
fifth	Misbah-ul-Haq (8) and Asad Shafiq (5)	13	66
sixth	Misbah-ul-Haq (39) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (39)	80	156
seventh	Misbah-ul-Haq (0) and Wahab Riaz (0)	0	7
eighth	Misbah-ul-Haq (19) and Yasir Shah (7)	28	28
ninth	Misbah-ul-Haq (0) and Zulfiqar Babar (0)	0	1
tenth	Zulfiqar Babar (6) and Rahat Ali (4)	10	12

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 306 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Alastair Cook	c Azhar Ali b Yasir Shah	49	119
Moeen Ali	c Younis Khan b Shoaib Malik	14	28
Ian Bell	st Sarfaraz Ahmed b Yasir Shah	40	158
Joe Root	c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Rahat Ali	4	14
James Taylor	c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Rahat Ali	76	161
Jonny Bairstow	b Zulfiqar Babar	43	118
Samit Patel	b Yasir Shah	42	80
Adil Rashid	c Azhar Ali b Shoaib Malik	8	52
Stuart Broad	not out	13	18
James Anderson	b Shoaib Malik	7	7
Ben Stokes	b Shoaib Malik	0	10

Extras 10 · Total 306 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Rahat Ali	22	12	48	2
Yasir Shah	36	3	99	3
Wahab Riaz	20	5	33	0
Zulfiqar Babar	37	6	80	1
Shoaib Malik	9.5	3	33	4
Azhar Ali	2	0	7	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Moeen Ali, 8.4 ov), 2-90 (Alastair Cook, 37.2 ov), 3-97 (Joe Root, 42.1 ov), 4-139 (Ian Bell, 62.4 ov), 5-228 (James Taylor, 96.2 ov), 6-245 (Jonny Bairstow, 103.4 ov), 7-285 (Adil Rashid, 120.4 ov), 8-287 (Samit Patel, 121.3 ov), 9-296 (James Anderson, 122.6 ov), 10-306 (Ben Stokes, 126.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alastair Cook (5) and Moeen Ali (14)	19	52
second	Ian Bell (26) and Alastair Cook (44)	71	173
third	Ian Bell (3) and Joe Root (4)	7	29
fourth	Ian Bell (11) and James Taylor (30)	42	124
fifth	Jonny Bairstow (39) and James Taylor (46)	89	202
sixth	Samit Patel (10) and Jonny Bairstow (4)	17	45
seventh	Samit Patel (31) and Adil Rashid (8)	40	103
eighth	Samit Patel (1) and Stuart Broad (1)	2	5
ninth	James Anderson (7) and Stuart Broad (2)	9	9
tenth	Stuart Broad (10) and Ben Stokes (0)	10	23

PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 355 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Younis Khan	lbw b Stuart Broad	14	39
Mohammad Hafeez	c Ian Bell b Moeen Ali	151	266
Azhar Ali	run out (Ian Bell, Adil Rashid)	34	115
Shoaib Malik	lbw b James Anderson	0	1
Rahat Ali	b James Anderson	0	12
Misbah-ul-Haq	lbw b Stuart Broad	38	86
Asad Shafiq	b Stuart Broad	46	109
Sarfaraz Ahmed	b Samit Patel	36	36
Yasir Shah	c Stuart Broad b Adil Rashid	4	16
Wahab Riaz	run out (Ian Bell, Jonny Bairstow)	21	27
Zulfiqar Babar	not out	0	3

Extras 11 · Total 355 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
James Anderson	26	8	52	2
Stuart Broad	23	6	44	3
Samit Patel	19	1	79	1
Moeen Ali	21.2	1	72	1
Adil Rashid	29	3	97	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-101 (Azhar Ali, 38.1 ov), 2-105 (Shoaib Malik, 39.1 ov), 3-146 (Younis Khan, 50.4 ov), 4-152 (Rahat Ali, 54.6 ov), 5-245 (Misbah-ul-Haq, 85.1 ov), 6-257 (Mohammad Hafeez, 88.5 ov), 7-312 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 104.5 ov), 8-319 (Yasir Shah, 109.2 ov), 9-354 (Asad Shafiq, 117.3 ov), 10-355 (Wahab Riaz, 118.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Azhar Ali (34) and Mohammad Hafeez (66)	101	228
second	Shoaib Malik (0) and Mohammad Hafeez (4)	4	6
third	Younis Khan (14) and Mohammad Hafeez (27)	41	69
fourth	Mohammad Hafeez (2) and Rahat Ali (0)	6	26
fifth	Misbah-ul-Haq (38) and Mohammad Hafeez (49)	93	181
sixth	Mohammad Hafeez (3) and Asad Shafiq (9)	12	22
seventh	Sarfaraz Ahmed (36) and Asad Shafiq (19)	55	96
eighth	Yasir Shah (4) and Asad Shafiq (3)	7	27
ninth	Wahab Riaz (20) and Asad Shafiq (15)	35	49
tenth	Wahab Riaz (0) and Zulfiqar Babar (0)	1	4

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 156 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Moeen Ali	lbw b Shoaib Malik	22	43
Alastair Cook	st Sarfaraz Ahmed b Shoaib Malik	63	164
Ian Bell	b Shoaib Malik	0	6
Joe Root	lbw b Yasir Shah	6	29
James Taylor	c Younis Khan b Zulfiqar Babar	2	9
Jonny Bairstow	lbw b Yasir Shah	0	4
Samit Patel	lbw b Zulfiqar Babar	0	1
Adil Rashid	b Rahat Ali	22	72
Stuart Broad	c Shoaib Malik b Yasir Shah	20	23
Ben Stokes	st Sarfaraz Ahmed b Yasir Shah	12	12
James Anderson	not out	0	1

Extras 9 · Total 156 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Rahat Ali	5	1	23	1
Wahab Riaz	5	0	25	0
Zulfiqar Babar	18	5	31	2
Shoaib Malik	15	4	26	3
Yasir Shah	17.3	2	44	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-34 (Moeen Ali, 11.6 ov), 2-34 (Ian Bell, 13.6 ov), 3-48 (Joe Root, 23.4 ov), 4-57 (James Taylor, 26.5 ov), 5-58 (Jonny Bairstow, 27.6 ov), 6-59 (Samit Patel, 28.4 ov), 7-108 (Adil Rashid, 49.6 ov), 8-138 (Stuart Broad, 56.5 ov), 9-150 (Alastair Cook, 59.5 ov), 10-156 (Ben Stokes, 60.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Alastair Cook (11) and Moeen Ali (22)	34	73
second	Ian Bell (0) and Alastair Cook (0)	0	12
third	Alastair Cook (8) and Joe Root (6)	14	58
fourth	Alastair Cook (4) and James Taylor (2)	9	19
fifth	Alastair Cook (1) and Jonny Bairstow (0)	1	7
sixth	Samit Patel (0) and Alastair Cook (1)	1	4
seventh	Alastair Cook (23) and Adil Rashid (22)	49	128
eighth	Alastair Cook (9) and Stuart Broad (20)	30	41
ninth	Alastair Cook (6) and Ben Stokes (6)	12	18
tenth	James Anderson (0) and Ben Stokes (6)	6	4

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