Pakistan suffer 103-run defeat in first Test against England
Pakistan, chasing a target of 239, were bowled out for 135 in their second innings.
Pakistan, chasing a target of 239, were bowled out for 135 in their second innings.
Article outline
- What happened
- Reaction
- What comes next
- The bottom line
Key points
- England had posted 409 in their first innings, taking a 238-run lead after Pakistan were dismissed for 171.
- With Pakistan struggling at 111-7 in the 32nd over, Rizwan took a single from the first ball of Ollie Robinson's over, bringing tailender Khurram Shahzad to the crease.
- Pakistan were eventually bowled out for 135 in their second innings, losing the Leeds Test by 103 runs.
- England's Ollie Robinson, Josh Tongue and Jofra Archer asserted three wickets each to bowl Pakistan out.
- After first test, Pakistan's senior batter Mohammad Rizwan came under criticism from English commentators during the team's second innings in the first Test against England at Headingley.
Pakistan, chasing a target of 239, were bowled out for 135 in their second innings. While Shan Masood created 29 and Abdullah Shafique scored 15, mohammad Rizwan top-scored with 41.
Imam-ul-Haq was dismissed for a duck, captain Salman Ali Agha scored four and Aizaan Awais created nine. Saud Shakeel contributed 14, Khurram Shahzad eight and Ali Usman seven.
England had posted 409 in their first innings, taking a 238-run lead after Pakistan were dismissed for 171. Harry Brook, Jordan Cox, Joe Root and Dan Lawrence scored half-centuries for England. The second Test is scheduled to commence at Lord's on Aug. 27.
Shahzad was dismissed from the particularly next delivery, caught by Jordan Cox at slip.
English commentators questioned Rizwan's decision to expose the tailender to the remaining deliveries of the over, describing the move as unusual given Pakistan's precarious position.
They remarked Rizwan, who has played 46 Tests, should have taken greater responsibility himself rather than allowing the tailender to face the England bowlers. More read, England bowled out for 409, take 238-run lead over Pakistan.
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