Pak vs England, 1st Test: None other than the great English gambles, Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum, by virtue of their daring gameplay, have dominated the recent Pakistan fixture being played in Rawalpindi. This was England’s first overseas assignment with Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes and they have certainly proved their mettle here with both bat and ball. There was a lot of criticism of the pitch from day one, but England took advantage of it and now they have defeated Pakistan. A total of seven centuries were scored in Rawalpindi (4 England, 3 Pakistan) and so far, it is a record in itself.
A total of seven centuries were scored in Rawalpindi (4 England, 3 Pakistan) and so far, it is a record in itself. In a very gutsy move considering how the pitch was, England captain Ben Stokes declared the second innings and gave Pakistan a score of 343 to chase. Pakistan were in contention for a long time, but in the closing stages of the match, they faltered and left a lot of effort for the lower order. From T20 style batting to T20 style fielding, this Test match had everything. Entertainment is always guaranteed. England won the toss and decided to bat first. He scored a total of 506 runs and was already ahead in the game. He scored 657 runs in the first innings. Courtesy of Pakistan Babar AzamAbdullah Shafiq, and imam ul haq Scored a total of 579 runs.
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England showed amazing spirit when they came in the second innings. They all went out and all guns blazing. Zak Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Will Jaques, all batted at a strike rate of over 100 and when they declared, they were already 343 runs ahead. In what was a gutsy announcement, England have now defended their score and are leading the series 1-0.
Pakistan XI: Abdullah Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ali, Zahid Mahmood
England XI: Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (wk), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Liam Livingstone, Will Jacks, Jack Leach, Ollie Robinson, James Anderson