- BATSMENRB4s6sSR6.4 big appeal as Abbas jags one back into the pads! Doesn't look quite right to me, but Pakistan review! Duckett is not a tall man, and he was camped on the back foot... looked to be going over to the naked eye, but we shall see! Hitting the top of off! Well, there we go! The nip and the length was ideal, and that is Abbas' 900th first-class wicket! Already, Pakistan have vindication for bowling first! 26/24.6 exceptional take from RIzwan! Leg-sided delivery, rising into the thighs, Gay closes his face to pick off the leg-glance, he gets a decent piece of it, but the keeper took off immediately, flung out his right glove, and clung onto a blinder! 21/147.1 Salman is a leaping salmon! That's simply incredible from the sub/former captain! A loose back-foot drive from Cox, a flying edge to second slip, Salman saw it clean off the bat, timed his leap to perfection, arcing to his right, back bent like a high-jumper, and clinging on in his outstretched right hand! 187/610.3 pinned on the back leg - given! And Root won't be reviewing this one! Huge wicket for Pakistan, and Root again done by the medium-pace/keeper-up combo. Dropped on a nagging length and this one comes back to rap him just above the knee roll. It didn't have far to go... Salmon, as far as Paul Reiffel saw it 36/317.1 there's a jaffa, all right! Ali lands the knockout blow on Pakistan's nemesis. Perfect length, jagging back down the slope, smashes into middle and off. Bit of a wafty shot from Brook, but he was playing for one in the channel, only to be castled by a big in-ducker 77/431.2 nudged to leg, mix-up in the middle, easy run-out at the keeper's end! What was I saying about them going well? Fired in from midwicket - Masood the fielder - and Lawrence had got more than halfway down. Cox, right to be wary, took a couple of steps only to send him back, but by then Lozza was toast! Pakistan's fielding has let them down again on occasion, but everyone did their bit here 120/552.2 another nip-backer, Smith's stay is over! Similar vibes to the Brook dismissal. Hits his line and length outside off, finds significant jag off the seam, Smith drives with hard hands through the original line, and has his stumps splayed! 222/752.4 another nip-backer, Ali's in the mood! Fuller length this time but same result! Robinson steps into the off-stump line, the ball jags sharply past his loose push, and the off stump is pegged back! 222/855.3 Abbas' turn to rampage through the turnstile! Back of a length, nips off the seam, keeps a touch low, Archer's head is gazing somewhere over the building works in the Tavern Stand as his stumps get splatted! 243/9Extras22 (b 2, lb 10, nb 10)TOTAL248/9 (56 Overs, RR: 4.42)Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Emilio Gay, 4.6 ov), 2-26 (Ben Duckett, 6.4 ov), 3-36 (Joe Root, 10.3 ov), 4-77 (Harry Brook, 17.1 ov), 5-120 (Dan Lawrence, 31.2 ov), 6-187 (Jordan Cox, 47.1 ov), 7-222 (Jamie Smith, 52.2 ov), 8-222 (Ollie Robinson, 52.4 ov), 9-243 (Jofra Archer, 55.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Mohammad Abbas 15 3 56 4 3.73 0 0 Khurram Shahzad 15 0 79 1 5.26 0 5 Mohammad Ali 17 2 67 3 3.94 0 5 Ali Usman 9 1 34 0 3.77 0 0 Pakistan Team Imam-ul-Haq Azan Awais Shan Masood Abdullah Shafique Babar Azam (c) Saud Shakeel Mohammad Rizwan † Wicketkeeper Ali Usman Bowler Khurram Shahzad Bowler Mohammad Abbas Bowler Mohammad Ali Bowler
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.42
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
62/4 (6.2)
Current Run Rate
CRR
4.42
Last 10 Ov (Run Rate)
Last 10 Ov (RR)
62/4 (6.2)
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to field first
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
27,28,29,30,31 August 2026 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Close of Play
- day 1 - England 1st innings 248/9 (AAP Atkinson 34*, JC Tongue 1*, 56 ov)
Match Notes
- Rain: England - 0/0
- Wet Ground: England - 0/0
- Over 6.4: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - BM Duckett (Upheld)
- Over 6.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - PR Reiffel, Batter - JE Root (Struck down)
- Drinks: England - 35/2 in 10.0 overs (JM Cox 6, JE Root 4)
- England: 50 runs in 12.3 overs (75 balls), Extras 2
- Lunch: England - 80/4 in 18.0 overs (JM Cox 27, DW Lawrence 2)
- England: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (138 balls), Extras 8
- Drinks: England - 118/4 in 31.0 overs (JM Cox 42, DW Lawrence 15)
- JM Cox: 50 off 88 balls (7 x 4)
- England: 150 runs in 38.6 overs (241 balls), Extras 18
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (JM Cox 12, JL Smith 38, Ex 1)
- Tea: England - 180/5 in 44.0 overs (JM Cox 55, JL Smith 44)
- JL Smith: 50 off 63 balls (8 x 4)
- England: 200 runs in 48.5 overs (302 balls), Extras 21
- Bad Light: England - 248/9 in 56.0 overs (AAP Atkinson 34, JC Tongue 1)
- End Of Day: England - 248/9 in 56.0 overs (AAP Atkinson 34, JC Tongue 1)
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