- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR5.2 skids into the knee-roll and up goes the finger! Leach has struck with the new ball, but Shafique reviews. This looked pretty adjacent to the naked eye, sliding past the inside-edge, and it's umpire's call! Clipping leg, and England are up and running! 18/112.3 top-edged... and taken! Wood screams in delight/relief, England have their second of the morning. Dug in at 145kph/90mph and there's enough extra chuff on this to sent Masood's attempted pull spiralling down to fine leg, where Leach stoops to take a low catch. Just a pretty 30 from Masood on comeback 46/225.2 short and gloved, Foakes tumbles for the catch... is it another leg-side strangle? England put in a concerted appeal, Foakes is convinced, but the soft signal on field is not out. What does Marais Erasmus think? Definitely a touch behind as Azhar looked to pull. "Looks like it goes straight into the glove," Erasmus says... and he's given it! Pakistan might not be too chuffed at the soft signal being overturned, with very few angles to go by on replay, but Azhar has to go. Don't think there'll be as much argument about that catch as there was for Pope off Shakeel in Multan, but still. A vital blow before the interval once again 117/358.6 tight line on off stump, clipped to the leg side, and a chaotic call for the single! Harry Brook swoops and unleashes a flat fast return. Foakes has to dive round the stumps to gather, and knocks off one of the bails in the process... but the other one is still in place, and is gone before the bat arrives! Babar is run out, after hesitating fatally, and now England really are in command! 219/641.6 legspinner, comes off the pads, taken by Pope plunging forward at short leg... was it clean? Was there some bat? Rehan Ahmed waits on the third umpire to see if he's just taken his first Test wicket! Fat inside edge balloons off the front pad, and Pope has definitely got his fingers under this one. Rehan's on the board on debut! Wonderful stuff from the 18-year-old leggie, challenging both edges on consecutive balls and he's dislodged the obdurate Shakeel for his lowest score in five Test innings 162/448.6 whoops... full toss, honked to mid-on! Rizwan is disgusted with himself! He jumped out but only managed a toe-ender into the leg side, where Stokes was hightailing it around to his right to hold a simple catch. England's captain has a look of glee on his face, he knows how jammy that dismissal was. But they all count the same in t'book! 196/578.3 done him in the flight! Salman is a long way down as the ball turns appreciably past the bat, and Foakes does the rest. Small fist pump from Leach, who picks up his third of the day, Pakistan nine down now 300/966.3 pinned lbw! It's the googly again, and this looks plumb! Once again, it has straightened from round the wicket, bending past the outside edge and thumping the back leg! It's smashing off according to Hawkeye, as Faheem reviews in vain, and Rehan has his second on debut! 237/774.5 now then... Nauman hacks a sweep to mid-off! Tempts him into a shot too many, some grip and bounce as he heaved across the line. B-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-g top edge and Stokes had time to run across behind the bowler and settle underneath the catch. Leach ends a ticklish stand, the second-best of the day 285/878.6 bowled 'im! Abrar doesn't know what's happened, but it's not sorcery - just one that spun sharply from middle stump to tip the off bail. Leach hits back with his fourth, ending a brief-but-eventful stay from Pakistan's last man 304/10Extras9 (b 2, lb 2, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL304 all out (79 Overs, RR: 3.84)Fall of wickets: 1-18 (Abdullah Shafique, 5.2 ov), 2-46 (Shan Masood, 12.3 ov), 3-117 (Azhar Ali, 25.2 ov), 4-162 (Saud Shakeel, 41.6 ov), 5-196 (Mohammad Rizwan, 48.6 ov), 6-219 (Babar Azam, 58.6 ov), 7-237 (Faheem Ashraf, 66.3 ov), 8-285 (Noman Ali, 74.5 ov), 9-300 (Salman Agha, 78.3 ov), 10-304 (Abrar Ahmed, 78.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB OE Robinson 8 1 31 1 3.87 0 3 MJ Leach 31 2 140 4 4.51 0 1 MA Wood 15 2 33 1 2.20 1 0 Rehan Ahmed 22 2 89 2 4.04 0 0 JE Root 3 0 7 1 2.33 0 0
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.5 beaten on the back foot - given! Up goes umpire Raza's finger, and Crawley won't review after consulting with his partner. Looked about as plumb as you could wish for, straightening just a smidge on off stump; Crawley struck on the knee roll, England one down for spit 0/113.2 nailed by the sharp turner! Duckett was trapped on the crease as the ball bit from outside off and thumped him flat on the knee-roll. The finger goes up but Duckett reviews... was it outside the line? Nope, umpire's call on line and hitting the stumps! England lose their first of the day 58/222.2 jaffa, hits top of off! No issues with accuracy on this one... Abrar-cadabra and your wicket is down. Floated up tantalisingly, Pope was groping out in front of him as the ball gripped and fizzed through to topple his timber. Beautifully bowled, Abrar gets his first of the day. England four down 98/413.3 nicked off first ball! It's a huge moment in this match! A slip has just come in, and he's straight into the game. An uncertain push forward on the front foot, and scooped up low... did it carry to Salman? The umpires are conferring and sending it upstairs, but yes, no doubt about that! 58/364.2 thumped on the knee-roll, and Wasim strikes! Beaten by pace and a lack of bounce, a tiny bit of shape back in from off to middle. Beats the inside-edge, off the front pad into the back, and there's no thought of a review. The end of a fine century, but England's hopes of parity, or even a handy lead, might yet have gone with him 262/632.5 that's a wonderfully timed clip ... but shambolic running between the wickets!
Perhaps Stokes assumed it had gone for four... nope, they've somehow ended up at the same end! Stokes was hurtling back for the third as the ball was mopped up at deep midwicket, but Brook wasn't budging, after initially indicating he was going for it! Shades of Atherton-Stewart in 1993, a race for the line, and Brook dabs his bat down moments before Stokes crossed the line 145/576.2 Foakes on the charge... and he's scuppered himself! Straightforward catch for for Shafique this time, as Foakes' attempted swipe down the ground goes high and not very far, to be taken by mid-on. Solid innings, but Pakistan have almost wrapped this up 324/965.2 down the track, has a hack, and gone! Well, at least his dad sees the funny side, Rehan takes the spirit of the age at face value, and splats an attempted wipe across the line straight at short midwicket, where Shakeel times his leap well to intercept. Oops. Lock and reload! 265/775.2 plucked at midwicket! Wood timed it pretty well, but Shafique just sticks up his right paw and snaffles the catch. Abrar picks up a third wicket, as Pakistan finally break the eighth-wicket stand. Wood looks a bit peeved as he heads off, thought he'd got that up and over the infield as he skipped down. Taken right in the fingertips 316/881.4 bowled him, top of off! Abrar finishes it with a straight-onner, some natural variation as the new nut slides through Robinson's swipe across the line. They didn't come cheaply, but it's another four-for for Harry Ahmed 354/10Extras2 (nb 1, w 1)TOTAL354 all out (81.4 Overs, RR: 4.33)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Zak Crawley, 0.5 ov), 2-58 (Ben Duckett, 13.2 ov), 3-58 (Joe Root, 13.3 ov), 4-98 (Ollie Pope, 22.2 ov), 5-145 (Ben Stokes, 32.5 ov), 6-262 (Harry Brook, 64.2 ov), 7-265 (Rehan Ahmed, 65.2 ov), 8-316 (Mark Wood, 75.2 ov), 9-324 (Ben Foakes, 76.2 ov), 10-354 (Ollie Robinson, 81.4 ov)Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Abrar Ahmed 34.4 5 150 4 4.32 0 0 Noman Ali 30 1 126 4 4.20 1 1 Mohammad Wasim(1) 15 1 71 1 4.73 0 0 Faheem Ashraf 1 0 2 0 2.00 0 0 Agha Salman 1 0 5 0 5.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR17.1 pinned on the front pad, given! Same as in the first innings, and Shafique isn't going to bother with a review this time. And that's a good decision, following the one from Joel Wilson, as ball-tracking confirms it would have poleaxed leg stump halfway up. Salmon and trout, and Pakistan are in the fish soup now 54/315.2 bowled him reverse-sweeping! Masood's proactivity brings about his downfall... did the open spaces on the off side tempt him into looking to manufacture a scoring opportunity? Whatever, England have got their first. Skidded a touch low, clipped the bottom edge and then into leg stump 53/115.6 cleaned up! Goodnight, Azhar... No grand finale for the retiring Pakistan stalwart. He isn't quite sure what happened here, but will head off to a smattering of applause, and a guard of honour at the boundary's edge. Falls to his former Somerset team-mate Leach, who spins one sharply from middle and leg to hit off. Two in the over, and suddenly England are sniffing around excitedly again 53/252.6 long hop, and lumped to short midwicket! Filth gets wickets! It's a staple of club cricket, and Rehan has bagged the big fish! Ollie Pope clings onto a flat pull and celebrates like the bloke from "Platoon". That's what leggies can do, the eyes can light up, and catch fire in the process! 164/458.4 top-edged sweep, and another one bites the dust! Square leg tracks back, pockets the simplest of looping chances, just a brain-fade on the sweep, failing to factor in the overspin on his googly, and the last remaining big fish has been landed! What an introduction! 177/656.5 back of a length, finds the edge! It's the line that does the trick, a hint of turn luring Rizwan into no man's land with his footwork, and Foakes snaffles the snick! Rehan has cracked this innings open in the space of three overs! 176/574.5 top-edged sweep, Ahmed has FIVE! What a magnificent moment for Rehan Ahmed, who walks off with the ball after becoming the youngest debutant in men's Test history to take a five-for! Extra bounce does for Salman, and it's safely held at short fine leg. Ahmed does a quick sajdah, while his old man goes bananas up in the stands. He's wrapped up the innings, too, with England needing 167 for a series sweep 216/1061.1 floated up, Ashraf has a hack... nicked behind! Awful shot to his first ball from England's part-time offie and Pakistan lose their seventh. Finger goes up immediately, and Ashraf slopes off. Root lobs a grenade into the rough, finds some turn and there's a scrap of bat as the left-hander tries to launch one down the ground 178/771.2 thumped on the pads now, Wood screams an appeal. Joel Wilson isn't convinced but England opt for the review. Hard to tell in real time, but looks close on replay... and it's smashing into middle and leg! Nauman beaten for pace and plumb lbw via the DRS. England have the eighth 208/872.2 Wasim flubs a big hit to mid-off! Rehan has another, he's closing in on a debut five-for. The googly does it for him, as well as some injudicious shot-making. Safely pouched by Robinson. England one away from wrapping this innings up 211/9Extras12 (b 4, lb 3, nb 5)TOTAL216 all out (74.5 Overs, RR: 2.88)Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Shan Masood, 15.2 ov), 2-53 (Azhar Ali, 15.6 ov), 3-54 (Abdullah Shafique, 17.1 ov), 4-164 (Babar Azam, 52.6 ov), 5-176 (Mohammad Rizwan, 56.5 ov), 6-177 (Saud Shakeel, 58.4 ov), 7-178 (Faheem Ashraf, 61.1 ov), 8-208 (Noman Ali, 71.2 ov), 9-211 (Mohammad Wasim, 72.2 ov), 10-216 (Salman Agha, 74.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB MJ Leach 26 6 72 3 2.76 0 1 JE Root 7 1 31 1 4.42 0 0 Rehan Ahmed 14.5 1 48 5 3.23 0 0 MA Wood 12 3 25 1 2.08 0 0 OE Robinson 7 1 13 0 1.85 0 0 BA Stokes 8 3 20 0 2.50 0 4
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.3 down on one knee, and nailed on the pad! Crawley reviews his on-field lbw, was there any bat involved? Doesn't look like it... though they have somehow loaded the wrong replay... let's try again! No glove on the sweep, and it's plumb into leg stump, and Pakistan stem the flow! 87/113.2 takes on one too many liberties! Back goes the off stump as Ahmed hacks on the up across the off-stump line. Abrar looks nonplussed as he bags another. 97/2Extras2 (lb 1, nb 1)TOTAL170/2 (28.1 Overs, RR: 6.03)Fall of wickets: 1-87 (Zak Crawley, 11.3 ov), 2-97 (Rehan Ahmed, 13.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Abrar Ahmed 12 0 78 2 6.50 0 1 Noman Ali 5 0 38 0 7.60 0 0 Mohammad Wasim(1) 9.1 1 40 0 4.36 0 0 Faheem Ashraf 2 0 13 0 6.50 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Pakistan , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
England won the 3-match series 3-0
Match number
Season
Match days
17,18,19,20 December 2022 (5-day match)
Test debut
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
England 12, Pakistan 0
Close of Play
- Sat, 17 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 7/1 (BM Duckett 4*, OJ Pope 3*, 3 ov)
- Sun, 18 Dec - day 2 - Pakistan 2nd innings 21/0 (Abdullah Shafique 14*, Shan Masood 3*, 9 ov)
- Mon, 19 Dec - day 3 - England 2nd innings 112/2 (BM Duckett 50*, BA Stokes 10*, 17 ov)
- Tue, 20 Dec - day 4 - England 2nd innings 170/2 (28.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 63 balls (BM Duckett 26, BA Stokes 22, Ex 2)
- England: 150 runs in 25.1 overs (152 balls), Extras 2
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 14.4 overs (89 balls), Extras 4
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 89 balls (Abdullah Shafique 25, Shan Masood 24, Ex 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 70/3 in 21.0 overs (Babar Azam 5, Saud Shakeel 7)
- Over 29.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - Babar Azam (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 99/3 in 33.0 overs (Babar Azam 13, Saud Shakeel 28)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 33.1 overs (200 balls), Extras 8
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 111 balls (Babar Azam 18, Saud Shakeel 28, Ex 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 142/3 in 48.0 overs (Babar Azam 36, Saud Shakeel 45)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 49.4 overs (303 balls), Extras 12
- 4th Wicket: 100 runs in 201 balls (Babar Azam 45, Saud Shakeel 47, Ex 8)
- Babar Azam: 50 off 100 balls (5 x 4)
- Saud Shakeel: 50 off 121 balls (6 x 4)
- Tea: Pakistan - 177/6 in 60.0 overs (Agha Salman 1, Faheem Ashraf 0)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 67.6 overs (413 balls), Extras 12
- Over 71.2: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - Nauman Ali (Upheld)
- Over 73.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - Abrar Ahmed (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 216/10 in 74.5 overs (Abrar Ahmed 1)
- England 2nd innings
- Over 0.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Z Crawley (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- England: 50 runs in 5.4 overs (34 balls), Extras 0
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (Z Crawley 29, BM Duckett 24, Ex 0)
- Over 10.1: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Z Crawley (Struck down)
- Over 10.3: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Z Crawley (Struck down)
- Over 11.3: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - Z Crawley (Struck down)
- England: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (82 balls), Extras 0
- BM Duckett: 50 off 38 balls (8 x 4)
- End Of Day: England - 112/2 in 17.0 overs (BM Duckett 50, BA Stokes 10)
- England: 50 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 68 balls (BM Duckett 25, OJ Pope 28, Ex 0)
- Over 13.2: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - BM Duckett (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Drinks: England - 77/3 in 18.0 overs (OJ Pope 41, HC Brook 10)
- Over 18.4: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - HC Brook (Struck down)
- OJ Pope: 50 off 63 balls (4 x 4)
- England: 100 runs in 22.6 overs (138 balls), Extras 0
- Lunch: England - 140/4 in 31.0 overs (HC Brook 38, BA Stokes 25)
- England: 150 runs in 37.2 overs (224 balls), Extras 0
- HC Brook: 50 off 73 balls (4 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Over 39.6: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - BT Foakes (Upheld)
- Drinks: England - 186/5 in 45.0 overs (HC Brook 67, BT Foakes 16)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 93 balls (HC Brook 28, BT Foakes 25, Ex 0)
- England: 200 runs in 48.5 overs (293 balls), Extras 0
- HC Brook: 100 off 133 balls (8 x 4, 3 x 6)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 156 balls (HC Brook 60, BT Foakes 39, Ex 1)
- England: 250 runs in 60.2 overs (362 balls), Extras 1
- Tea: England - 254/5 in 61.0 overs (HC Brook 108, BT Foakes 42)
- BT Foakes: 50 off 100 balls (5 x 4)
- Over 66.4: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - MA Wood (Struck down)
- England: 300 runs in 72.6 overs (439 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: England - 300/7 in 73.0 overs (BT Foakes 60, MA Wood 23)
- 8th Wicket: 50 runs in 57 balls (BT Foakes 15, MA Wood 34, Ex 1)
- New ball taken at 80.2 overs
- England: 350 runs in 81.2 overs (489 balls), Extras 2
- Innings Break: England - 354/10 in 81.4 overs (MJ Leach 9)
- Pakistan 2nd innings
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 21/0 in 9.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 14, Shan Masood 3)
- Pakistan 1st innings
- Over 5.2: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - Abdullah Shafique (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Over 9.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - Azhar Ali (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 46/1 in 12.0 overs (Shan Masood 30, Azhar Ali 5)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 14.3 overs (88 balls), Extras 3
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 59 balls (Azhar Ali 30, Babar Azam 22, Ex 0)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 22.5 overs (138 balls), Extras 3
- Lunch: Pakistan - 117/3 in 25.2 overs (Babar Azam 30)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 34.5 overs (212 balls), Extras 6
- Drinks: Pakistan - 157/3 in 39.0 overs (Babar Azam 47, Saud Shakeel 21)
- Babar Azam: 50 off 74 balls (6 x 4)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 49.6 overs (304 balls), Extras 7
- Tea: Pakistan - 204/5 in 53.0 overs (Babar Azam 71, Agha Salman 1)
- Over 64.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Faheem Ashraf (Struck down)
- Over 66.3: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - Faheem Ashraf (Struck down)
- Over 67.2: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - JS Wilson, Batter - Nauman Ali (Struck down)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 245/7 in 67.3 overs (Agha Salman 21, Nauman Ali 8)
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 68.3 overs (415 balls), Extras 9
- Agha Salman: 50 off 83 balls (5 x 4)
- Pakistan: 300 runs in 78.1 overs (473 balls), Extras 9
- England 1st innings
- End Of Day: England - 7/1 in 3.0 overs (BM Duckett 4, OJ Pope 3)
- Over 2.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - Ahsan Raza, Batter - BM Duckett (Struck down)
- Innings Break: England - 0/0
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