- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.3 caught at third slip! or is it? Soft signal is out but Burns is waiting. And that looks like it might be a safe catch. Fingers nicely under the ball by Shan Masood and Burns will have to go. Afridi has made the first breakthrough. Got it to pitch on a length and move away enough to take the edge as he was coming forward to defend. The ball was dying on Masood but he did well to take it cleanly. 12/118.2 hit on the pads as he skips down, umpire Gough thinks about it... and up goes the finger! Sibley consults with his partner and then reviews, but looks like he is going to pay for playing across a straight one. Couldn't quite get to the pitch and it straightened a touch then skidded into the pad. Hitting middle stump three-quarters of the way up, that's plumb! 73/2132.2 and he's stumped down leg side. No triple century for Zak Crawley but what a fabulous innings. Was skipping down the track, Asad fired it down leg side. Crawley missed, partly due to tiredness too maybe. Rizwan completed the rest. He's applauded all the way back to the dressing room and the Pakistan players too go up and congratulate him, good to see. 486/535.2 peach gets him. Not much Root could have done about that. Pitches on back of a length and jags away sharply. The line meant Root had to play at it, the movement meant it took a healthy outside edge leaving him squared up. Rizwan flings himself to his right to ensure a beautiful ball gets a deserved wicket 114/338.6 cleaned him up! Pinned to the back foot, and he was in no position to play that. It burst through the gate to knock the stumps back. Quicker one by Yasir and Pope was caught cemented to the crease. He wasn't expecting the quicker one and probably thought it'll turn more than it did, consequently leaving a gap through which the ball fizzed 127/4144.2 chipped back, Fawad has a Test wicket! Maybe a tired shot, Buttler's never batted this long, after all... was looking to steer one down the ground and just offered up a simple return chance, gleefully celebrated as Fawad sprung across to his right. But he'll get a warm ovation from his team-mates as he walks off after a career-shaping innings 530/6148.3 comes down, picks out cover! Another for Fawad Alam, but it's barely celebrated on the field... Looking to go over the off side but sliced it for a simple catch. Woakes mooches off, but it looks like everyone else will stay on 547/7154.4 bowled 'im neck and crop! Shaheen blasts out Broad with an inswinger, full enough and rattling middle as he stepped away... and that's it, England have declared 583/8Extras22 (b 4, lb 13, nb 4, w 1)TOTAL583/8d (154.4 Overs, RR: 3.76)Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Rory Burns, 4.3 ov), 2-73 (Dom Sibley, 18.2 ov), 3-114 (Joe Root, 35.2 ov), 4-127 (Ollie Pope, 38.6 ov), 5-486 (Zak Crawley, 132.2 ov), 6-530 (Jos Buttler, 144.2 ov), 7-547 (Chris Woakes, 148.3 ov), 8-583 (Stuart Broad, 154.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB Shaheen Shah Afridi 33.4 5 121 2 3.59 1 3 Mohammad Abbas 33 8 82 0 2.48 0 0 Yasir Shah 39 3 173 2 4.43 0 0 Naseem Shah 27 6 109 1 4.03 0 0 Fawad Alam 12 0 46 2 3.83 0 0 Shan Masood 3 1 11 0 3.66 0 0 Asad Shafiq 7 0 24 1 3.42 0 1
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- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR2.3 that looks plumb and is given. Masood has gone for the review. This was beautifully done by Anderson, gently swerving away from him in the air, pitching on middle and leg and straightening to hit him on the knee roll when he was half forward. And it's three reds on the DRS, so Masood has to be on his way. Dismissed by Anderson for the 8th time in Tests 6/14.1 caught in the slips and this is disastrous for Pakistan. Anderson hit the seam and got it to move away, took the shoulder of the bat as he was pushing forward in defence, good low catch at second slip. Anderson five away from 600 Test wickets 11/210.5 rapped him in front and Babar is not going to review. That was plumb as plumb. After keeping it going away, he darts this one in at a sharp angle, catches Babar on the knee-roll in line with the off stump. Anderson has broken the back of Pakistan you'd think with that wicket 24/312.5 gottim, catching practice for slip! Tame way to go for Shafiq, hanging his bat out in the corridor and flinching a thick outside edge straight to England's captain, who accepts it gleefully... as does Anderson, who's now up to 597 Test wickets! 30/436.2 lures him out, takes the edge - Bess gets his man! Clear edge, spin and bounce as Alam played a long way outside his eyeline. Success for Bess, found the right length and it spat to clip the shoulder of the bat, Buttler snaffling the chance cleanly going up and to his left 75/575.1 caught down the legside. That's an unlikely dismissal for a set batsman and Rizwan will be unhappy to get out that way but he's done really well. Length ball on leg stump, seaming inwards ends up down the pads and he tries to tickle it fine. Too fine as it turns out and a diving Buttler completes a good take to his left 213/681.2 edged and taken The new ball does the trick. Bounces up off a length higher than the old ball would, Yasir is on the front foot and looking to defend into the offside but it bounces up to catch the shoulder of his bat. Flying fairly fast but Root does well at first slip to hold it above his head with both hands 241/785.1 superman catch from Buttler flying to his right. Broad banged it in short but mis-directed a bit I thought. Did the job though as Afridi tries to play it down fine from his rib-cage. Only gets a tickle. Buttler launches to his right and comes up with ball in his outstretched glove. Brilliantly done. 247/888.6 catch dropped but Abbas is run out Three catches dropped off Anderson in two overs. This was the easiest of the lot. Azhar just chipped it to Broad at mid-on and amazingly, a dolly goes through Broad's hands. Meanwhile the batsmen are still looking to take a single to keep Azhar on strike but Abbas was ball-watching and set off late. Broad in pure frustration lets loose at the stumps and hits direct at the striker's end! What a ball. And what a two overs of Anderson. 261/992.6 edged to slip, SIBLEY HOLDS THIS ONE! Fenced off the back foot, thick edge and it flies low to third slip, this time it's taken, Test wicket No598 for Anderson, and his 29th five-wicket haul! 273/10Extras13 (b 2, lb 7, nb 2, w 2)TOTAL273 all out (93 Overs, RR: 2.93)Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Shan Masood, 2.3 ov), 2-11 (Abid Ali, 4.1 ov), 3-24 (Babar Azam, 10.5 ov), 4-30 (Asad Shafiq, 12.5 ov), 5-75 (Fawad Alam, 36.2 ov), 6-213 (Mohammad Rizwan, 75.1 ov), 7-241 (Yasir Shah, 81.2 ov), 8-247 (Shaheen Shah Afridi, 85.1 ov), 9-261 (Mohammad Abbas, 88.6 ov), 10-273 (Naseem Shah, 92.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JM Anderson 23 3 56 5 2.43 0 0 SCJ Broad 20 5 40 2 2.00 0 0 JC Archer 17 3 58 0 3.41 1 0 CR Woakes 15 2 42 1 2.80 0 2 DM Bess 18 2 68 1 3.77 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR23.4 nipping back, Masood offers no shot... up goes the finger! Masood asks for the review but we know how that usually goes against Michael Gough. Pitched in line, straightening juuuusssst enough to clip off, umpire's call! Unlucky for the batsman? Perhaps, although bowlers will say clipping the stumps usually does the job. England strike in the 24th over of the innings 49/149.5 coming back in, pinned on the stumps, umpire Gough gives it! Abid is going to review, but this only needs to be clipping... and clipping it is, that's Test wicket 599 for Anderson! Hanging back, wary of the ball reversing away from him, couldn't get the bat down and Abid's dogged knock is over. Another tight lbw, luck with Anderson on this one 88/261.2 wicket No.600 has arrived! And poetically enough after all those drops, it's a catch to the lone slip. Generous applause from those at the ground. And he's got the first-innings centurion too, the captain. This was the perfect line, millimetres outside off, pitched a fraction short of a length and moved away. I think Azhar wasn't expecting it to bounce as much as it did, takes the shoulder of the bat as he's looking to prod - slightly away from the body - and flies at good pace to Root. The captain ain't dropping that one. You'd think it's about the perfect Anderson ball to get a landmark wicket. 109/379.4 Root's got a wicket! Taken smartly at bat-pad! Shafiq props forward tamely and gets a thin edge on to the front pad, Bracey stayed low to hold on... That'll keep England interested a bit longer 172/4Extras12 (lb 9, nb 3)TOTAL187/4 (f/o) (83.1 Overs, RR: 2.24)Fall of wickets: 1-49 (Shan Masood, 23.4 ov), 2-88 (Abid Ali, 49.5 ov), 3-109 (Azhar Ali, 61.2 ov), 4-172 (Asad Shafiq, 79.4 ov)
Match Details
Toss
England , elected to bat first
Player Of The Match
Player Of The Series
Series result
England won the 3-match series 1-0
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
21,22,23,24,25 August 2020 (5-day match)
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
England 13, Pakistan 13
Close of Play
- Fri, 21 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 332/4 (Z Crawley 171*, JC Buttler 87*, 90 ov)
- Sat, 22 Aug - day 2 - Pakistan 1st innings 24/3 (Azhar Ali 4*, 10.5 ov)
- Sun, 23 Aug - day 3 - Pakistan 1st innings 273
- Mon, 24 Aug - day 4 - Pakistan 2nd innings 100/2 (Azhar Ali 29*, Babar Azam 4*, 56 ov)
- Tue, 25 Aug - day 5 - Pakistan 2nd innings 187/4 (83.1 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Rain: Pakistan - 100/2 in 56.0 overs (Azhar Ali 29, Babar Azam 4)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 100/2 in 56.0 overs (Azhar Ali 29, Babar Azam 4)
- Wet Ground: Pakistan - 100/2 in 56.0 overs (Azhar Ali 29, Babar Azam 4)
- Tea: Pakistan - 100/2 in 56.0 overs (Azhar Ali 29, Babar Azam 4)
- Wet Ground: Pakistan - 100/2 in 56.0 overs (Azhar Ali 29, Babar Azam 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 136/3 in 70.0 overs (Babar Azam 27, Asad Shafiq 11)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 75.3 overs (453 balls), Extras 7
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 94 balls (Babar Azam 37, Asad Shafiq 15, Ex 0)
- Babar Azam: 50 off 76 balls (6 x 4)
- Babar Azam: 50 off 80 balls (6 x 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 187/4 in 83.0 overs (Babar Azam 63, Fawad Alam 0)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 34/0 in 14.0 overs (Shan Masood 10, Abid Ali 18)
- Bad Light: Pakistan - 41/0 in 18.0 overs (Shan Masood 13, Abid Ali 22)
- Rain: Pakistan - 41/0 in 18.0 overs (Shan Masood 13, Abid Ali 22)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 41/0 in 18.0 overs (Shan Masood 13, Abid Ali 22)
- Rain: Pakistan - 41/0 in 18.0 overs (Shan Masood 13, Abid Ali 22)
- Wet Ground: Pakistan - 41/0 in 18.0 overs (Shan Masood 13, Abid Ali 22)
- Over 23.4: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - MA Gough, Batsman - Shan Masood (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 24.6 overs (150 balls), Extras 7
- Drinks: Pakistan - 58/1 in 32.0 overs (Abid Ali 31, Azhar Ali 2)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 84/1 in 46.0 overs (Abid Ali 42, Azhar Ali 17)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 84/1 in 46.0 overs (Abid Ali 42, Azhar Ali 17)
- Over 49.5: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - MA Gough, Batsman - Abid Ali (Struck down - Umpires Call)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 55.6 overs (336 balls), Extras 7
- Bad Light: Pakistan - 100/2 in 56.0 overs (Azhar Ali 29, Babar Azam 4)
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 100/2 in 56.0 overs (Azhar Ali 29, Babar Azam 4)
- Rain: Pakistan - 30/4 in 12.5 overs (Azhar Ali 5)
- Over 13.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - Azhar Ali (Struck down)
- Rain: Pakistan - 41/4 in 22.0 overs (Azhar Ali 10, Fawad Alam 5)
- Lunch: Pakistan - 41/4 in 22.0 overs (Azhar Ali 10, Fawad Alam 5)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 24.2 overs (147 balls), Extras 6
- Over 27.6: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - Azhar Ali (Struck down)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 75/4 in 35.0 overs (Azhar Ali 25, Fawad Alam 21)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 45.4 overs (275 balls), Extras 10
- Drinks: Pakistan - 105/5 in 48.0 overs (Azhar Ali 44, Mohammad Rizwan 9)
- Azhar Ali: 50 off 137 balls (7 x 4)
- 6th Wicket: 50 runs in 95 balls (Azhar Ali 35, Mohammad Rizwan 13, Ex 3)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 57.5 overs (349 balls), Extras 12
- Tea: Pakistan - 158/5 in 60.0 overs (Azhar Ali 82, Mohammad Rizwan 22)
- 6th Wicket: 100 runs in 167 balls (Azhar Ali 63, Mohammad Rizwan 33, Ex 5)
- Pakistan: 200 runs in 70.2 overs (424 balls), Extras 13
- Mohammad Rizwan: 50 off 103 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
- Azhar Ali: 100 off 205 balls (15 x 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan - 210/5 in 74.0 overs (Azhar Ali 104, Mohammad Rizwan 51)
- New ball taken at 80.1 overs
- Pakistan: 250 runs in 86.3 overs (521 balls), Extras 13
- Innings Break: Pakistan - 273/10 in 93.0 overs (Azhar Ali 141)
- Pakistan 2nd innings
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 0/0
- Rain: England - 336/4 in 95.4 overs (Z Crawley 171, JC Buttler 91)
- Over 96.4: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - MA Gough, Batsman - JC Buttler (Struck down)
- Rain: England - 336/4 in 98.0 overs (Z Crawley 171, JC Buttler 91)
- England: 350 runs in 101.1 overs (610 balls), Extras 14
- Over 101.5: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - JC Buttler (Upheld)
- JC Buttler: 100 off 189 balls (10 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Lunch: England - 373/4 in 108.0 overs (Z Crawley 186, JC Buttler 113)
- 5th Wicket: 250 runs in 421 balls (Z Crawley 123, JC Buttler 113, Ex 14)
- Z Crawley: 200 off 331 balls (25 x 4)
- England: 400 runs in 115.3 overs (696 balls), Extras 14
- 5th Wicket: 300 runs in 489 balls (Z Crawley 160, JC Buttler 126, Ex 15)
- Drinks: England - 438/4 in 122.0 overs (Z Crawley 236, JC Buttler 127)
- England: 450 runs in 124.6 overs (753 balls), Extras 15
- Z Crawley: 250 off 372 balls (32 x 4, 1 x 6)
- 5th Wicket: 350 runs in 551 balls (Z Crawley 196, JC Buttler 135, Ex 19)
- Tea: England - 490/5 in 136.0 overs (JC Buttler 140, CR Woakes 2)
- Over 136.4: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - MA Gough, Batsman - JC Buttler (Struck down)
- England: 500 runs in 137.6 overs (831 balls), Extras 21
- JC Buttler: 150 off 307 balls (13 x 4, 2 x 6)
- Drinks: England - 541/6 in 147.2 overs (CR Woakes 36, DM Bess 4)
- England: 550 runs in 149.2 overs (900 balls), Extras 22
- Innings Break: England - 583/8 in 154.4 overs (DM Bess 27)
- Pakistan 1st innings
- Over 1.2: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - Shan Masood (Upheld)
- Over 2.3: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Umpire - MA Gough, Batsman - Shan Masood (Struck down)
- Over 9.5: Review by England (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - Azhar Ali (Struck down)
- End Of Day: Pakistan - 24/3 in 10.5 overs (Azhar Ali 4)
- England 1st innings
- Drinks: England - 48/1 in 13.0 overs (DP Sibley 15, Z Crawley 27)
- England: 50 runs in 14.2 overs (86 balls), Extras 0
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 67 balls (DP Sibley 15, Z Crawley 35, Ex 0)
- Over 18.2: Review by England (Batting), Umpire - MA Gough, Batsman - DP Sibley (Struck down)
- Lunch: England - 91/2 in 28.0 overs (Z Crawley 53, JE Root 10)
- Z Crawley: 50 off 80 balls (7 x 4)
- England: 100 runs in 31.2 overs (188 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: England - 137/4 in 42.0 overs (Z Crawley 73, JC Buttler 4)
- England: 150 runs in 45.3 overs (273 balls), Extras 0
- Over 51.5: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Umpire - RK Illingworth, Batsman - JC Buttler (Struck down)
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 87 balls (Z Crawley 24, JC Buttler 23, Ex 3)
- Tea: England - 184/4 in 56.0 overs (Z Crawley 97, JC Buttler 24)
- Z Crawley: 100 off 171 balls (11 x 4)
- England: 200 runs in 61.6 overs (372 balls), Extras 3
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 168 balls (Z Crawley 56, JC Buttler 43, Ex 3)
- JC Buttler: 50 off 85 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
- England: 250 runs in 72.3 overs (435 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: England - 259/4 in 74.0 overs (Z Crawley 143, JC Buttler 53)
- Z Crawley: 150 off 233 balls (17 x 4)
- 5th Wicket: 150 runs in 238 balls (Z Crawley 86, JC Buttler 61, Ex 3)
- New ball taken 80.1 overs
- England: 300 runs in 80.2 overs (485 balls), Extras 10
- 5th Wicket: 200 runs in 304 balls (Z Crawley 104, JC Buttler 84, Ex 14)
- End Of Day: England - 332/4 in 90.0 overs (Z Crawley 171, JC Buttler 87)
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