11/08Result
4th Investec Test, Pakistan tour of England and Ireland at London, Aug 11-14 2016
Pakistan won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Younis Khan
Younis KhanPakistan
11/08Result
4th Investec Test, Pakistan tour of England and Ireland at London, Aug 11-14 2016
Pakistan won by 10 wkts
Player of the Match
Younis Khan
Younis KhanPakistan

6.10pm: Another dose of fast-forward Test cricket and Pakistan will bat before the close. We might not get more than a couple of overs once they've turned around - despite 11 being scheduled - but you wouldn't bet against that being time enough for things to move on again. The close will come at 6.30pm, remember, so we're going to lose a fair few overs today. But the crowd have been pretty well entertained by what they've seen so far.

"Was there push-ups from Sohail?" I don't think so, gav. Sohail's probably too knackered

Here's Danish Masood: "Well, its been a great day of Test cricket, but what is unusual the run rate!! Almost approaching to 4.5. This game is definitely going to be a result oriented one, Pakistan is leaking much runs from normal perspective though."

"All that talk about offspinner allrounders, does that mean we can anticipate something special from Iftikhar too??" Well, Naseef, he dropped a catch and didn't take a wicket... so let's not burden him with too many expectations

76.4
W
Sohail Khan to Ali, OUT, dug in short, takes on the hook again... but sends a top edge high to deep square leg! England have been rolled but not before buckling their swash to score 328. Second five-for in a row for Sohail but the crowd directs most of its appreciation towards Moeen, whose hundred saved his side from trouble

MM Ali c Yasir Shah b Sohail Khan 108 (225m 152b 13x4 2x6) SR: 71.05

76.3
0
Sohail Khan to Ali, no run, round the wicket, Sohail bends his back, patted back in defence

"If England get bowled out soon then do Pakistan have to bat today?" They will, Asad... Although there's not much time left to get a theoretical 13.4 overs in

76.2
0
Sohail Khan to Ali, no run, around the line of off, again pushed away from the crease
76.1
0
Sohail Khan to Ali, no run, gets across and defends a good-length ball on off

END OF OVER:
76 | 10 Runs | ENG: 328/9

  • James Anderson6 (9b)
  • Moeen Ali108 (148b)
  • Mohammad Amir18-1-80-2
  • Sohail Khan20-1-68-4

"Don't forget Dilruwan Perera ..." How could we, Chamath De Silva. Dilruwan's Test

75.6
0
Mohammad Amir to Anderson, no run, length ball outside off, 87mph and punched safely in front of point
75.5
0
Mohammad Amir to Anderson, no run, fired in full, tailing back to hit the pads as Anderson stumbles across - missing leg

Misbah shakes his head, he must have a right cob on

75.5
5w
Mohammad Amir to Anderson, 5 wides, another bumper, climbs above Anderson's head and is too springy even for Sarfraz, it'll be more wides - and handy runs to the England total
75.4
0
Mohammad Amir to Anderson, no run, short of a length, Anderson gets into line and defends it safely down
75.3
0
Mohammad Amir to Anderson, no run, full-bunger, up towards the toes, Anderson jams his bat down on it
75.3
1w
Mohammad Amir to Anderson, 1 wide, banged in halfway down, climbing through above the horizontal bat... callled wide on height

There's a man catching a backward square, too

75.2
0
Mohammad Amir to Anderson, no run, shortish, at the body, fended away past short leg
75.1
4
Mohammad Amir to Anderson, FOUR, steered away through gully for four! Amir trudges back to his mark with a face like thunder, Anderson reaching out and controlling a thick edge wide of the cordon

Mohammad Amir returns after a solitary over from Yasir. Two slips in

END OF OVER:
75 | 4 Runs | ENG: 318/9

  • Moeen Ali108 (148b)
  • James Anderson2 (3b)
  • Sohail Khan20-1-68-4
  • Yasir Shah16-2-60-0

"What a week for offspiner allrounders. First Ashwin then Chase and now Mooen Ali... Well deserved ton." We love a bit of synchronicity, mahesh bari

74.6
4
Sohail Khan to Ali, FOUR, another bouncer, hooked with aplomb out towards deep backward square leg... he won't get the single to keep the strike but it does bounce away for four more to the total
74.5
0
Sohail Khan to Ali, no run, length ball, pitching outside leg, Moeen swings across the line and is hit on the pad

"'Thank you, Azhar!' says Moeen." He did have some help early on, Awais, and Pakistan have paid a heavy price

74.4
0
Sohail Khan to Ali, no run, pitched up in the slot, driven coming forwards, straight to cover
74.3
0
Sohail Khan to Ali, no run, dug in short, Moeen hooks confidently but again declines the run to deep square leg
74.2
0
Sohail Khan to Ali, no run, touch leg side, Moeen stays back and works the ball to midwicket

Some stat magique, from Jonathan Ellis: "Harmison may have more ducks than any other English player, but he also has England's highest batting average at the Oval - the small matter of 131.00 (in 7 innings, 6 of them not out, highest score 49* - the only dismissal was for a duck)"

74.1
0
Sohail Khan to Ali, no run, bit of width, slices a drive off the outside edge to third man, no run taken

Sohail continues... how long can Moeen prolong this?

END OF OVER:
74 | 9 Runs | ENG: 314/9

  • Moeen Ali104 (142b)
  • James Anderson2 (3b)
  • Yasir Shah16-2-60-0
  • Sohail Khan19-1-64-4

Khairul Hasan: "Call that one mighty!!" You betcha

73.6
1
Yasir Shah to Ali, 1 run, flighted, around the line of off, comes forward and drives through the covers to keep the strike
73.5
0
Yasir Shah to Ali, no run, pushed through on the stumps and flicked to leg
73.4
6
Yasir Shah to Ali, SIX, dances down, doesn't quite get to the pitch but plays the most graceful of leg-side slogs and deposits Yasir into the stands at deep midwicket to bring up his third Test hundred! Off comes the helmet, he can drink in the applause, it's been a lovely knock and undoubtedly all the more special given his heritage

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6

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17.56

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6

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3

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Consistent Sarfraz

9

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A pair, then a hundred

1958

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Same venue, after 10 years

2006

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Only the second time

1

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43

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2009

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