England vs Pakistan 1st test match in lord’s London. Pakistan Tour of England 2018.
Pakistan beat England at Lord’s in that 2016 series, a victory that was celebrated by the famous method in front of captain. After the match Misbah squad topped the rankings as the best Test team in the world. Since, the current ranked 7th in the ICC’s rankings compared to England’s 5th place.
England have lost just two of their 169 series at home and they face an new Pakistan team clipped of several important players from that which challenged the drawn series of 2016. A team containing Misbah-ul-Haq as Captain, Younis Khan and Yasir Shah held England to a 2-2 draw in a attractive series but none of those players are on this tour because of their retirement or injury.
England vs Pakistan 1st Test match live score card
Score cards:
Pakistan Win by 9 wickets.
Player of the Match: Muhammad Abbas.
1st Innings:
| Pakistan 1st Innings | Total: 363/10 over (114.3) |
| Batsman | Runs |
| Azhar Ali | 50 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | 4 |
| Haris Sohail | 39 |
| Asad Shafiq | 59 |
| Babar Azam | 68 |
| Sarfraz Ahmad © | 9 |
| Shadab Khan | 52 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 37 |
| Muhammad Amir not out | 24 |
| Hassan Ali | 0 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 5 |
Fall of Wickets:
12-1 (Imam-ul-Haq), 87-2 (Haris Sohail), 119-3 (Azhar Ali), 203-4 (Asad Shafiq), 227-5 (Sarfraz Ahmad), 318-6 (Faheem Ashraf), 332-7 (Shadab Khan), 337-8 (Hassan Ali), 363-9 (Muhammad Abbas).
Bowling Summary:
| Bowler Name | Over | Runs | Wickets |
| James Anderson | 26 | 82 | 3 |
| Stuart Broad | 23 | 50 | 1 |
| Mark Wood | 22 | 74 | 1 |
| Ben Stokes | 22 | 73 | 3 |
| Dominic Bess | 17 | 59 | 0 |
England:
| England 1st Innings | Total: 184/10 over (58.2) |
| Batsman | Runs |
| Alastair Cook | 70 |
| Mark Stoneman | 4 |
| Joe Root © | 4 |
| Dawid Malan | 6 |
| Jonny Bairstow (wk) | 27 |
| Ben Stokes | 38 |
| Jos Buttler | 14 |
| Dominic Bess | 5 |
| Mark Wood | 7 |
| Stuart Broad | 0 |
| James Anderson
Not out |
0 |
Fall of Wickets:
12-1 (Mark Stoneman), 33-2 (Joe Root ©), 43-3 (Dawid Malan), 100-4 (Jonny Bairstow (wk)), 149-5 (Alastair Cook), 168-6 (Ben Stokes), 168-7 (Jos Buttler), 180-8 (Dominic Bess), 180-9 (Stuart Broad), 180-10 (Mark Wood).
Bowling Summary:
| Bowler Name | Over | Runs | Wickets |
| Muhammad Amir | 14 | 41 | 1 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 14 | 23 | 4 |
| Hassan Ali | 15.2 | 51 | 4 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 9 | 28 | 1 |
| Shadab Khan | 6 | 34 | 0 |
2nd Innings:
| England 2nd Innings | Total: 242/10 over (82.1) |
| Batsman | Runs |
| Alastair Cook | 1 |
| Mark Stoneman | 9 |
| Joe Root © | 68 |
| Dawid Malan | 12 |
| Jonny Bairstow (wk) | 0 |
| Ben Stokes | 9 |
| Jos Buttler | 67 |
| Dominic Bess | 57 |
| Mark Wood | 4 |
| Stuart Broad | 0 |
| James Anderson not out | 0 |
Fall of Wickets:
1-1 (Alastair Cook), 31-2 (Mark Stoneman), 91-3 (Dawid Malan), 91-4 (Jonny Bairstow), 104-5 (Ben Stokes), 110-6 (Joe Root), 236-7 (Jos Buttler), 241-8 (Mark Wood), 242-9 (Stuart Broad), 242-10 (Dominic Bess).
Bowling Summary:
| Bowler Name | Over | Runs | Wickets |
| Muhammad Amir | 18.1 | 36 | 4 |
| Muhammad Abbas | 17 | 41 | 4 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 9 | 31 | 0 |
| Hassan Ali | 19 | 58 | 0 |
| Shadan Khan | 19 | 63 | 2 |
Pakistan 2nd Innings:
| Pakistan 2nd Innings | Total: 66/1 over (12.4) |
| Batsman | Runs |
| Azhar Ali | 4 |
| Imam-ul-Haq not out | 18 |
| Haris Sohail not out | 39 |
Fall of wickets:
12-1 (Azhar Ali).
Bowling Summary:
| Bowler Name | Over | Runs | Wicket |
| James Anderson | 3 | 12 | 1 |
| Stuart Broad | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| Dominic Bees | 3.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Mark Wood | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Match Info:
Match: Pak vs Eng 1st test match
Date: May 24, 2018
Toss: Eng won the toss and opt to bat
Venue: Lord’s, London
Umpires: Rod Tucker, Paul Reiffel
Third Umpires: Bruce Oxenford
Match Referee: Jeff Crowe
Teams:
Pakistan Playing XI:
Sarfraz Ahmad ©, Babar Azam, Haris Sohail, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Imam-ul-Haq, Muhammad Amir, Shadab Khan, Hassan Ali, Faheem Ashraf, Muhammad Abbas
England Playing XI:
Joe Root ©, Dawid Malan, Mark Stoneman, Alastair Cook, Jonny Bairstow (wk), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Dominic Bess, Mark Wood, Stuart Broad, James Anderson.