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England vs Pakistan 2024 1st Test Full Commentary
Result · Oct 07 2024, Mon - 10:30 AM (IST)
1st Test, - Multan Cricket Stadium
PAKISTAN556, 220
ENGLAND823/7 decl
England won by an innings and 47 runs
CRR:4.01
Player Of The Match
OUT! Caught. Joe Root to Abrar Ahmed. Quicker ball short, wide down leg side on the back foot Steer, mis-timed to first slip, caught by Duckett. Pakistan has been all out after scoring a massive total of 556. Shan Masood was the top scorer with 151 runs, Saud Shakeel was dismissed for 82, while Salman Ali Agha scored 104* at a brisk pace. The England batters are expected to aggressively challenge Pakistan's bowlers in the final session, or will Pakistan's bowlers dominate their home advantage? Join us shortly for the England innings.
Joe Root to Abrar Ahmed. Off break length ball, down leg side down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by Carse.
Joe Root to Salman Ali Agha. Leg spinner half volley, wide down leg side on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Duckett.
Joe Root to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Joe Root to Salman Ali Agha. Leg spinner length ball, down leg side on the back foot defending, thick edge to fourth slip for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Joe Root to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Crawley.
Jack Leach to Abrar Ahmed. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
Jack Leach to Salman Ali Agha. Stock length ball, down leg side down the track Slog, mis-timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Brook.
Jack Leach to Abrar Ahmed. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid wicket for 1 run, dropped catch by Atkinson.
Jack Leach to Salman Ali Agha. Stock length ball, down leg side on the back foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run.
Jack Leach to Salman Ali Agha. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to mid wicket for no runs.
Jack Leach to Salman Ali Agha. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs.
Joe Root to Abrar Ahmed. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Woakes.
Joe Root to Abrar Ahmed. Arm ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot working, to silly mid on for no runs.
Joe Root to Abrar Ahmed. Off break length ball, off stump down the track Slog, missed for no runs, stumping missed by Smith.
Joe Root to Salman Ali Agha. Leg spinner half volley, down leg side on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run.
Joe Root to Salman Ali Agha. Arm length ball, down leg side on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Pope.
Joe Root to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Bashir.
Jack Leach to Abrar Ahmed. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for no runs, fielded by Brook.
OUT! Bowled. Jack Leach to Shaheen Afridi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, missed. Knocked him over.
APPEAL! Jack Leach to Shaheen Afridi. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, hit pad to silly point for no runs, fielded by Smith, appeal made for L.B.W. A loud appeal but the umpire is unmoved.
Jack Leach to Salman Ali Agha. Stock ball half volley, wide down leg side on the front foot sweeping, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Woakes.
Jack Leach to Shaheen Afridi. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Duckett.
Jack Leach to Salman Ali Agha. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, bottom edge to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Root.
Joe Root to Shaheen Afridi. Off break yorker, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Joe Root to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Leach.
Joe Root to Salman Ali Agha. Leg spinner length ball, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, to short fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Duckett.
Joe Root to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for 1 run, fielded by Bashir.
Joe Root to Shaheen Afridi. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs.
Joe Root to Salman Ali Agha. Off break length ball, down leg side on the front foot working, leading edge to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Leach.
Saim Ayub to Brydon Carse. Carrom length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs. England declared their innings with a lead of 267 runs. Harry Brook scored his maiden triple hundred, and Root's marathon innings helped the team achieve the massive total. Saim Ayub picked up two wickets for Pakistan. The England bowlers are now looking to pick up wickets and secure a result in this match. We'll have to wait and see how Pakistan responds.
Saim Ayub to Chris Woakes. Carrom ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Afridi.
Saim Ayub to Chris Woakes. Carrom length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, missed past third man for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Rizwan.
Saim Ayub to Chris Woakes. Carrom length ball, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Saim Ayub to Chris Woakes. Carrom length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Afridi.
Saim Ayub to Brydon Carse. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 1 run.
Naseem Shah to Brydon Carse. Full toss, middle stump down the track cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Shakeel.
Naseem Shah to Chris Woakes. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Afridi.
FOUR! Naseem Shah to Chris Woakes. Length ball, outside off stump backing away driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Naseem Shah to Brydon Carse. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Ayub.
Naseem Shah to Chris Woakes. Seaming in short, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to third man for 1 run, fielded by Agha.
Naseem Shah to Chris Woakes. Slower length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Jamal.
SIX! Saim Ayub to Brydon Carse. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over deep extra cover for 6 runs.
Saim Ayub to Brydon Carse. Carrom length ball, middle stump on the front foot pushing, back to bowler for no runs.
OUT! Caught. Saim Ayub to Gus Atkinson. Carrom ball half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover, caught by Azam. Babar Azam makes the one-handed catch easily.
Saim Ayub to Gus Atkinson. Carrom length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, inside edge to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Jamal.
OUT! Caught. Saim Ayub to Harry Brook. Carrom length ball, middle stump on the front foot sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short fine leg, caught by Khan. Standing ovation for Brook from everyone on the ground.
Saim Ayub to Harry Brook. Carrom length ball, off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to mid on for 2 runs, fielded by Shakeel.
Naseem Shah to Chris Woakes. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, inside edge to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Azam.
Naseem Shah to Chris Woakes. Short, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Shakeel.
Naseem Shah to Harry Brook. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot dropped, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Rizwan.
Naseem Shah to Harry Brook. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump moves in front Scoop, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Naseem Shah to Harry Brook. Off cutter short, wide outside off stump moves in front hooking, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for no runs, fielded by Rizwan.
Naseem Shah to Chris Woakes. Length ball, off stump on the front foot flick, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run.
Saim Ayub to Chris Woakes. Carrom length ball, middle stump down the track driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 1 run, fielded by Shakeel.
Saim Ayub to Harry Brook. Carrom ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Afridi.
Saim Ayub to Harry Brook. Carrom length ball, outside off stump down the track working, inside edge to deep square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Khan.
Saim Ayub to Chris Woakes. Carrom length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Afridi.
Saim Ayub to Harry Brook. Carrom length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Afridi.
FOUR! Saim Ayub to Harry Brook. Carrom length ball, middle stump on the back foot pulling, well timed past deep mid wicket for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Shafique.
OUT! Stumped. Jack Leach to Naseem Shah. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, missed, by Smith. The match has come to an end with England winning by an innings and 47 runs. Salman Ali Agha and Aamir Jamal showed some resistance, but it was a tough task for this pair to play out the whole day. The England bowlers did a fantastic job on this flat pitch, dismissing the opposition out in just 54.5 overs. Jack Leach was the pick of the bowler, who took four wickets. Harry Brook has been named the Player of the Match for his brilliant triple century.
SIX! Jack Leach to Naseem Shah. Stock length ball, middle stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control over long off for 6 runs.
Jack Leach to Naseem Shah. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Pope.
OUT! Caught & Bowled. Jack Leach to Shaheen Afridi. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled back to bowler, caught by Leach. Leach grabs a sharp catch.
Jack Leach to Shaheen Afridi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Duckett.
Brydon Carse to Aamir Jamal. Short, down leg side on the back foot Fended, hit body to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Leach.
Brydon Carse to Aamir Jamal. Back of a length, down leg side on the back foot driving, well timed to deep point for 2 runs, fielded by Brook.
Brydon Carse to Shaheen Afridi. Length ball, off stump on the back foot working, hit pad to square leg for 1 run, shy attempt by Pope, fielded by Bashir.
Brydon Carse to Shaheen Afridi. Short, outside off stump on the back foot working, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Pope.
No ball Brydon Carse to Aamir Jamal. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg and it was a no ball, fielded by Duckett.
Brydon Carse to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for 1 run, fielded by Root.
Brydon Carse to Shaheen Afridi. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Jack Leach to Aamir Jamal. Stock ball half volley, off stump down the track driving, mis-timed to first slip for no runs, fielded by Brook.
Jack Leach to Aamir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pope.
Jack Leach to Aamir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pope.
Jack Leach to Aamir Jamal. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.
Jack Leach to Aamir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pope.
Jack Leach to Aamir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, back to bowler for no runs.
Brydon Carse to Aamir Jamal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Crawley.
Brydon Carse to Aamir Jamal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Atkinson.
Brydon Carse to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, off stump backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Brook.
Brydon Carse to Shaheen Afridi. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Smith.
Brydon Carse to Aamir Jamal. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to square leg for 1 run, dropped catch by Pope, fielded by Duckett. Pope drops a sitter.
Brydon Carse to Shaheen Afridi. Back of a length, outside off stump backing away pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 3 runs, fielded by Leach.
Jack Leach to Shaheen Afridi. Stock length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Crawley.
Jack Leach to Shaheen Afridi. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs.
Jack Leach to Aamir Jamal. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Duckett.
Jack Leach to Aamir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Carse.
Jack Leach to Aamir Jamal. Stock ball half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pope.
Jack Leach to Aamir Jamal. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Pope.