1st Test, Day 4: England beat Pakistan by 3 wickets, take 1-0 series lead
Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler smashed a half-century every as England beat Pakistan by three wickets on the fourth day of the opening Test on the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester on Saturday.
With the win, England have now taken a 1-Zero lead within the three-match Test sequence towards Pakistan.(Also Read: England vs Pakistan, 1st Test Day 4: As it occurred)
Chasing a goal of 277 runs to win, the hosts misplaced opener Rory Burns cheaply for 10 runs earlier than his accomplice Dom Sibley (36) and skipper Joe Root (42) stitched a vital stand of 64 runs.
Subsequently, Ben Stokes and Ollie Pope did not contribute a lot to their facet’s innings and departed cheaply for 9 and 7 runs, respectively.
Woakes then not solely notched up an unbeaten knock of 84 runs, but additionally stitched a partnership of 139 runs with Jos Buttler (75) to assist England chase down the goal with three wickets and a day in hand.
For Pakistan, Yasir Shah bagged 4 wickets, whereas Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Abbas and Naseem Shah took a wicket every.
Earlier within the day, Stuart Broad bagged three wickets, whereas Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes claimed two wickets every as England bundled out Pakistan for 169 of their second-innings.
Besides them, Jofra Archer and Dom Bess additionally chipped in with a wicket every.Yasir Shah (33) and Asad Shafiq (29) have been the highest scorers for Pakistan.
Earlier, Yasir Shah bagged 4 wickets, whereas Shadab Khan and Mohammad Abbas claimed two wickets every as Pakistan bundled out England for 219 runs in reply to Pakistan’s rating of 326.
Ollie Pope was the highest scorer for the hosts within the first-innings with 62 runs.
Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler smashed a half-century every as England beat Pakistan by within the opening Test on the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester on Saturday.
With the win, England have now taken a 1-Zero lead within the three-match sequence.
Earlier within the day, Stuart Broad bagged three wickets, whereas Chris Woakes and Ben Stokes claimed two wickets every as England bundled out Pakistan for 169 of their second-innings.
Besides them, Jofra Archer and Dom Bess additionally chipped in with a wicket every.
Yasir Shah (33) and Asad Shafiq (29) have been the highest scorers for Pakistan.
Earlier, Yasir Shah bagged 4 wickets, whereas Shadab Khan and Mohammad Abbas claimed two wickets every as Pakistan bundled out England for 219 runs in reply to Pakistan’s rating of 326.
Ollie Pope was the highest scorer for the hosts with 62 runs
Woakes was declared ‘Man of the Match’ for his good present with the bat within the second-innings.
England will now look to take an unassailable 2-Zero lead within the sequence once they lock horns with Pakistan within the second Test on the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground in Southampton from August 13.
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