England’s batsmen found success despite Ollie Pope falling for nothing and an uneven pitch, using spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali to take control of proceedings while debutant Brydon Carse also played an instrumental role.
England have an opportunity to win this series and claim their sixth Test victory in 147 years. England Cricket Team Vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
Cricket Team Match Scorecard
England produced an inspiring performance to defeat Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs at Multan Cricket Stadium to claim an early 1-0 advantage in their three-match series. Captain Ollie Pope lauded his bowlers’ determination on what was an extremely challenging surface for batsmen to score runs on, as well as Harry Brook and Joe Root’s contributions – with both batsmen scoring hundreds.
As the pitch began to show signs of wear and tear, cracks emerged in what had previously been an ideal batting surface for Pakistan on Day 1 and 2. England’s seam attack led by Woakes, Carse, and Atkinson quickly took advantage of these weaknesses by dismantling both top and middle order batsmen quickly.
After the break, Aamer Jamal and Salman Agha steadied Pakistan’s innings with a 109-run stand before Carse’s bouncer was dropped by Ollie Pope at square leg; shortly thereafter Leach dismissed Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shahid to end home side’s chances for comeback.
Josh Hull will make his Test debut for England following an impressive domestic season with Leicestershire fast bowler Josh Hull set to make his Test debut based on an outstanding domestic campaign, while Kent opener Zak Crawley returns after suffering a hamstring injury which kept him out of West Indies series; Jack Leach too returns after having been overlooked due to an ankle injury for two years.
England Cricket Team
After England secured an incredible win against Pakistan at Multan, England are up 1-0 in the series. Joe Root and Harry Brook shared the highest ever Test partnership whilst Harry Brook has overtaken Sir Alastair Cook to become England’s leading run scorer.
Sajid Khan stood out with six wickets at spin for Pakistan against England’s pace attack, supported by Noman Ali who removed Ben Duckett for no runs and Zak Crawley for just 1.
England overcame an early slow start and reached 36-2 at the end of day three, setting themselves up nicely ahead of the final day, with Joe Root and Ollie Pope remaining unbeaten on 21 and 12 wickets respectively.
WICKET! – Ashwin strikes again! A classic off-spinner’s dismissal. Pitched around middle stump, grips up, turns back around and beats the bat for 31 runs to go through to Ollie Pope who replaces Ashwin.
Pakistan National Cricket Team Match
Pakistan National Cricket Team is in poor form, and requires considerable hard work in order to turn things around. They currently rank sixth in ICC Test rankings and have lost five of their past six matches since an unfortunate Champions Trophy exit.
In their match against England, India will aim to improve their batting and bowling. They hope that picking up early wickets could help them claw their way back into the game; since start-of-play has provided an ideal batting surface.
England batted first and amassed 267 runs on day one thanks to an outstanding partnership between Jamie Smith and Gus Atkinson who each scored 89 runs – one in front of the other!
Pakistan have taken some early wickets since play started and this will be concerning for their team as they look to secure day two with success. Their batsmen also must take risks and score quick runs if they want any improvement of their batting in terms of runs scored quickly and safely.
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Final words
England secured their first victory of a three-match series by defeating Pakistan by an innings and 152 run margin at Multan Cricket Stadium, after opting to bat. When Ollie Pope fell for nothing during their total of 823-7 on an official flattest wicket ever used for Test cricket, their frontline batters still maintained composure to put themselves in strong position to chase down their target.
As the fourth day progressed, however, signs of wear and turn appeared on the pitch and England’s bowlers took advantage of this by targeting cracks to extract variable movement from Ben Duckett. Woakes, Carse, and Atkinson all bowled efficiently while Ben Duckett came close to scoring his century but ultimately fell short; nonetheless he played an integral part in helping England secure victory.
Oliver Pope was pleased with his side’s performance, particularly the contributions from Harry Brook and Joe Root in the middle. He lauded Brydon Carse, whom he felt brought something new to the team with his pace and movement, as well as Jack Leach for seamlessly returning into their side. However, their batting performance fell below par and Pope was quick to point out this must be learned from going forward; not placing blame solely on themselves in terms of losses as this game involves everyone balancing strengths against weaknesses – in essence everyone plays their own roles within it!
