Ollie Pope heaped great praise upon Joe Root and Harry Brook for their work in England’s innings-and-47-run win, calling their efforts “amazing”.
Pakistan required an extraordinary effort from their visitors in Multan to come close to meeting its target. Frontline spinners Sajid and Noman Ali held back with tight lines, testing visiting batters hard. In this article, we will discuss the about the main points of England Cricket Team Vs Pakistan National Cricket Team Match Scorecard.
First-innings score
England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the opening Test match at Karachi National Stadium, England’s biggest victory so far this series. Additionally, this was also England’s first win after conceding an innings totaling over 500 runs; Pakistani batsmen struggled on an uneven pitch, with only opener Kamran Ghulam reaching fifty.
Joe Root and Harry Brook have been outstandingly productive on Day 3 of the PAK vs ENG 1st Test 2024, both scoring hundreds. As the match unfolds they look forward to adding even more runs on to their scores.
Pakistan’s bowlers were outstanding. They struck early wickets to prevent England from getting comfortable. Noman Ali and Sajid Khan’s spin partnership dominated proceedings by taking several crucial wickets themselves.
England’s pace bowlers struggled on a slow and turning pitch during England’s second innings against Pakistan, as their batsmen scored 517 runs in their opening innings and reached 220 marks during their second. England were unable to contain their batsmen who scored an incredible 619 runs between innings 1 and 2.
Reece Topley took the final wicket of the match when Tom Curran caught Shaheen Afridi off the boundary by Reece Topley – providing England a welcome relief as they struggled for victory in a high-pressured contest.
Even after dropping their second Test match against Pakistan on Monday, England remain confident of winning their three-match series thanks to their dominant showing in both first two matches. They will resume play for their third and final Test at Rawalpindi on Thursday.
England declared their first-innings score to be 823-7 declared, the highest score ever scored by England since 1938. Joe Root scored 317 in an unprecedented career-best effort while Harry Brook contributed 262. England’s frontline batters struggled against Noman Ali’s turning ball, with captain Ben Stokes charging at Noman Ali before flicking his bat leg side for a single. Noman Ali emerged as their most effective bowler with eight wickets to secure Pakistan their first Test win since almost three years and ending an eleven-match home unbeaten run of home matches since 1934.
Second-innings score
Pakistan and England both have much at stake in their second Test match at Multan; both sides hope to square their series at 1-1 while getting back on track after recent disappointments. Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and elected to bat first, on a pitch which showed signs of life late on day 1. Unfortunately, they lost early wickets and fell short of reaching an acceptable total total.
Spinner Sajid Khan was Pakistan’s hero, taking two wickets in the second innings to put their hosts in an advantageous position. In his opening over, he bowled Ben Duckett leg before and later reduced Ollie Pope with an edge to slip, leaving his partner Noman Ali quick on their heels in having Zack Crawley caught at midwicket for nought, effectively leaving England on the verge of collapse.
But the tail was resilient enough to withstand pressure, with Salman Agha making an unbeaten 63 and sharing an important ninth-wicket partnership of 65 with Sajid. This was absolutely essential as they chased an ambitious target on an unpredictable wicket.
The visitors did not do themselves any favours by dropping several catches to give Pakistan an early advantage and by playing poorly fielding, as dropped catches and overturned edges accumulated for their opponents.
England was still struggling at the halfway stage, but thanks to Shoaib Bashir, Jack Leach and Gus Atkinson they managed to keep Pakistan at bay with some outstanding bowling from Shoaib Bashir, Jack Leach and Gus Atkinson. Pakistan’s batting was far from reliable with players such as Shaheen Amir and Naseem Malik struggling to make any impactful shots.
Following a slow start, England’s second innings scored quickly increased as Jos Buttler hit some amazing shots before being bowled by Hasan Ali. At day’s end, England had reached 246-8 with spinners Noman and Sajid taking five more wickets as spinners Noman and Sajid gave spinners Noman and Sajid an opportunity to close out victory and meet their target of 297 to win.
Third-innings score
After an inauspicious start in their first innings, England rebounded strongly with an 823-7 declared total; their highest Test score under coach Brendon McCullum and second only to Australia’s 903-7 total declared against England at The Oval in 1938.
Pakistan experienced some mid-inning struggles before Noman and Sajid’s spin duo provided relief, eventually pulling them back into contention before losing out later on in the match.
England batsmen Joe Root and Harry Brook both scored brilliant centuries on Day 3, as their side reached an impressive total of 482. On Day 4, England will aim to add to this total and establish themselves as leaders of this match.
Pakistan found themselves struggling at 221-6 when lower order batsman Saud Shakeel and Noman Ali both scored half-centuries to help stem another innings loss for their hosts. But England quicks James Anderson and Ollie Robinson soon had them struggling again as they claimed a series of wickets from quick bowlers James Anderson and Ollie Robinson.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood must be delighted that they finally secured a series victory at home since 2021 and hopes that they can build upon it when taking on South Africa at the end of the year.
Sri Lanka defeated Pakistan by an innings and 139 runs after Mahela Jayawardena took four wickets in the opening innings to help build up a solid lead for Sri Lanka against them. Sri Lanka scored 139/6 against Pakistan; which was their third-highest ever total ever against them, however this fell short of India’s world record score set during their third Test match against them at Rawalpindi in 1998 (343/7)
England are on the cusp of an historic victory against Pakistan at Multan Cricket Stadium, but still require taking more wickets in their final session. Pakistan made several errors during their opening innings that allowed England to build an insurmountable lead, but England batsmen managed to keep pace in their second inning and fight hard enough.
Fourth-innings score
Pakistan’s batsmen collapsed on Multan’s spin-friendly pitch, forcing England’s victory in Multan 1-1 with Jack Leach returning from Somerset for England as well. England are buoyed by Brydon Carse and Jack Leach joining their respective squads as two key reinforcements. The third Test starts Thursday at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Joe Root and Harry Brook delivered an impressive display, helping England reach 492/3 at the end of day three. Root was promoted up the order to number three, exerting immense effort throughout his innings while silencing Pakistan bowlers and earning himself a magnificent hundred that took him past Sir Alastair Cook in terms of batted runs scored.
Brook is a joy to watch. A master of subcontinental batting, he exuded class as he pushed and reverse-swept at every opportunity; hit crisp drives over the infield; and even scored back-to-back straight sixes off Noman!
But wickets continued to fall. Noman struck in the second over, trapping Ollie Pope lbw without any review and then catching Harry Brook off a slashing edge before dismissing Joe Root off a sweep shot within one over.
Leach took control of Pakistan’s innings with two wickets from Chris Jordan: Shaheen Afridi caught at long leg by Leach, and then Chris Jordan ended it by dismissing Naseem Shah – leaving Pakistan 220 all out and England secure an easy innings victory win. England achieved an unprecedented feat at Multan by conceding more than 500 runs and still winning the Test match, starting their remarkable batting performance early. The third and final Test will begin in Rawalpindi on Thursday. England will aim to avoid another heavy defeat and take one final opportunity to showcase their mettle on an unpredictable pitch. The match begins at 10:30 IST; England are hoping to complete an unbeaten Test series against Pakistan for the first time in over two decades thanks to Joe Root and Harry Brook’s impressive batsmen performance in the inaugural Test against their arch-rivals.