PAK vs ENG 2024/25, PAK vs ENG 1st Test Match Report, October 07 – 11, 2024

In England 823 for 7 dec (Brook 317, Root 262, Duckett 84, Crawley 78) beat Pakistan 556 (Masood 151, Salman 104*, Shafique 102) and 220 (Salman 63, Jamal 55*, Leach 4-30) in innings and 47 runs

Their fate was effectively sealed when they slumped to 82 for 6 in perfect conditions on Thursday afternoon, with any sense of struggle reaching England’s 823 for 7. Salman and Jamal did their best to keep England on top, putting on 109 for the seventh wicket – but they fell short, despite putting on 556 in the first innings, not enough to make England’s batsmen put on their pads. again.

The defeat extended Shan Masood’s captaincy to six defeats in a row, and turned the tables on a poor home record that has seen them winless since February 2021.

With Pakistani man Abrar Ahmed sidelined in hospital, England had to sit patiently and wait for an opening. Leach delivered with his fourth ball, after Ollie Pope had opted to bowl pace for most of the first hour, Salman was trapped lbw with a single that went on to hit leg stump. Two wickets in the space of four balls then completed the victory, only England’s second by an innings in Asia.

Resuming at 152 for 6, there was more opposition from Salman and Jamal. The memories of Salman’s first innings, when he skipped close to running the ball as the Pakistanis were perfect, were hampered by the nature of the game but he showed the ability to work hard in difficult situations, a tickling boundary for Gus Atkinson. he was fifty for the second time in the game.

On the other hand, Jamal found himself in the sights of Brydon Carse’s short ball attack. The helmet hit required a visit to the physio and a concussion test but he continued to push forward, putting a few bumpers on the boundary en route to a second Test fifty. Carse kept coming, pulling the gloves as it flew over Jamie Smith’s head, before Pope laid down what should have been a legal catch after Jamal looked up at square leg.

In the middle, Leach gave the breakthrough when he hit Salman inside, the dismissal was confirmed on review. Shaheen Shah Afridi was in no mood to settle, hitting his third ball, from Carse, down the ground. But Leach held on for a brilliant chance to come back after Naseem Shah went over for one to slow it down, as England sealed their most remarkable victory – not just of baseball time, but of all time.