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Pakistan vs England, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary

Series: England tour of Pakistan, 2022 Venue: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Date & Time: Dec 01-Dec 05, 10:00 AM LOCAL

Ben Stokes 1-69(20 ov)

94.6

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, good length delivery shaping away from off, Naseem covers the line and defends gently into the off-side

94.5

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, good length outside off, another comfortable leave

94.4

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, misdirected down the leg-side, easy leave for Naseem

94.3

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, back of a length on off, blunted from the crease

94.2

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, short of length outside off, steered to gully

94.1

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, back of a length on off, blocked

92.6

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, covers the line and keeps it out

92.5

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, short ball, Naseem sits under this

92.4

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, blocked to point

92.3

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, short ball, defended

92.2

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, shortish and outside off stump, Naseem plays inside the line and misses

92.1

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, short ball thuds the glove but Naseem manages to survive

90.6

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, oh squared up in defence again but Naseem Shah manages to negate the outswing

90.5

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, defends this inswinger right from the middle of the bat

90.4

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, opened up in defence by manages to block

90.3

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, shortish delivery, Naseem looks to fend, gets hit on the pad

90.2

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, outside off stump, left alone

90.1

Stokes to Naseem Shah, FOUR, edgedddd and it's gone between Pope and Root. Root moved away thinking the keeper will dive but it's escaped both. Short of a length delivery outside off stump. Both of them could have gone for it, but both watching each other. Stokes troubling the tailenders with some away movement

88.6

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, goes past the outside edge for the fourth time in the over. Angled in from wide of the crease, Naseem plays the original line but this leaves him and almost brushes the off stump too

88.5

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, short of length delivery, Naseem gets hit on the body

88.4

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, blocked

88.3

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, beaten! Short of a length delivery swinging away, Naseem plays inside yet again as he looks to block

88.2

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, plays inside the line again

88.1

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, swinging away outside off stump, Naseem Shah looks to defend, misses by a distance

86.6

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, fullish delivery, blocked

86.5

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, play and miss again! Naseem is troubled by late outswing as he looks to defend

86.4

Stokes to Naseem Shah, no run, beaten. Totally squared up by this away-going length delivery, Naseem plays inside the line and misses

86.3

Stokes to Zahid Mahmood, 1 run, leg-side ball, nudged past mid-wicket and the crowd cheer loudly for that run

86.2

Stokes to Zahid Mahmood, no run, covers the line and manages to survive an away-moving ball

86.1

Stokes to Zahid Mahmood, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Mahmood defends

72.6

Stokes to Agha Salman, 1 run, back of a length on off, Salman tucks it wide of mid-on

72.6

Stokes to Agha Salman, no ball, good length delivery shaping away from off, defended to cover. Stokes has a few words for Salman as he completes the over. Oh wait, it's a no-ball

72.5

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, good length around off, defended into the off-side

72.4

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, defended to short cover

72.3

Stokes to Agha Salman, FOUR, Salman drives, the ball shapes away, and it rolls off a thick edge past slip! Stokes screams in frustration!

72.2

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, half-volley outside off, driven to short cover-point

72.1

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, good length delivery slanted in on middle, Salman turns it to short midwicket

70.6

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, pitched up around off, defended to point

70.5

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, good length on off, defended to point

70.4

Stokes to Azhar Ali, 1 run, full outside off, shaping away, and driven to deep point

70.3

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, full and wide, left alone

70.2

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, banged in short outside off, Azhar looks to pull but it doesn't get up as high as anticipated and sneaks through to the keeper

70.1

Stokes to Agha Salman, 1 run, steered away through point

68.6

Stokes to Azhar Ali, 3 runs, back of a length around off, Azhar jumps out of the crease, shuffles across and clips it away through square leg. It's a long chase and they come back for three

68.5

Stokes to Agha Salman, 1 run, good length just outside off, steered away to deep backward point

68.4

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, oh he played around the front pad! Full on middle, Salman plants his foot across and works it to mid-on

68.3

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, back of a length on off, blocked

68.2

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, pitched up just outside off, defended to backward point

68.1

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, half-volley on off, driven to silly mid-off

66.6

Stokes to Azhar Ali, FOUR, low full toss outside off, driven away through the covers and races to the boundary

66.5

Stokes to Agha Salman, 1 run, pitched up on off, Salman goes for the drive but it shapes away. Goes off a thick edge that rolls down to third man

66.4

Stokes to Azhar Ali, 1 run, back of a length on off, Azhar shuffles across and tucks it through midwicket

66.3

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, full around off, defended to short cover

66.2

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, this is a more forceful shot from Azhar as he firmly drives the half-volley but fails to beat short cover

66.1

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, half-volley on off, Azhar knocks it to mid-on

64.6

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, good length delivery on the off stump, Salman defends off the back foot

64.5

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, defended from the crease

64.4

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, beaten! Good length delivery shaping away outside off stump, Salman plays inside the line and misses. Stokes asks the keeper if he heard an edge, no is the response

64.3

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, short of length delivery, Salman defends

64.2

Stokes to Agha Salman, 2 runs, on the leg stump, Salman flicks through backward square leg and Azhar Ali races back for the second run

64.1

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, squared up and beaten. Angling in in a good length, pitching on off stump, forcing Salman to play and then shaping away cunninly to totally beat him all ends up

62.6

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, full and outside off stump, Salman leans forward and pushes it towards the short cover fielder

62.5

Stokes to Agha Salman, no run, plays inside the line of this short of length delivery and misses

62.4

Stokes to Azhar Ali, 1 run, good length delivery swinging away just outside off stump, Azhar slightly opened up in his defence, knocks it to backward point

62.3

Stokes to Azhar Ali, FOUR, again too wide and can't bowl there with no third man. Smart of the Pakistan batters to play late with an angled bat with no third man. This is force a field change. Yes it has. Deep backward point added

62.2

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, swinging back in, Azhar defends off the front foot

62.1

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, good length delivery swinging away outside off stump, Azhar defends off the front foot

60.6

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, blocked off the front foot

60.6

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no ball, short of length delivery on the off stump, Azhar Ali defends. Stokes oversteps again

60.5

Stokes to Azhar Ali, FOUR, edgeddd but it the gap between slip and gully! Hands on head moment for Stokes and England. Outswinger outside off stump, Azhar Ali plays inside the line but he did play with soft hands to ensure the edge went to ground. Four more

60.4

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, good length delivery just outside off stump, Azhar Ali defends

60.3

Stokes to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, Azhar Ali walks down the pitch and shortened Stokes's length, flicked off the pads for two. Good battle this

60.2

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, wide of the crease from Stokes, good length delivery on the stumps, Azhar Ali defends

60.1

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, length delivery, Azhar Ali defends

58.6

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, good length delivery outside off stump, Shakeel lets it go

58.5

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs, good length delivery outside off stump, Shakeel pushes towards deep extra-cover

58.4

Stokes to Azhar Ali, 1 run, full delivery outside off stump, Azhar drives to extra-cover

58.3

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, fullish delivery outside off stump, Azhar pushes towards cover

58.2

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, good length delivery, Azhar defends

58.1

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, defended from the crease

56.6

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, FOUR, Stokes has absolutely packed the off-side field with gullies, points and backward points but somehow Shakeel manages to cut this short delivery in the gap to split them and find the boundary

56.5

Stokes to Azhar Ali, 1 run, short of length delivery on the leg stump, Azhar flicks it through backward square leg

56.4

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, swinging away way outside off stump, ignored. Stokes is close to the line for the no ball but it's okay this time

56.3

Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, length delivery just outside off stump, Azhar Ali defends from the crease

56.2

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, good length delivery on the leg stump, Shakeel flicks behind square

56.1

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, moving back in, Shakeel defends off the back foot

54.6

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, tries the swinging yorker, Shakeel digs it out

54.5

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, 2 runs, bit of an outside edge as Shakeel looks to defend off the outer half of the bat, beats the two guly fielders

54.4

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, shortish delivery outside off stump, Shakeel lets it go

54.3

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, outside off stump, ignored

54.3

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no ball, tailing away slightly, Shakeel digs it out. Stokes oversteps. Oh massive no ball, crossed the line by a long way

54.2

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, fullish delivery on the stumps, Shakeel defends off the front foot

54.1

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, short of length delivery outside off stump, Shakeel defends off the back foot towards point

52.6

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, short of length delivery, Shakeel defends off the back foot

52.5

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, moving back in, Shakeel defends off the front foot

52.4

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, now back into the left-hander from good length and tight around off stump, Shakeel solid in defence

52.3

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, now Stokes tries to shape it away from the left-hander, it's outside off stump and ignored

52.2

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, defended off the back foot. This time the shortness in length allowed him time to adjust and defend nicely

52.1

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, oh gets it to shape back in and cramp Shakeel for room, good length delivery swinging back in, Shakeel mistimes the defence off the inner half of the bat

7.6

Stokes to Imam, no run, ducks underneath the bouncer

7.5

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, 1 run, short of length into the body, Shakeel tucks it to fine leg

7.4

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, ducks underneath the short ball

7.3

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, FOUR, short of length outside off, Shakeel opens the face, rolls his wrists on it and cuts it wide of third man. He was out playing the cut in the first innings, but the length wasn't there for it on that occasion. This time it's short enough and he dispatches it

7.2

Stokes to Imam, 1 run, short of length on off, pulled away to deep square leg

7.1

Stokes to Imam, no run, short on off, pulled to square leg

5.6

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, ducks underneath the short ball again

5.5

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, dug in short, Shakeel ducks underneath

5.4

Stokes to Saud Shakeel, no run, short of length around off, blocked from the crease

5.3

Stokes to Babar Azam, out Caught by Ollie Pope!! Oh gone! Babar has fallen to the short ball as well and there's pin drop silence in Rawalpindi. Wow! It's a well-directed short ball slanted in around off, Babar tries riding the bounce to fend it off, but it climbs on him and he gets into a tangle. The ball takes the inside-edge and dies on its way to Pope who hangs onto a nice low catch. Stokes hardly appealed - he didn't think there was any bat on it, but Pope was convinced and the finger went up as well. Babar Azam c Ollie Pope b Stokes 4(5) [4s-1]

5.2

Stokes to Babar Azam, no run, short of length on off, Babar gets behind the line and blocks

5.1

Stokes to Imam, 1 run, back of a length down leg, Imam clips it down to fine leg

3.6

Stokes to Imam, no run, short of length on middle, blocked

3.5

Stokes to Imam, no run, short ball on off, Imam-ul-Haq lets it go to the keeper

3.4

Stokes to Imam, no run, now he gets beaten on the pull

3.3

Stokes to Imam, FOUR, short ball around off, Imam-ul-Haq appears cramped going for the pull but he manages to flat-bat it through mid-on

3.2

Stokes to Imam, no run, dug in short, Imam-ul-Haq ducks underneath

3.1

Stokes to Shafique, 1 run, short of length down leg, Shafique is late on the pull and he gloves it down to fine leg

1.6

Stokes to Imam, no run, bouncer around middle and leg, Imam-ul-Haq ducks again

1.5

Stokes to Imam, no run, short of length on off, blocked to point

1.4

Stokes to Imam, no run

1.3

Stokes to Imam, no run, ducks underneath the bouncer on leg stump

1.2

Stokes to Imam, FOUR, another short ball, this one's wider outside off and Imam-ul-Haq is able to free his arms as he cuts it through point

1.1

Stokes to Imam, FOUR, the short ball is smashed through midwicket! Dug into the pitch by Stokes first up, and Imam-ul-Haq is upto the task as he pulls it away