Welcome to the complete updates of 1st Test match of England vs Pakistan at Old Trafford in Manchester:
Pakistan team
Shan Masood, 2 Abid Ali, 3 Azhar Ali (capt), 4 Babar Azam, 5 Asad Shafiq, 6 Shadab Khan, 7 Mohammad Rizwan (wk), 8 Yasir Shah, 9 Shaheen Afridi, 10 Mohammad Abbas, 11 Naseem Shah.
England team
1 Dom Sibley, 2 Rory Burns, 3 Joe Root (capt), 4 Ben Stokes, 5 Ollie Pope, 6 Jos Buttler (wk), 7 Chris Woakes, 8 Dom Bess, 9 Stuart Broad, 10 Jofra Archer, 11 James Anderson
Toss
Pakistan won the toss and opted to bat first.
Pakistan all set to bat
Abid Ali and Shan Masood and out to bat for team Pakistan. And James Anderson starts the bowling attack for team England.LET’S BEGIN!
On the first morning, England has begun with the dreadful duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad, but Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer made roads clear for team England at Emirates Old Trafford. From the Pakistan side, Abid Ali and Shan Masood, both performed well to withstand outstanding opening deliveries by Anderson and Broad.
Then Jofra Archer came into the attack and in his second over, bowling Abid Ali with a gem that goes through the bat and pads to knock down the stumps. Finally, a big breakthrough for team England and Pak 36/1.
Rain stops play
In the middle, the rain has blocked the match as showers come down just after the wicket. Pakistan 36/1
Match resumes
After a short rain break, Chris Woakes continues his bowling and in his fifth over, skipper Azhar Ali onto the pads and lbw out. Azhar Ali called for the DRS but failed and Pak 43/2.
Pressure on Babar Azam
After the dismissal of Abid Ali and Azhar Ali, Babar Azam might be feeling the pressure of his team, but start his game very patiently. Ultimately, he got his form after a couple of deliveries.
Half-century for Pakistan
Babar Azam and Shan Masood took Pakistan to 53/2 at Lunchtime.
Babar and Massod looked settled
In the middle over, Babar Azam and Shan Massod were looking really stable. Masood was gradually moving towards his half-century. With a gorgeous boundary of Babar Azam, team Pakistan passed the 100 runs-mark.
The half-century of Babar Azam:
Babar Azam hit a beautiful six and then follows it up with a single run. Finally, he was able to bring his half-century in style.
Again Rain
The rain hindered the play but this time, the shower was heavier than previous. After 41.1 over, Pakistan was 121-2. Babar Azam was batting at 52 and Shan Masood was at 45, just 5 runs to his half-century.
Match Resumes
After a long break due to rain near about after three hours, the match resumes. A difficult time for the batsmen of Pakistan to confer. England tried its best to stop the partnership of Shan Masood and Babar Azam. Jofra Archer came back to attack.
Bad light discontinues play
Once again, the match had stopped due to bad light. And the cricketers returned to the Pavillion. This time Pakistan scored 139/2.
That’s it for today. The match has canceled. Pakistan scored 139 runs with the loss of 2 wickets.
