England vs Pakistan, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of England, 2018 Venue: Lord's, London Date & Time: May 24-May 28, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Asad Shafiq 59(100)
70.5
Stokes to Shafiq, out Caught by Malan!! Nasty short ball from Stokes and extra bounce does the trick. Good bowling change from Root. It was another short delivery targetted at the body, Shafiq was in no control of the shot and ball hit the bat handle and deflected to second slip where Malan takes an easy catch. England needed this wicket badly. A very good innings from Shafiq comes to an end. Shafiq c Malan b Stokes 59(100) [4s-6 6s-1]
70.4
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery outside off, Shafiq pokes at it outside off, ball bounced a touch extra and Shafiq got a flying outside edge. Buttler dived in the air David de Gea style, flying to his left at gully but that was just too high. Did well to get his fingertips to it really. Palms it towards second slip, where Malan is diving right-handed and it just eludes him. Could have been a great tag-team catch had it carried to Malan
70.3
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, fuller and outside off, comes on the front foot and leaves the ball alone. Closer to the stumps Stokes
70.2
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, too wide of off and moved away after pitching, ignored by Shafiq
70.1
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, fraction fuller of good length and outside off, gets a good stride forward and leaves the ball alone
69.6
Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, straight delivery at the stumps, waited for the ball to arrive and nudged it gently to the leg-side
69.4
Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, shuffled to the leg-side, Dominic Bess bowls it on the stumps and he defends it to the leg-side
69.3
Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 1 run, stays back in the crease and pulls it to fine leg
68.6
Mark Wood to Babar Azam, FOUR, plan of bowling short isn't working for Mark Wood. It was short again, Babar Azam knew it is going to be short, he gets himself into a good position early and pulls the ball wide of the fine leg for a four
68.3
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, another bouncer, sees it early and ducks under it without any discomfort
68.2
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, back of a length delivery at the stumps, blocked to the leg-side and shouts a loud 'NO'
68.1
Mark Wood to Babar Azam, 1 run, short of length delivery at the body from round the wicket, Babar Azam goes on top of the bounce and pulls the ball to fine leg for a single
67.5
Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 3 runs, flighted outside off, there was no one at cover and Babar Azam drives this ball through there, timing wasn't as good as he would have liked and ball was stopped before the ropes
65.6
Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, another ball at the stumps, brings out the straight bat and defends it back
65.1
Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, lots of air and a full toss, driven straight to short mid-wicket
64.6
Mark Wood to Babar Azam, no run, fired into the ribcage, Babar Azam hops and tickles it towards short leg. I0$
63.5
Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, comes dancing down the track and readjusts well to poke it away after being beaten in the flight
63.4
Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, slower on off-stump, turned away into the leg-side
63.3
Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 1 run, too full outside off, Babar Azam smacks the drive off the toe-end of the blade through covers
62.5
Mark Wood to Shafiq, FOUR, fifty for Asad Shafiq! One of those players who stay away from the limelight and goes about his business with immense maturity. Sees the short ball, jumps off his feet and flays it over the slip cordon. If Kane Williamson and Asad Shafiq were to invest in real estate the third man region will be out of sale (if you know what I mean)
62.4
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, better. Close to off-stump on a good length, keeps Shafiq calm and forces a defensive poke
62.3
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, goes wide of the crease, but doesn't angle in much, Shafiq punches into the covers
62.2
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, length ball angled in before moving away, Shafiq got across to tuck that into the leg-side
62.1
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, still hitting the there and therabouts of fuller length, not quite there, Shafiq lets it pass
61.6
Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, dips in front of the pads, Azam rotates his wrists on the flick and decides against the single
60.5
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, too straight perhaps, nudged into the leg-side
60.4
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, fuller on off-stump, pushed into the off-side
60.3
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, England review and they lose it in the matter of seconds. It rose from a length and nipped back to clank Shafiq on the elbow who was settling into a leaving dance. No bat involved, but the cordon got excited on sensing a sound off the batsman. Such a poor review. Mark Wood and YJB were confident and that's why Root went up
60.2
Mark Wood to Babar Azam, 1 run, a firm drive to Stokes at mid-off and they sneak a quick single
59.5
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, opens the bat face and directs the ball towards point with soft hands
59.4
Anderson to Shafiq, FOUR, full and down leg, that's a recipe for disaster if you are bowler, Shafiq clears his front leg and hammers the flick down the hill
59.3
Anderson to Babar Azam, 1 run, curving and moving away late around sixth stump, Babar Azam late-steers it fine of third man ala Kane Williamson
58.5
Broad to Shafiq, no run, full on off, driven back to the bowler
58.4
Broad to Babar Azam, 1 run, targets the pads and gets clipped away backwards of square leg
58.1
Broad to Shafiq, no run, I0$ Going down leg and too high. Shaped in off the deck and beat the inside edge as Shafiq leant forward to flick, rapped him high and too legside-ish
57.6
Anderson to Babar Azam, FOUR, easy peasy! Back of a length, sitting up wide of off-stump and asking to be smashed, Babar Azam obliges with a hop-punch through the covers. Played that with some authority I must say
57.1
Anderson to Shafiq, FOUR, I0$ Edged and in the gap between second slip and gully. Good length ball in the outside off channel, Shafiq went chasing and went hard too. Tried to punch on the rise and the edge flew in the gap. Tough luck Jimmy...
56.6
Broad to Shafiq, 1 run, full and darting in, Shafiq plays with soft hands as he directs the ball down to long leg with a mere clip of his wrists
56.5
Broad to Shafiq, no run, swings into the pads, Shafiq gets across slightly and tap-drives down the pitch with a closed bat face
56.4
Broad to Shafiq, no run, brings his bat-pad close together and plonks it into the pitch
56.3
Broad to Shafiq, no run, another delivery that angled in, Shafiq taps this to the leg-side
56.2
Broad to Shafiq, no run, angling in and that's where Shafiq is vulnerable, doesn't get full forward neither back, just sits inside the crease like a dead duck and fiddles with his hands. Hit the splice and he knows he's totally mistimed that
56.1
Broad to Shafiq, no run, full and closing in on fourth stump, Shafiq's momentum takes him forward as he drives back to the bowler
55.6
Anderson to Babar Azam, no run, another left alone outside off
54.5
Broad to Shafiq, no run, full again, staying on the pads, Shafiq controls his wrists and flicks to short mid-wicket
54.4
Broad to Shafiq, 2 runs, full on leg-stump, another freebie that, Shafiq gets the clip to the left of deep square and claims a duo of runs
54.3
Broad to Babar Azam, 1 run, full and tailing in middle and leg, a nice lean forward and a clip off the pads from Babar Azam
53.5
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, wider lines now, Shafiq doesn't bother
53.4
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, full on middle and leg, flicked straight to short mid-wicket
53.3
Anderson to Babar Azam, 1 run, I0$ Nothing special about the shot, but rotating strike is one of the most underrated element in this format of the game. Babar Azam hops and taps the ball in front of cover, more of a defence and they sprint for a quick single
52.6
Broad to Babar Azam, no run, the edge-flirter! Smart from Broady. Kept drawing Babar Azam forward and this time he almost got the nick, landed in that perfect good length region and straightened enough to rip past the outside edge. Azam was all pokey there...
51.5
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, pitched well outside off and moves away further, nothing doing from Shafiq
51.4
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, on a length and jagging away outside off, Shafiq strides forward and lets it go
51.3
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, slightly fuller and brings Shafiq forward, defended into the pitch
51.2
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, edged but falls short of second slip. Malan diving to his right to stop the ball. Full and curving away, brings Shafiq forward who defends with soft hands - that's why it didn't carry
51.1
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, starts with a gentle full outswinger, defended forward to cover by Shafiq
50.6
Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, on-driven straight to the fielder at mid-on and they don't want to take the quick single. That will be lunch as well
50.3
Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, less flight now, defended towards short leg
50.2
Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, credit to Dominic Bess for generously tossing it up again, driven to cover
50.1
Dominic Bess to Shafiq, SIX, he is itching to get after Dominic Bess and smashes him over mid-wicket. Tossed up on middle, a mighty slogs-sweep and goes all the way. Doesn't care if this is the last over before lunch
49.6
Anderson to Babar Azam, no run, full on the middle and leg line, Babar Azam gets a thick leading edge on the whip, goes straight to the fielder at mid-on. Went quickly to ground though
49.4
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, this decks away off the seam, after pitching on a good length outside off, Shafiq is not sucked into pushing at it, lets it go
49.3
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, tight line and length on off, neatly blocked by Shafiq
49.2
Anderson to Babar Azam, 1 run, shortish at the body of Babar Azam, who turns the wrists and takes a single to the right of Stoneman at mid-wicket
48.5
Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, 3 runs, to the left of backward point this time. Babar Azam handled the extra bounce well, went back and opened the bat-face to elude Wood who chased it and saved a run for his side
47.5
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, ooh! This bounced and again well played by Shafiq. Rises from a good length, springs at Shafiq's forward defence, hits the splice, right near the bat-handle and falls down, because it is played with soft hands
47.4
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, a change-up. Goes wide of the crease and this is a back of a length delivery outside off, soft hands from Shafiq as he looked to steer it, fielded at gully on the bounce
47.3
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, short of length outside off, Shafiq defends to the right of backward point
47.2
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, he is relentlessly probing away, attacking the pads of Shafiq as well as the stumps, this time Shafiq defends solidly
47.1
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, pitched up outside off, Shafiq pushes to mid-off
46.6
Dominic Bess to Babar Azam, no run, turned to short leg
46.1
Dominic Bess to Shafiq, no run, tossed up outside off, pushed back to Dominic Bess
45.6
Anderson to Babar Azam, no run, attacking the stumps, looking for the lbw, but Babar Azam shows the full face of the bat and plays a neat extended forward defence to mid-on
45.2
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, very full on off, dead-batted
45.1
Anderson to Shafiq, no run, full on leg, no swing nor seam and nearly Shafiq played too early, eventually pushed back watchfully to Anderson
44.6
Dominic Bess to Azhar Ali, no run, tossed up on off and middle, flicked forcefully to mid-wicket
44.4
Dominic Bess to Azhar Ali, 1 run, 50 for Azhar Ali and cheers from his mates in the Lord's balcony. He continues to churn out the runs. Got there with a late steer through the vacant backward point area
43.5
Stokes to Shafiq, FOUR, just a bit too far down middle and leg and tickled away, Shafiq plays the leg-glance to perfection and takes a boundary
43.4
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, pitched up outside off, a nice off-drive but mid-off slides to his left to cut it off
43.3
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, again the ball is angled in, the seam is pointing towards slip and the shiny side is towards the batsman, solidly blocked to cover off the front foot
43.2
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, full and homing in towards off, a solid forward block to cover, no chance of a quick single
43.1
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, pitched up outside off, moves away, left alone
42.6
Dominic Bess to Shafiq, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Shafiq gets forward and opens the face of the bat to get it wide of slip, single
42.5
Dominic Bess to Azhar Ali, 1 run, flat and turned past Cook at short leg
41.5
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, down leg, Shafiq glances and misses
41.4
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, that's where Stokes is dangerous. Went wide of the crease, angled in and then after hitting the seam, it moves away a hint to beat Shafiq who was poking at it. He played for the original angle and line but the late movement defeated him. Lovely delivery
41.3
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, goes full and shape away from outside off, Shafiq lets it go
41.2
Stokes to Azhar Ali, 1 run, that's extremely well played by Azhar Ali, the short ball was rising all the time at him, he goes back and nudges with soft hands, making use of his height to the fullest. Turns the strike over
40.5
Mark Wood to Azhar Ali, 1 run, this time with soft hands nudges the short ball wide of Root and takes the single
40.1
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, bouncer from round the wicket, Shafiq ducks and lets it go
39.6
Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, short of length and around off, Azhar Ali shoulders arms
39.4
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, that's unplayable but at the same time, won't get the outside edge. Went like a leg-break, pitched on a fullish length outside off, snaked away appreciably and missed the edge by miles
39.3
Stokes to Shafiq, FOUR, if it was intentional, then well played. The bat came down late and he directed the incoming delivery with an open face wide of gully and it races away from the fielder
39.2
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, short of length on the stumps, Shafiq nudges to mid-wicket
39.1
Stokes to Shafiq, no run, pitched up outswinger outside off, shaped away but after Shafiq let it go
38.6
Mark Wood to Shafiq, 1 run, what a bad call from Shafiq! Azhar Ali would've been out had Dom Bess hit the stumps. Shafiq played it in front of backward point and set off, Azhar Ali is not the greatest runner between the wickets, "wasn't a graceful dive either" is the comment from Wasim Akram on air as the opener dives desperately to make it in, he would've been gone
38.5
Mark Wood to Azhar Ali, 1 run, short of length and into the ribs, nudged to deep backward square leg
38.3
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, needs to make Shafiq play. This looks good as it flies into Bairstow's gloves, but the line is outside off
38.2
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, very wide of off, easy leave
38.1
Mark Wood to Shafiq, no run, pitched up outside off, shapes away, a sighter for Shafiq who lets it go
37.6
Stokes to Azhar Ali, no run, wide of the crease and angled in full outside off, left alone
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