England vs Pakistan, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan tour of England, 2020 Venue: Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester Date & Time: Aug 05-Aug 09, 11:00 AM LOCAL
Azhar Ali 18(54)
23.5
Woakes to Azhar Ali, out Lbw! Dead plumb! Pakistan's smiles are starting to fade a little! This was coming, with Azhar Ali looking to shuffle across with his head falling over. Might have been a plan, in fact, and he's walked across again to a gun-barrel straight ball, missed the flick, quite unbecoming of an Asian batsman, and that's struck him absolutely dead in front. He considers the review and I'm appalled that he does so, even though he didn't go for it. No bat involved either. He's done for the game. Azhar Ali lbw b Woakes 18(54) [4s-3]
23.4
Woakes to Azhar Ali, no run, angling in, Azhar Ali is too far across, defends off the inside edge and onto the pad
23.3
Woakes to Azhar Ali, no run, rising from a back of a length, Azhar Ali gets across and takes the bottom-hand off to drop it into the off-side
23.2
Woakes to Azhar Ali, no run, back of a length ball marginally wide of the channel, left alone
23.1
Woakes to Azhar Ali, no run, good length ball into the pad-line, defended into the on-side
21.6
Woakes to Azhar Ali, no run, this one cuts in now and strikes Ali on the thigh as he looks to defend from the crease
21.5
Woakes to Azhar Ali, no run, that's gone like a leg-break at 132kph, leaving Azhar with no chance of even nicking it
21.2
Woakes to Azhar Ali, 1 run, slanted in full on middle, Azhar flicks round his front pad to fine leg
21.1
Woakes to Azhar Ali, no run, short of length delivery around off, blocked
20.1
Dom Bess to Azhar Ali, leg byes, 1 run, spins in and deflects off the pad into the on-side
18.6
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, left alone outside off
18.5
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, phew, that was close! Not close for a wicket, but this bouncer almost knocked Azhar Ali out. He was jumping up initially, before deciding to duck his head underneath while airborne. Not pretty, but he got out of the way eventually
18.4
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, turned into the on-side off the stumps again
18.3
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, two more as he plays across the line of this length ball and works it through midwicket. Bit risky this. England will see him as an LBW candidate, especially after his first innings dismissal
18.2
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, 2 runs, 140kph, fraction fuller than a length on off, Azhar leans across on it and pushes gently through mid-on. Broad's pretty close and Azhar's got this straight enough to beat him. But he doesn't have enough power for it to go all the way. Broad will chase it down
18.1
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, 140kph, good length ball on off, defended to mid-off
17.3
Dom Bess to Azhar Ali, 1 run, slightly short at the stumps, Azhar works it away from deep inside the crease through midwicket
17.2
Dom Bess to Azhar Ali, no run, floated up just outside off, a bit too full, Azhar defends
17.1
Dom Bess to Azhar Ali, no run, turned to short midwicket. Good from Bess though with the flight and dip, almost had him chipping it up
14.6
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, yorker just outside off, Azhar digs it out
14.5
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run. blocks it into the off-side
14.4
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, fraction short and just outside of, Azhar prods across and pushes it to mid-on off the back-foot
14.3
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, on a good length and angling across the right-hander, Azhar leans across and pushes it back at the bowler
14.2
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, back of a length around the hip, worked into the on-side
14.2
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no ball, FOUR, genuine outside edge which bursts through the slip cordon for four. Did that carry to Stokes at second slip? Well, whether it did or didn't is irrelevant now as it emerges that Archer had overstepped. Pretty fine delivery though, which left Azhar hanging in the crease due to its in-between length, before straightening a touch
14.1
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, good bouncer this which Azhar barely evades by ducking under
12.6
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, 137kph, good length delivery outside off, left alone
12.5
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, good length delivery outside off, left alone
10.6
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, pitched up just outside off, gently eased into the covers
10.5
Jofra Archer to Azhar Ali, no run, good length ball outside off, left alone
9.6
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, good length ball on off, defended into the off-side
9.5
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, good length delivery just outside off, tentatively guided to gully
9.4
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, back of a length on off, blocked to cover
9.3
Broad to Azhar Ali, FOUR, another half-volley, this one's wide of off and is laced through point for four more. Last thing England want is to concede easy boundaries like these
9.2
Broad to Azhar Ali, FOUR, Azhar gets off the pair, thanks in large part to this half-volley on off stump which he punches through mid-off and beats Archer's valiant effort
9.1
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, good length ball on off, defends into the off-side
7.6
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, full and wide outside off, Azhar Ali moves off-side, covers his sticks and shoulders arms
7.5
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, Azhar Ali still can't get off the mark. Shuffles across a tad, covers the line and defends this good length ball at 132kph into the pitch
7.4
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, 133kph, length ball on middle and leg, blunted towards square leg
7.3
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, Azhar Ali is living dangerously here! Fullish ball at 136kph, the skipper looks to work it into the on-side and gets a soft leading edge towards point
7.2
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, ooh! Pitched up outside off at 131kph, Azhar Ali chases it for a drive and gets beaten by the late away-nip
7.1
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, pitched up delivery way outside off, Azhar Ali shoulders arms
5.6
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, 132kph, good length, another leave from Azhar Ali. Three maiden in a row!
5.5
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, 136kph, pitched up delivery, Azhar Ali sees the line outside off and shoulders arms
5.4
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, slightly overpitched, driven straight to cover point
5.3
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, beaten again! This is brilliant bowling from Broad. 134kph, touch fuller, Azhar Ali moves across to push/block, the ball straightens ever so lightly to miss the outside edge
5.2
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, wow! That's a jaffa. Superb out-seamer from a length, hint of extra bounce too, Azhar Ali is squared up and the line forces him to play at it. Fortunately, the ball misses the nick by a whisker
5.1
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, 133kph, pitched up ball, Azhar Ali taps it to the left of cover point and sets off, gets rightly sent back by his loud batting partner
3.6
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, 137kph, tad too wide and Azhar Ali ignores. It's the I0$
3.5
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, 133kph, full again, angled in around off, Azhar Ali's bat turns at the point of impact. The ball rolls towards wide mid-on
3.4
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, 135kph, pitched up delivery, a good stride forward from Azhar Ali to push it to cover
3.3
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, 137kph, on a length and around off, Azhar Ali is forward to block, doesn't push at it and hence the outside edge falls short of Root at first slip. The England captain has hurt his finger - right thumb - in the process. And, he walks off the field. Crawley comes in as his sub
3.2
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, 136kph, fullish ball outside off, left alone
3.1
Broad to Azhar Ali, no run, good ball from Broad. In-angler at 133kph, Azhar Ali manages to keep it out on the leg-side via an inside edge. Brought his bat down at the right moment. Nervy!
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