Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue did a job, taking five wickets each. This happened when Pakistan was playing against England at Headingley in Leeds on Wednesday. Pakistan’s team got out for 171 runs in 48.1 overs on the day of the Test.
Ollie Robinson got a wicket with the first ball, dismissing Azan Awais for no runs. Then he got Shan Masood out for five runs. After that, he also got Saud Shakeel and Abdullah Shafique out, which made things tough for Pakistan. At that point, Pakistan was struggling at 118 runs for the loss of five wickets.
Abdullah Shafique was the batsman for Pakistan; he scored 61 runs from 104 balls. Imam-ul-Haq also did well; he scored 42 runs from 74 balls. These two players added 91 runs together for the wicket. This happened after Pakistan had lost two wickets early in the game when they only had six runs on the board.
Later in the game, Ollie Robinson got his first wicket when he got Khurram Shahzad out for 14 runs. Then Josh Tongue took his wicket when he bowled Mohammad Abbas for just two runs. That was the end of Pakistan’s innings; they were all out for 171 runs.
Salman Agha scored 21. Mohammad Rizwan scored 12, but Pakistan lost their last five wickets for just 21 runs. The bowlers from England kept putting pressure on Pakistan throughout the end of the game.
Robinson got five wickets for 51 runs from 18 overs, and Tongue got five wickets for 46 runs from 9.1 overs. Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson did not get any wickets.
The way Pakistan batted was the beginning of their problems after they had a tough start. Their top batsmen had a lot of trouble with the seam bowling from England. England had chosen to bowl after they won the toss.
Robinson is still bowling well after he did a great job with the ball against New Zealand in the Test series. Pakistan’s batting was the problem, and England’s bowlers took advantage of that. England’s seam bowling was too good for Pakistan’s batting order, and that is why they struggled so much.
England bowl first
England won the toss. Chose to bowl first when the Test series started in Leeds. Salman Ali Agha was in charge because Babar Azam was hurt and could not play.
Salman Ali Agha is leading Pakistan in the Test because Babar Azam was not able to play due to an injury.
Salman said he found out about being the captain before the match. He also said that Pakistan would have chosen to bat if they had won the toss.
Pakistan make changes to playing XI
Pakistan has brought in Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali and Khurram Shahzad in the team for the Test.
Salman said the choice to bring in the three bowlers was part of Pakistan’s plans for the Test, while England decided to use the conditions by choosing to bowl first after winning the toss.
Pakistan face an early setback
Pakistan’s innings started in a way when their first wicket fell on the very first ball of the game.
Azan Awais was out on the delivery, which gave England a quick advantage after England decided to field first.
The second wicket fell quickly after Shan Masood was bowled for 5 runs.
The early losses put Pakistan in a difficult position at the start of the Test match as the visitors tried to get comfortable and create a strong total.
