England Vs Pakistan 1st Test
The current number one ranked team in test
cricket, England lost by 10 wickets against Pakistan. Pakistan is now leading
the 3 test match series in Dubai handing 1-0. It is a fantastic victory for
Pakistan coming right at the beginning of the year.
English team failed miserably as they failed to
score runs by getting out for less than 200 run(s) in both the innings.
Pakistan on the other hand played incredible cricket. They fared well in both
batting and bowling department. They were successful in winning the match with
two days to spare.
The English Collapse
The first innings collapse of England was attributed
to Saeed Ajmal’s excellent bowling with figuresof 7/53. In England’s second
innings it was Umar Gul who was the chief destructor for Pakistan with an
impressive 4/63. Saeed Ajmal and Abdur Rehman picked 3 wickets each in England’s
second innings. England was all out 160 run(s) in their second innings having
played just 57.5 over(s).
It was sad to see none of the English batsmen
putting up a fight. Kevin Pietersen got out for a duck. Most of the top order
batsmen ended with single digit score. Jonathan Trott’s 49 runs (off 111 balls)
were the highest by score by any English batsmen in their second innings. Pakistani
bowlers simply ran through the much famed English batting line up easily.
Wickets kept tumbling one after the other.
Pakistan scored the required 15 runs in 3.4
over(s) without losing any wickets in the second innings. Thereby Pakistan won
the match by 10 wicket(s) it was a thumping victory for Pakistan. Interestingly
this is England’s first defeat in 10 Test matches, since their last loss
against Australia which was at Perth in 2010.
Saeed Ajmal who picked 10 wickets in all in the
match was rightly named the man of the match.
Other Matches Around the World:
Venue: De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa
South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
SA: 177/3 in 26 over(s)
Top Scorer’s so far:
Graeme Smith : 68 Run(s) off 69 Balls
AB de Villiers : 61 Run(s) off 38 Balls – Still
Playing
1 comment:
Man the new pakistan is on fire. It is sad India does not have the same form
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