2016 England Vs Pakistan First Test @ Lord's July 14 - 18,2016

The Pakistan Cricket Team is scheduled to tour England to play 5 ODIs, 4 Tests, 1 T20  and 2-Match ODI Series Vs Ireland from  July 14 to Sep 07,2016

 

Schedule

4 Match Test Series Vs England

• First Test @ Lord's July 14 -18,2016
• Second Test @ Old Trafford, ManchesterJuly 22-26,2016
• Third Test @ Edgbaston, Birmingham Aug 03-07,2016
• Fourth Test @Kennington Oval, LondonAug 11 - 15,2016

2 Match ODI Series Vs Ireland

• First ODI @The Village, Malahide, Dublinon Auguat 18,2016
• Second ODI @ The Village, Malahide, Dublin Auguat 20,2016

5 Match ODI Series Vs England

•  First ODI @The Rose Bowl, Southamptonon on August 24,2016
• Second ODI @Lord's, London on August 27,2016
• Third ODI@ Trent Bridge, Nottinghamon August 30,2016
• Fourth ODI@ Headingley, Leedson Sep 01,2016
• Fifth ODI@Sophia Gardens, Cardiffon Sep 04,2016
   

Only T20 Vs England 
@Old Trafford, Manchester on Sep 07,2016

Day One  England Vs Pakistan First Test @ Lord's 

Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first


Squads

Pakistan
Mohammed Hafeez,Shan Masood,Azhar Ali,Younis Khan,Misbah ul Haq,Asad Shafiq,Sarfraz Ahmed,Wahab Riaz,Mohammad Amir,Rahat Ali and Yasir Shah

England
Alastair Cook,Alex Hales,Joe Root,James Vince,Gary Ballance,Jonny Bairstow,Moeen Ali,Chris Woakes,Stuart Broad,Jake Ball and Steven Finn

Test Debut- Jake Ball(England)

Jake Ball received his Test cap from uncle and former England wicketkeeper Bruce French

A magnificent century from captain Misbah-ul-Haq put Pakistan in a strong position in the first Test

Misbah ul Haq(42)has never before played a Test at Lord's, but his unbeaten 110 appeared to have steered his side to a strong position.Pakistan were in a spot of bother at 77/3 when Misbah-ul-Haq walked into bat and his gritty knock helped steady the ship.

This was Pakistan's first match at Lord's since the spot-fixing scandal of 2010, and it was fitting that Misbah, who has done so much to rehabilitate the team since that crisis, was the hero of their return.

Misbah ul Haq celebrated his landmark by dropping to the turf and pushing out 10 press-ups, his team-mates applauding from the pavilion balcony as the rest of the ground rose to him.

Pakistan team members applaud from the Lord's balcony as they see the funny side of Misbah's press-ups

While Misbah ul Haq's fine partnership of 148 with Asad Shafiq was ended by the persevering Woakes three overs before the close, nightwatchman Rahat Ali then falling for a duck to the final ball of the day, the tourists will resume on Friday morning well placed on 282-6.

Misbah ul Haq's century came up with a single run away down to third man, from 154 balls and in approaching four hours, making him the oldest man to hit a Test ton since 45-year-old Patsy Hendren in 1934

 

Pakistan captainMisbah ul Haq became the oldest player to score a Test century for 82 years when he reached the three-figure mark Vs England @ Lord's on Thursday July 14,2016.The 42-year-old celebrated his ton by performing a series of push-ups.

This is Misbah's first Test at the 'home of cricket'.

The records that tumbled after Misbah ul Haq's 110* 
1. Misbah eclipsed the record for oldest captain to score a Test century. He went past Australia's Bob Simpson, who did it aged 41 years and 359 days.
2. Misbah's unbeaten century made him the sixth oldest Test centurion after Jack Hobbs, Patsy Hendren, Warren Bardsley, Dave Nourse and Frank Woolley..
3. Misbah is only the third Pakistani after Hanif Mohammad and Javed Miandad to score a century in his first Test innings on English soil.
4. With Asad Shafiq, Misbah has now shared seven century stands in Tests for the fifth wicket - the most by any pair. The record was earlier in the name of Australia's Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh.
5. It was Misbah's eighth Test century as captain - the most by any Pakistan captain.


Rahat Ali's bales tumble as Woakes celebrates his fourth wicket with the final ball before close of play

England newcomer Jake Ball screams in delight after taking Azhar Ali out for lbw on his debut

The previous highest score by a Pakistan player in his maiden Test innings at Lord's, by Asif Iqbal who scored 76 runs at No. 9 in 1967

Two Pakistan batsmen, Javed Burki and Nasim-ul-Ghani, made centuries (both made 101) in their first Test at Lord's in 1962, in their team's second innings.

Scorecard
Pakistan scored 282/6 in 87 Overs
Misbah ul Haq 110*(179 Balls 4x18)
Asad Shafiq      73*(130 Balls 4x12)