Published: Jul 16, 2016, 02:55 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 16, 2016, 02:57 PM (IST)
The first Test between England and Pakistan at Lord’s is evenly poised as visitors managed to take seven wickets before Day 2, Stumps. Yasir Shah shined on Day 2 as he picked up five wickets, spinning a web around English batsmen. Skipper Alastair Cook managed to score 81 runs before Mohammad Aamer knocked him over. Aamer took his first wicket after six years in Tests. He was denied wicket early on due to dropped catches. There was a lot of buzz around Aamer playing at Lord’s. Alex Hales got out in second over itself. Rahat Ali took his wicket in his first over of the innings. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: England vs Pakistan , 1st Test match at Lord’s
Yasir Shah will be the spinner to watch out for on Day 3. If Pakistan manage to wrap up the innings early, they will have an upper hand in the game. Joe Root played a lose shot as he fell two runs short of his half century. He was Yasir Shah’s first wicket of the day. Chris Woakes and Stuart Broad are currently batting, they have shared a partnership of 21 runs so far. These two will need to stay on the crease in order to take a lead at the end of second innings. Stuart Broad has score 169 in Lord’s against Pakistan six years ago. READ: England vs Pakistan 2016: Yasir Shah says his role was very clear, to give support to fast bowlers
Before that Pakistan lose their wickets quickly in the first session. Misbah-ul-Haq managed to score 114 as he got out early on Day 2. Chris Woakes managed to take six wickets in the first innings. Misbah became the oldest captain to score a Test century at an age of 42. His celebrations after scoring the hundred was one of the highlight of Day 1. He did ten push ups after completing his century.
