Eng vs Pak LIVE, 1st Test Day 1: Play to resume at 10:15 pm IST; Pak 121-2

In the first Test between Pakistan vs England, Babar Azam and Shan Masood put up a unbeaten 78-run stand in post lunch session on Day 1 before rain stopped play at the Old Trafford in Manchester today. Babar Azam completed his fifty ad looked in sublime touch at the middle. Azam and Masood were unbeaten a the crease before bad Manchester weather forced the players to go back to pavallion.

Earlier, Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes bowled with venom and snared two wickets to disturb Pakistan's watchful start as the visitors reached 53/2 at Lunch on Day 1 of the first Test between England and Pakistan at Old Trafford, Manchester today. At the break, opener Shan Masood and Babar Azam were batting on 27 and 4 respectively.

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Electing to bat first, the tourists were off to a steady start as openers Shan Masood and Abid Ali put away the early threat from veteran new-ball bowlers James Anderson and Stuart Broad.

Pakistan's best batsman Babar was out in the middle with the team suddenly in need of a solid partnership. Masood looked composed at the other end with Archer mixing it up and Woakes hitting the deck hard and using the crease well to probe the batsmen.

The stats are in favour of Pakistan as in previous four occasions, Pakistan have either won or drawn a Test series against England, out of four played, since 2011-12. Pakistan won two series in the UAE (in 2011-12 and 2015-16) while drawing twice in England (2016 and 2018).

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England vs Pakistan 1st Test match will be telecast live on Sony Six and Sony Six HD with English commentary. The toss will take place at 3:00 pm IST. Fans could also watch the live streaming of England vs West Indies match on Sony Liv website, app and airtel stream.
 
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