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England vs Pakistan 2nd Test Live Updates: Abid Ali-Azhar Ali Partnership Frustrates England Bowlers
ENG vs PAK 2nd Test: Abid Ali and Azhar Ali stitched an unbeaten half-century partnership as they reached 62/1 at lunch on Day 1.
ENG vs PAK 2nd Test Match: Abid Ali stitched an unbeaten half-century partnership for 2nd wicket.© AFP
Abid Ali and Azhar Ali stitched an unbeaten half-century partnership to help Pakistan reach 62/1 at lunch on the opening day of second Test in Southampton on Thursday. The visitors were put under pressure as James Anderson handed them an early blow dismissing opener Shan Masood for just one run. England fast bowlers bowled probing line and lengths causing the visitors a lot of trouble. However, the duo stuck together and somehow managed to survive the morning burst of spell. Abid Ali also got some help from England slip fielders who dropped him twice, while Azhar Ali was lucky that the ball didn't clip his bails even after hitting the stumps. With just 10 minutes for lunch, it started drizzling, forcing the umpires to call for an early lunch. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Live Match Updates of England Vs Pakistan 2nd Test Day 1, straight from The Rose Bowl Stadium, Southampton
- 18:41 (IST)Four!Babar Azam gets off the mark with an exquisite cover drive.
- 18:40 (IST)Babar Azam next batsman in!Pakistan's white-ball skipper Babar Azam comes into bat at number four.
- 18:38 (IST)WICKET! Anderson strikes again!James Anderson strikes again as he gets Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali caught at second slip, who goes for 20 runs.
- 18:34 (IST)Four!A loose shot from Abid Ali and it goes just wide of the slip cordon and runs away to the fence.
- 18:19 (IST)Four!Abid Ali plays it late and guides James Anderson's delivery towards gully for another boundary. Once again playing with soft hands was the key that allowed the ball to travel in the gap wide of slip cordon.
- 18:16 (IST)Four!Stuart Broad bowls just wide of off stump and Abid Ali opens the face of the bat, guiding the ball towards gully and collects first boundary of the session.
- 18:08 (IST)Anderson from other end!James Anderson to resume bowling from the other end. England skipper Joe Root would want him to bowl some magical deliveries and give them another breakthrough.
- 18:07 (IST)Second session begins!Players are out in the middle for the second sessions's play. Stuart Broad will complete his pending over.
- 17:20 (IST)Covers are on! Lunch has been taken!10 minutes from lunch and it started drizzling and the umpires have signalled the ground staff to bring in the covers. The umpires have decided to take an early lunch and Pakistan must be the happier of the two sides as they did well to see off the morning session losing just one wicket.
- 17:05 (IST)Four!James Anderson bowls tab short and Azhar Ali crunches it off the backfoot to collect his first boundary. With this shot he also brought up 50-run stand for the second wicket.
- 16:59 (IST)50 up for Pakistan!Abid Ali and Azhar Ali have done well to see off the England's early burst of seam and swing bowling, especially after losing the first wicket early.
- 16:52 (IST)Ouch... that hurts!Chris Woakes' delivery nips back in sharply and Abid Ali gets beaten by the bounce and it hits him right on the box and he is down with extreme pain. The physio is out to have a look but not sure he will be of only help.
- 16:46 (IST)Falls short of slip!An outside edge from Azhar Ali falls just of the first slip fielder Joe Root. Azhar Ali playing with soft hands was also the reason why the ball didn't carry to the first slip.
- 16:39 (IST)Play resumes after drinks break!Sam Curran to continue after drinks break. and bowls a tidy over, giving away just two singles.
- 16:31 (IST)Dropped!Chris Woakes induces an outside edge from Abid Ali but he has been dropped by Joe Bruns at the second slip. Catching has bee n poor by the English fielders this morning as they have let down two simple chances in the slip cordon.
- 16:30 (IST)Four!Chris Woakes once again misses his line and Abid Ali makes of it as he manages to get his bat on the ball this time around and collects a fine boundary towards fine leg.
- 16:26 (IST)Four!Chris Woakes drifts down leg stumps and Abid Ali flicks it nicely off his pads for his second boundary of the day.
- 16:24 (IST)Azhar Ali rides on his luck!Azhar Ali goes for a forward defensive shot and ball seemed to have hit the stumps but didn't clip the bails and he survives. England fielders almost started celebrating the wicket but Pakistan skipper survives riding on his luck.
- 16:22 (IST)Double bowling change!After Anderson, Stuart Broad has also been given a break as Chris Woakes replaces him into the attack.
- 16:19 (IST)Bowling Change!Joe Root makes first bowling change of the day, with Sam Curran replacing James Anderson into the attack.
- 16:06 (IST)Four byes!Stuart Broad bowls a wayward delivery down leg stump, which missed Abid Ali and full-length dive of wicket-keeper Jos Buttler and races away to the fence. While the umpire signalled a four-bye, the replay suggested that it might have just clipped batsman's thigh pad.
- 15:53 (IST)Four!James Anderson bowls an overpitch delivery to Abid Ali and he drives it through extra-cover for his first boundary.
- 15:42 (IST)Anderson strikes to give England early breakthrough!WICKET! James Anderson traps Shan Masood in front of the stumps and England have their first breakthrough. Pakistan 6/1. The classic swinging delivery from Anderson and as soon as it hit his pad Masood knew he was gone.
YES JIMMY!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 13, 2020
Live Scorecard & Clips: https://t.co/yjhVDqBbVN#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/f9jpsmJhl8 - 15:35 (IST)Four legbyes!James Anderson errs in his line, bowls down leg side, Shan Masood tried to flick it but missed it completely but raced away to the fence after clipping his pads .
- 15:33 (IST)Off the mark straightaway!Masood plays the ball with soft hands on the leg side and steaks a quick single to get off the mark.
- 15:30 (IST)Here we go!Pakistan openers are out in the middle and we are moments away from the start of the second Test. James Anderson has the ball in hand and will start the proceedings for England, with Shan Masood on strike.
- 15:28 (IST)Interesting Trivia!With Sam Curran in the side, England have never lost any Test at home. Can do carry on with the trend or will Pakistan break the run.
- 15:09 (IST)Pakistan Playing XI!The visitors made only one change to their playing XI, Shadab Khan making way for Fawad Alam who will be playing his first Test in 11 years.Pakistan (Playing XI): Shan Masood, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali (capt), Babar Azam, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah
Playing XI for the second #ENGvPAK Test.
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 13, 2020
UPDATES https://t.co/xA2FMypqVu pic.twitter.com/FIMGAgg7iO - 15:08 (IST)England Playing XI!With a view to strengthen their batting, England made two changes to their side,with Zak Crawley replacing Ben Stokes and Sam Curran coming in place of Jofra Archer.England (Playing XI): Rory Burns, Dominic Sibley, Zak Crawley, Joe Root (capt), Ollie Pope, Jos Buttler (wk), Chris Woakes, Sam Curran, Dominic Bess, Stuart Broad, James Anderson
We have lost the toss and will bowl first here in Southampton! #ENGvPAK
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 13, 2020 - 15:05 (IST)Toss time!Pakistan captain Azhar Ali wins the toss and decides to bat in Southampton.
- 15:00 (IST)England Team News!Sussex pacer Ollie Robinson has been roped in the side to replace Stokes for the second game. Root confirmed that James Anderson will keep his place in the side for the second Test and will pair up with Stuart Broad, with Chris Woakes and Jofra Archer expected to complete England's pace quartet.
- 14:56 (IST)Pakistan's mixed performance in 1st Test!After taking over a 100-run lead in the first innings Pakistan couldn't capitalise on the chances and eventually paid the price and lost the first Test from a position of strength.
- 14:45 (IST)Do-or-die for Paksitan!For Pakistan, it is a must-win game and Azhar Ali's side would want to learn from their mistakes which saw them losing the first Test from a position of strength.
- 14:31 (IST)Hello and welcome!Hello and welcome to the live blog of second Test between England and Pakistan. Having won the series opener, England will be without the services of their vice-captain Ben Stokes who withdrew his name due to family reasons.
Topics mentioned in this article
England Cricket Team
Pakistan Cricket Team
Joe Root
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
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