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England vs Pakistan 2nd Test Live Updates: Bad Light Stops Play In Southampton, Pakistan 223/9
ENG vs PAK 2nd Test: Stuart Broad struck early after tea to break Mohammad Abbas' resistance, before bad light stopped play in the final session.
ENG vs PAK 2nd Test: Mohammad Rizwan showed great resistance and scored a gritty fifty.© AFP
Stuart Broad struck early in the final session to break Mohammad Abbas' resistance who scored just two runs after facing 20 deliveries. However, bad light forced the players to leave the field once again, with Mohammad Rizwan batting solidly on 60, with Pakistan 223/9. Earlier, England bowlers, who began the second session brightly removing a well-set Babar Azam and two other players, were left frustrated as Pakistan stitched an unbeaten 39-run partnership for the ninth wicket, taking their score to 215/8 at tea on Day 2. Stuart Broad bowled a peach of a delivery to remove a well-set Babar Azam for 47 runs, handing Pakistan a huge blow. James Anderson then dismissed Yasir Shah cheaply as he tried to attack every delivery from the word go. Earlier, the start of play was delayed for one-and-a-half hour -- first due to rain and then with wet outfield. However, when the play did finally start in Southampton after the long delay, Pakistan's two overnight batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan played with great caution and survived challenging conditions to reach the lunch unscathed, adding 29 runs to their total. Anderson and co. failed to make most of the overcast conditions in the first session as Pakistan reached 155/5 at lunch. (LIVE SCORECARD)
Live Match Updates of England Vs Pakistan 2nd Test Day 2, straight from The Rose Bowl Stadium, Southampton
- 21:28 (IST)Bad light stops play!Stuart Broad struck early after tea to break Mohammad Abbas' resistance, before bad light stopped the play in the final session.
- 21:15 (IST)Four!Stuart Broad gifts Mohammad Rizwan a half-volley and he drives it through covers for a cracking boundary.
- 21:12 (IST)LBW appeal... Given!Stuart Broad traps Mohammad Abbas right in front and Pakistan lose another wicket.
- 21:09 (IST)Final session on Day 2!Final session on a rain-curtailed day begins with Pakistan looking to extend their innings.
- 20:44 (IST)Light meter is out and we are off!Bad light interrupts the play in Southampton and players are leaving the field.
- 20:41 (IST)LBW appeal... Not Given! Abbas Survives!Stuart Broad wraps Mohammad Abbas on his back pad and goes up immediately, the umpire however disagrees and Joe Root has decides to challenge the decision.The on-field decision stands as replay shows umpire's call.
- 20:37 (IST)Half-century for Rizwan!Mohammad Rizwan taps the ball with soft hands on the off side and immediately calls for two and manages to complete it, bringing up his half-century.
- 20:34 (IST)Rizwan moves to 48!Mohammad Rizwan takes a single on the last ball to retain the strike for next over. He has slowly moved close to his fifty.
- 20:26 (IST)Wide!Not very often do we see the umpire stretching his arms out wide to signal a wide but Chris Woakes hasn't been able to control the seam movement with the new ball and the umpire reckons it is too wide to let it go unpunished.
- 20:22 (IST)Four byes!A huge seam movement from Chris Woakes beats everyone, batsman and keeper, and the ball races away to the fine-leg fence, giving Pakistan another easy boundary.
- 20:20 (IST)Second new ball taken!Joe Root has decided to take the second new ball and has handed it to Chris Woakes.
- 20:18 (IST)Four byes!Stuart Broad bowls short which goes over batsman as well as Jos Buttler who fails to get his hands to it despite a full-length dive. Easy runs for Pakistan and they won't wind it at all.
- 20:12 (IST)Four!Outside off stump from Chris Woakes and Mohammad Rizwan drives it through extra cover to collect his fourth boundary. These are crucial runs for Pakistan as they inch close to 200-mark.
- 20:07 (IST)Four!Sam Curran decides to go short, ball doesn't bounce much and Mohammad Rizwan plays upper cut over slips for second boundary of the over.
- 20:06 (IST)Four!Sam Curran bowls way outside off stump and Rizwan hammers it through backward-point for a cracking four.
- 19:50 (IST)Run out! Afridi departs! Pakistan 8 down!Shaheen Shah Afridi was backing too much and Dom Sibley's direct throw from slip cordon found of short of the crease. A rather poor dismissal for Afridi who survived in the last over after a dropped chance.
Another piece of brilliance in the field from @DomSibley!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 14, 2020
Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/yjhVDqBbVN#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/FuEAifdP5p - 19:47 (IST)Shaheen Afridi survives!Shaheen Afridi edged a ball to Joe Root standing in the cordon but he couldn't grab it cleanly. The on-field umpires gave the soft signal as out but he was saved by the YV umpire after replays suggested that the ball had touched the ground.
- 19:36 (IST)Double bowling change!Joe Root has made a double bowling change, with Chris Woakes replacing James Anderson. Still no sign of Dom Bess, who is the lone spinner in their side.
- 19:34 (IST)Bowling Change!Sam Curran comes into the attack in place of Stuart Broad.
- 19:20 (IST)James Anderson takes his third wicket!James Anderson finds the outside edge of Yasir Shah and Jos Buttler takes a simple catch. He departs for five Pakistan are 171/7.
Wicket number for @jimmy9!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 14, 2020
Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/yjhVDqBbVN#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/tGkLuYkQkk - 19:15 (IST)Four!A half-volley from Stuart Broad and Yasir Shah seizes the opportunity, driving it through square on the off-side for a cracking boundary.
- 19:12 (IST)Eight runs in three overs!Since Babar Azam's departure, Pakistan batsmen have scored eight runs in last three overs. England have started this session well and would want to wind up their innings as quickly possible.
- 18:58 (IST)Broad strikes to remove Babar Azam!Stuart Broad gets rid of Babar Azam for 47 runs with a peach of a delivery. The ball did just enough to take the outside edge and went straight to Jos Buttler's gloves. Pakistan lose their best batsman.
GET IN!!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 14, 2020
Live Scorecard & Clips: https://t.co/yjhVDqBbVN#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/4ouJd8FVQT - 18:45 (IST)Just a single!Babar Azam takes a single off the last delivery of the over to retain strike.
- 18:43 (IST)Broad to start!Joe Root to start the session with Stuart Broad who has kept three slips in place.
- 18:41 (IST)Second session begins!Players walk out in the middle as action resumes after the lunch break.
- 18:03 (IST)Lunch @ Day 2!England went wicket-less in the first session after the delayed start. Pakistan 155/5 at lunch on Day 2, with Babar Azam batting on 45 and Mohammad Rizwan unbeaten on 12.
No wickets so far today as the players head in for lunch.
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 14, 2020
Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/uj5uefmMwu#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/C6kXSxI2iw - 17:52 (IST)Maiden Over!Stuart Broad bowled some brilliant line and lengths to test Babar Azam's patience and he did well, leaving the deliveries going outside off stump and defending those which were targeting the stumps line.
- 17:49 (IST)Another tidy over!Sam Curran bowls another tidy over as he concedes only one run.
- 17:45 (IST)Stuart Broad gives away just one run in his first over of this spell, which came off Babar Azam's bat.
- 17:39 (IST)Double bowling change!Stuart Broad comes into the attack replacing Chris Woakes who had a decent first spell this afternoon.
- 17:36 (IST)Bowling Change!Sam Curran comes into the attack as a first-change bowler on the day, ahead of more experienced Stuart Broad.
- 17:30 (IST)Back to back maiden overs!England bowlers have stuck to a either stump-to-stump line or just wide of it and dried up the singles completely. Good thing for Pakistan is that Babar Azam has dealt with all those challenges with great maturity so far and onus will be on him to get them to a decent first innings total.
- 17:21 (IST)Class bowling form Anderson-Woakes!James Anderson and Chris Woakes both have bowled some tight line and lengths, putting the two Pakistan batsmen in a lot of trouble.
- 17:08 (IST)Four!Chris Woakes bowls a short delivery in to Babar Azam who uses his wrists and plays it towards the mid-wicket for first boundary of the day.
- 17:05 (IST)First run of the day!Babar Azam taps James Anderson's delivery with soft hands and steals a quick single for the first run of the day.
- 17:01 (IST)Woakes to start!Chris Woakes is marking his run-up and will start the proceedings, completing his unfinished over from yesterday.
- 17:00 (IST)Here we go!No rain at the moment and we can see England players walking out in the middle, followed by Pakistan's two overnight batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.
- 16:34 (IST)Play to start at 5:00pm IST!The match officials are done with their inspection and they have decided that the play will start at 05:00pm IST, with lunch scheduled for an hour later at 6:00pm IST.
Play to start at 4:30 pm PKT. #ENGvPAK https://t.co/cP5buqjphD pic.twitter.com/8yB90dt0iE
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 14, 2020 - 15:58 (IST)GOOD NEWS....Covers are coming off!Rain has eased out and groundsmen are pulling off the covers. However, it will still be a tough task to clear out all the water and make the outfield ready for the start. The match officials will come out for an inspection at 4:20 pm IST.
Topics mentioned in this article
England Cricket Team
Pakistan Cricket Team
James Anderson
Babar Azam
The Rose Bowl, Southampton
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