DTVHINDIPAK vs ENG: The hosts scored 328 runs after losing four wickets on the first day, Nasir Hussain is not tired of praising the English bowlers.
By the end of the first day of play, Pakistan scored 328 runs in its first innings, losing four wickets. LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 14: Sky Sports commentary team Ian Ward, David Lloyd, Stuart Broad and Nasser Hussain during the 2nd ODI Royal London One-Day match between England and India at Lord’s Cricket Ground on July 14, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former player Nasir Hussain has praised the performance of the England team on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan being played in Multan. Let us tell you that the first test between Pakistan and England has started at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. On the first day of the game, Pakistan’s batsmen performed well and put pressure on England. By the end of the first day of play, Pakistan scored 328 runs in its first innings, losing four wickets. On behalf of the team, captain Shan Masood scored 151 runs with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes while Abdullah Shafiq played an inning of 102 runs. Both of them did not spare any bowler of England and hit hard against all of them. The host’s first wicket fell soon, after which these two players made a valuable partnership of 253 runs for the second wicket. However, despite this, Nasir Hussain has praised the England team a lot. Nasir Hussain said on Sky Sports after the end of the first day’s play, ‘Looking at the score of four wickets for 328 runs, everyone must be feeling that we have lagged behind in this match. However it is not so. England has performed tremendously. This is the difference between playing at home and outside. If you had this score in England, you could have said that your team is away from the game but in Pakistan we are still in the competition and the players should be given credit for this. We should not criticize Pope and bowlers: Nasser Hussain The former player further said, ‘We were talking about body language, fitness, speed and comeback with the new ball and all the players of the team performed tremendously. Everyone feels that Pakistan team is far ahead in this match but we should not criticize Ollie Pope and the bowlers. He performed as per the work given to him. For England, so far Chris Woakes has taken 1 wicket while Gus Atkinson has taken 2 wickets. The second day of the game is going to be very important for both the teams. IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Punjab Kings can retain these 6 players “Bangladesh is playing poor cricket”- Aakash Chopra Indian batsman who hit most sixes in T20 against Bangladesh- IPL 2025: Rajasthan Royals can retain these 6 players IPL 2025: Sunrisers Hyderabad can retain these 6 players Rishabh Pant turns 27, take a look at his special records in cricket- The bowler who took the most wickets for India in the Women’s T20 World Cup- The batsman who scored the most runs…
PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 1 Highlights: Shan Masood-Abdullah Shafiq hit centuries, Pakistan’s score crosses 320+
By the end of the first day, Pakistan, batting in the first innings, has scored 328 runs at the loss of 4 wickets. Pakistan Team (Photo Source: X/Twitter) PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Day 1 Highlights: The first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from October 7. Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat first. By the end of the first day, the host team has scored 328 runs at the loss of four wickets in the first innings. Saud Shakeel (35*) and Naseem Shah (0*) are present at the unbeaten crease. Let us tell you all the highlights of the first day’s play- PAK vs ENG: Pakistan lost its first wicket in the fourth over itself After winning the toss and batting first, Pakistan got its first blow in the fourth over itself. Saim Ayub lost the wicket against Gus Atkinson after scoring 4 runs in 10 balls. Saim Ayub wanted to flick but wicketkeeper Jamie Smith took a good catch. PeeSL Tolent Saim Ayub getting owned by Gus Atkinson on Pakistan roads 😭#PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/QGGTnCoaY2 — Kriti Singh (@kritiitweets) October 7, 2024 Shan Masood scored half century in 43 balls After losing the first wicket in the beginning of the innings, Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafiq then took charge. Captain Shan Masood played brilliantly and completed his half-century in 43 balls. Whereas, in the 24th over bowled by Shoaib Bashir, Abdullah Shafiq completed his fifty in 77 balls, he completed his half-century in style by hitting a six on the last ball of the over. Full of confidence and excelling in style!@imabd28 marches his way to a half-century 🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/JQUywoPA4B — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 7, 2024 Shan bossing the battle against spin bowling 🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/n5XSjvjSgu — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 7, 2024 A hat-trick of 3️⃣s Busy between the wickets#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/K1t5cAzPdz — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 7, 2024 PAK vs ENG: Shan Masood scored the fifth century of his test career against England Pakistan captain Shan Masood played brilliantly and completed his century in 102 balls by taking a single on the fifth ball of the 38th over. This is the fifth century of his Test career. Let us tell you, he has scored a century after a long wait of four years. After becoming the Test captain of Pakistan, his performance and captaincy are being criticized a lot, but today he gave a strong reply to everyone. All class on the opening day of the series 💫 Shan raises his bat to the fans’ applause 💯#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/MTei96UfKO — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 7, 2024 Abdullah Shafiq completed his century by hitting a six Abdullah Shafiq completed his century in 165 balls by hitting a six against Jack Leach on the fifth ball of the 55th over. Abdullah was in very poor form for some time. His scores in the last 7 innings of Test cricket were- 3,0,37,2,0,0 and 4. 6️⃣ hit to reach 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ 🔥…
PAK vs ENG: After a long time, Shan Masood scored a century for his team, the captain of Pakistan team is being praised a lot on social media.
Shan Masood played a brilliant inning of 151 runs in 177 balls with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes in the first innings of the first Test being played against England. Shan Masood (Pic Source-X) Currently, the first test match between Pakistan and England is being played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. In this match, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Shan Masood himself proved his decision right and played valuable innings for his team. Let us tell you that in the first innings of the first Test being played against England, Shan Masood played a brilliant inning of 151 runs in 177 balls with the help of 13 fours and 2 sixes and put his team on a strong position. Shan Masood did not spare any England bowler during his innings and hit hard against all of them. Pakistan did not have such a good start against England and they lost their first wicket for just 8 runs. Sam Ayub once again failed to score big and was out after scoring four runs. However, after the first wicket fell soon, captain Shan Masood batted brilliantly with Abdullah Shafiq and made a valuable partnership of 253 runs for the second wicket. Apart from Shan Masood, Abdullah Shafiq also scored 102 runs and supported his captain well. At present, due to the partnership of these two players, Pakistan is in a strong position against England. Not only this, many people have praised Shan Masood’s innings a lot. After a long time, the captain of Pakistan team has scored a century in the Test format. Many people praised Shan Masood’s innings on social media. Shan Masood brings up his 5TH TEST TON off just 102 balls!First Test century in 4 years. Pakistan dominating vs England in Multan. What a knock! #ShanMasood #PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/lNtzMLkmpv — Areeb Cricket World digital media (@World_OfCricket) October 7, 2024 Brilliant centuries by Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood. Now it’s turn for Babar Azam to improve his stats on Highway pitch of Multan.#Pakistan #PAKvsENG #BabarAzam #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/LMAefzSZwf — cricket info (@cricketinfo34) October 7, 2024 Well done #ShanMasood who are you, who are you…England ko baseball dikha aaj…#PakistanCricket mai….@ShanMasoodFC #PAKvsENG — RAGHU (@RAGHU_______) October 7, 2024 Shan Masood 150* (166) 🫡 pic.twitter.com/cPLCFvKAzZ — Abdul Khaliq (@malikkhaliq74) October 7, 2024 Another Milestone Achieved by Team Green 🇵🇰⚔️ ▶️291 – Zaheer Abbas & Mushtaq Mohammad vs ENG, 1971▶️287 – Mohammad Hafeez & Azhar Ali vs SL, 2012▶️262 – Ijaz Ahmed & Saeed Anwar vs NZ, 1996▶️253 – Abdullah Shafique & Shan Masood vs ENG, 2024▶️250 – Mudassar Nazar & Qasim… pic.twitter.com/9dTw1AdYET — Zain Siddiqi (@zainsiddiqi7535) October 7, 2024 Before departing, Shan Masood scored his career’s second 1️⃣5️⃣0️⃣+ score! 1️⃣5️⃣1️⃣ Runs1️⃣7️⃣7️⃣ Balls1️⃣3️⃣ 4s2️⃣ 6s✅ First Test hundred in 2024✅ Second Test hundred against England.✅ Third Test hundred at the home soil.#PAKvsENG , #AbdullahShafique pic.twitter.com/oLUJr2kmkN — 𝐌𝐊 𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐀 🇮🇳 (@_mkverma) October 7, 2024 Shan Masood (151) and Abdullah Shafique (102) forge a brilliant 253-run stand—the 4th highest 2nd-wicket partnership in Pakistan’s Test history!#SportsSide , #WTC25 , #PAKvENG…
PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: Abdullah Shafiq hits a six off Shoaib Bashir and completes his half-century, watch video
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat in the first Test against England. Abdullah Shafique (Photo Source: PAK vs ENG, 1st Test: The first match of the three-match Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan from October 7. Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to bat first. Pakistan got its first blow in the fourth over itself, when Gus Atkinson showed the way to the pavilion to Saim Ayub (4). After this, the pair of Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafiq have taken charge. Pakistan’s opener Abdullah Shafiq completed his half-century in just 77 balls by hitting a brilliant six off Shoaib Bashir, the video of which is going viral. Abdullah Shafiq hit two fours and a six in Shoaib Bashir’s over. The 24th over of Pakistan’s first innings was bowled by Shoaib Bashir. Abdullah Shafiq went down the wicket and hit a four on the very first ball. Then only 2 runs came on the next three balls. Facing the fifth ball of the over, Abdullah hit another four, after which he was just three runs away from his half-century. On the last ball of the over, Abdullah Shafiq completed his half-century by hitting a six towards long-on. Watch the video here- Full of confidence and excelling in style!@imabd28 marches his way to a half-century 🏏#PAKvENG , #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/JQUywoPA4B — Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 7, 2024 Abdullah was in very poor form for some time. His scores in the last 7 innings of Test cricket are- 3,0,37,2,0,0 and 4. After scoring a half-century against England, the batsman now intends to reach a bigger score. Century partnership between Shan Masood and Abdullah After losing the first wicket in the fourth over of the first innings against England, the pair of Abdullah Shafiq and captain Shan Masood have kept Pakistan on the strong side in the game. Till the time of writing the news, there was a partnership of 153 runs between the two batsmen for the second wicket. Shan Masood (92*) and Abdullah (61*) are present at the unbeaten crease.
PAK vs ENG Dream11 Prediction: Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI and Pitch Report for the first test match
The first match of the Test series between Pakistan and England will be played in Multan from October 7. PAK vs ENG (Photo Source: Getty Images) PAK vs ENG Dream11 Prediction, Pakistan And England first match of the test series between 7 October From Multan Will be played in. The England team had won the last Test series against Sri Lanka 2-1. At the same time, Pakistan had to face 3-0 defeat against Bangladesh in the last Test series. In the World Test Championship 2023-25 points table, England are ranked fourth with 8 wins from 16 matches, 81 points, 42.19% PCT. Pakistan is ranked eighth with two wins from 7 matches, 16 points 19.05% PCT. England captain Ben Stokes has not yet recovered from his hamstring injury, he is not part of the playing 11 of the first Test. Ollie Pope will captain the team in place of Stokes. Pakistan vs England, 1st Test Match Details: Pakistan vs England, 1st Test Head-to-Head Records in Test (Head to Head Records): Pakistan vs England, 1st Test: Multan Stadium Pitch Report (Pitch Report): The surface of Multan Cricket Stadium is favorable for batsmen, fans can get to see a high-scoring match here. There will be very little movement on the ball and batsmen can expect a flat wicket for the entire five days. The new ball is likely to provide some help to the fast bowlers in the initial stages, but the first Test will be a batsman’s game. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 333 runs. Pakistan vs England, 1st Test Probable Playing XI: England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir Pakistan: Saeem Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Shan Masood (captain), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Aga, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed. PAK vs ENG Dream11 Team for the first test match wicket keeper: Jamie Smith, Mohammad Rizwan batsman: Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope Allrounder: Joe Root, Salman Agha, Aamir Jamal Bowler: Shoaib Bashir, Nauman Ali Who should be made captain and vice-captain? captain– Joe Root vice captain- Babar Azam
PAK vs ENG 2024: Know why Ben Stokes is not playing in the first test match against Pakistan? The cricketer himself gave the big reason
Let us know about this reason Ben Stokes (Image Credit- Twitter X) The England cricket team is currently on Pakistan tour for a three-match Test series. So the first match between the two teams will be played at Multan Cricket Stadium from 7th October. However, now news is coming that England’s regular Test captain Ben Stokes will not play in this test match. In the absence of Stokes, Ollie Pope will take command of the team, who also took command of the England team in the home series against Sri Lanka. In such a situation, many cricket fans must be having questions in their minds that after all, England has come to Pakistan under the leadership of Stokes, and he is not playing the first match of the series. So let us answer your question. For this reason Stokes will not play the first test match against Pakistan Let us tell you that regarding not playing in the first Test match against Pakistan, Stokes was quoted by Sky Sports as saying – I tried my best to get myself fit for this first game, but I decided to miss it. I haven’t been fully prepared for the game. My rehab schedule involves a lot. We have reached a certain point, but looking at the bigger picture of what we are achieving and where I am physically, I am not quite ready to play. Stokes further said- It is disappointing not to play in the match. I have some good things to focus on, so even though I’m not playing, I have a target in mind. I have a good 10 days to prepare myself for the second match. England’s playing XI for the first test match against Pakistan: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.
England announced playing XI for the first test match against PAK, Ben Stokes left out
Ben Stokes (Photo Source: Getty Images) The England team has suffered a big setback before the start of the Test series against Pakistan. In fact Captain Ben Stokes has been ruled out of the first Test against Pakistan in Multan. 33-year-old Stokes, who was sidelined from this series since the beginning of August, is still not able to recover from the injury. Stokes suffered a hamstring injury in The Hundred tournament. In the absence of Stokes, Ollie Pope can now take charge of England. Pope was also the captain of England in the series against Sri Lanka and it was under his captaincy that England won the Test series 2-1. Stokes could not play in the Test series against Sri Lanka due to this injury. Ben Stokes does not want to take risks regarding his fitness According to the report of ESPN Cricinfo, Stokes is not willing to take any risk, because England has to play 6 Test matches this year. His eyes will now be on playing in the second Test, which will start from October 15. In the absence of Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes will be seen playing his first Test in Asia since 2016. Along with this, the debut of Bryden Kars is also certain. Stokes worked hard in England’s training session. He batted in the nets and faced the throwdowns from the spin bowlers as well as the England coaching staff. At present he is completely alert for his recovery. Stokes has scored a total of 6508 runs in 105 Test matches for England so far, which includes 13 centuries and 34 half-centuries. Apart from this, 208 wickets have been taken. England has also announced its playing XI for this match in which two spinners have got a place, Jack Leach will play his first Test since January. While the other spinner will be Shoaib Bashir, in-form fast bowler Gus Atkinson will play a Test away from home for the first time. England’s playing XI for the first test against Pakistan Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.
PAK vs ENG Ben Stokes may be out of the first test match, condition worsened during training
Opening batsman Zak Crawley revealed that Ben Stokes still needs to undergo a few tests before he can be declared match-fit. ben stokes The England team is on a tour of Pakistan for a 3-match test series. The PAK vs ENG first Test will be held from October 7 to 11 at the Multan Cricket Stadium, followed by the PAK vs ENG second Test from October 15 to October 19 at the same venue. The PAK vs ENG Test series will then conclude with the third Test to be held from October 24 to 28 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Ben Stokes is still not fully fit, may be out of the first test match against Pakistan In the same year, Ben Stokes was injured in The Hundred due to which he was ruled out of the England vs Sri Lanka Test series played at home. In such a situation, there was a possibility of him playing against Pakistan, but the bad news for him and the team is that he is still fit and may be out of the team in the series also. Stokes has been included in the team as captain for the Pakistan series, but he will not take the field for the first Test starting in Multan from October 7. Opening batsman Jack Crawley revealed that the captain will still need to undergo a few tests before being declared match-fit. Furthermore, a report in The Independent also mentioned that Stokes looked uncomfortable while batting in the nets and bowled at a slow pace. Captaincy will be handed over to Ollie Pope again If Stokes does not come to the team on time, the responsibility of captaincy will once again fall on the shoulders of vice-captain Ollie Pope. The stand-in captain recently led England to a 2-1 series win against Sri Lanka at home, but he faced a lot of criticism for his timid attitude and the way responsibility affected his batting. The last time England toured Pakistan, it was Stokes’ first overseas tour as Test captain. He gave the team a clean sweep of 3-0.
PAK vs ENG: We cannot underestimate Pakistan’s class batting: Jack Crawley
The three-match Test series between England and Pakistan is starting from 7 October. Zak Crawley (Image Credit- Twitter X) The England cricket team is currently on Pakistan tour for a three-match Test series. So the Test series between the two teams is going to start from October 7 with the first Test match to be held at Multan Cricket Stadium. However, before the start of this test match, a big statement has come out from experienced England batsman Zak Crawley. Crowley says that England cannot underestimate the class batting of Pakistan. Jack Crowley gave a big statement Let us tell you that the England cricket team has recently reached Pakistan for this series. In the press conference held before the start of this series, Crawley said – As a batsman, I know that form comes and goes, but class never leaves you. That batting line-up of Pakistan is a class batting line-up, and we do not underestimate them. There are people there who can take the match away from you. Crawley further said- Therefore, we will do our best to bowl them out and win the series. I will never say that Babar Azam is out of form. The way he plays is good, he is a brilliant player. He is a class player and we have to be at our best to get him out. Full schedule of Pakistan vs England test series 1st Test 7-11 October: Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Second Test 15-19 October: Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Third Test 24-28 October: Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Well, now it will be worth watching how England is going to perform against Pakistan in the upcoming Test series. However, when England toured Pakistan in the year 2022, it whitewashed Pakistan 3-0 in the 3-match Test series. So now would England want to repeat a similar performance?
VIDEO: “Ssshhh…!” When Suresh Raina silenced Pakistani fans during IND vs PAK match
During the ICC T20 World Cup 2012, Suresh Raina silenced the Pakistani fans in a unique way. Suresh Raina (Photo Source: The rivalry between India and Pakistan is not hidden from anyone. Fans from all over the world are excited to watch the match between the two teams in ICC tournaments. Many such incidents have happened during the India-Pakistan match, which have garnered discussion. One such memorable incident happened during the ICC T20 World Cup 2012, when former Indian player Suresh Raina silenced the Pakistani fans in his unique style. This is how Suresh Raina silenced his fans India and Pakistan were face to face in the Super-8 round of ICC T20 World Cup 2012. The match was played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Batting first, Pakistan’s team struggled a lot against the Indian bowling attack. Lakshmipathy Balaji (3 wickets) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2 wickets) played brilliantly. Shoaib Malik scored the highest 28 runs for Pakistan. The turning point of the match came when Pakistan captain Mohammad Hafeez lost his wicket to Virat Kohli after scoring 15 runs. After Hafeez’s wicket, Umar Akmal played a quick innings of 21 runs in 18 balls. When he hit a huge six on the midwicket ball of Irfan Pathan, Pakistani fans started chanting Pakistan Pakistan. However, Pakistan fans could not celebrate for long. Ashwin came to bowl and captain MS Dhoni deployed Suresh Raina at midwicket. Umar Akmal tried to hit another big shot on Ashwin’s ball, but Raina took a brilliant catch. After taking the catch, Suresh Raina put his ear towards the fans, which meant that he was no longer able to hear their voice. Raina then looked at the fans and signaled them to keep quiet. Watch the video here- The way Suresh Raina silenced Pakistani crowd 🔥🔥#sureshraina pic.twitter.com/3QGOhsAAQK — Virral (@viral_alt) September 16, 2024 Indian veteran player Suresh Raina made his international debut for India against Sri Lanka in 2005. He announced his retirement from all formats of international cricket on 15 August 2020. At the same time, he retired from IPL and domestic cricket in September 2022. Suresh Raina has won big matches for Team India with his brilliant game. Let us tell you, Raina became the first batsman to score a century for India in all three formats.
