Delhi: England's fast bowlers broke the back of Pakistan's batting on the second day of Lord's Test. In front of the brilliant bowling of Ollie Robinson and Joffra Archer, the entire Pakistan team was reduced to just 110 runs. After this, by the end of the day's play, England lost 3 wickets for 81 runs in their second innings. In this way England has a strong lead of 261 runs.
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The last wickets took control of England
England started the day with 9 wickets for 248 runs. Gus Atkinson and Josh Tong troubled Pakistan's bowlers for a long time by adding 47 runs for the last wicket. Spin bowling brought success to the guests. Atkinson went forward to hit a big shot on Ali Usman's ball, but was caught at long off.
Josh Tong, who came at number 11, scored unbeaten 30 runs and his innings included four fours, which helped England reach 290 runs in the first innings.
Pakistan disintegrated in front of Archer-Robinson
Pakistan had a bad start. Injured Imam-ul-Haq could not take the field and in his absence the batting order could not face the fast attack of England. Joffra Archer started by getting Shan Masood caught behind the wicket and later ended the innings by bowling Mohammad Abbas.
Ollie Robinson destroyed the middle order and took four wickets. He gave only 11 runs in 13 overs. Azan Awais struggled the most by scoring 46 runs, but remained four runs short of his half-century. Saud Shakeel scored 16 runs and Mohammad Rizwan scored 10 runs.
Pakistan suffered setbacks in the second innings also
When England started the second innings after a first innings lead of 180 runs, Khurram Shahzad took the first two wickets, where Ben Duckett and Jordan Cox returned early. Joe Root also got out cheaply for the second time after being LBW on the ball of Mohammad Ali.
However, after this Emilio Gay and Harry Brook took over the innings. England's seven wickets are safe and their lead is expected to get bigger on the third day.
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summary scorecard
England: 290 (Jamie Smith 61, Jordan Cox 55; Mohammad Abbas 4/73, Mohammad Ali 3/86) and 81/3 (Emilio Gay 30*, Khurram Shahzad 2/26)
Pakistan: 110 (Azan Awais 46; Ollie Robinson 4/11, Jofra Archer 3/26)
England ahead by 261 runs.
FAQ
How many runs was Pakistan all out for in Lord's Test?
Pakistan team was all out for just 110 runs in the first innings.
Who took the most wickets against Pakistan?
Ollie Robinson took four wickets and Joffra Archer took three wickets.
By how many runs was England ahead at the end of the second day?
At the end of the second day's play, England was in a strong position with a total lead of 261 runs.