ENG vs PAK 2026, ENG vs PAK third Check Match Report, September 09 – 13, 2026


LunchPakistan 100 for 7 (Shakeel 37*, Tongue 3-23) vs England

England’s tempo assault have been in whole management of a hapless Pakistan at lunch on the opening day of the third and last Check at Edgbaston.

Josh Tongue had figures of three for 23 whereas opening duo Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer took two wickets apiece. Robinson bowled with the frugality that has been a characteristic of his summer season, taking 2 for 9 in eight overs, as Pakistan dined on 100 for 7.

Pakistan have been off to probably the most abject begin conceivable, even allowing for the off-field turmoil which had resulted in sweeping on-field adjustments with three gamers on debut. Earlier than the primary of them walked to the crease, they have been 5 wickets down with simply 48 runs on the board within the fifteenth over with captain Babar Azam making his approach again to the altering room already.

Saim Ayub, taking part in his ninth Check after returning as one in all 4 adjustments to the Pakistan aspect which misplaced by 194 runs at Lord’s, survived an early lbw choice in opposition to him on simply the fifth ball of the match.

He had left a nip-backer from Robinson and was struck on this again thigh however reviewed instantly and was vindicated when the ball was projected to be going over off stump. However Ayub was unable to overturn one other, right, lbw name from Chris Gaffaney as Robinson collected his one hundredth Check wicket in his subsequent over.

Archer noticed Azan Awais put down by Ben Duckett at first slip, however Tongue held on simply three balls later as Awais chipped straight to him at midwicket.

Dan Lawrence took a low catch off Abdullah Shafique to present Robinson his second for the match and, within the subsequent over, Shan Masood fell tamely by way of a top-edged pull to sub fielder Theo Wylie at midwicket off Archer.

Floundering at 26 for 4, Pakistan wanted to stability from Babar however he fell for simply 7 to a superb supply from Tongue which seamed in off an excellent size and knocked again his off stump.

With Pakistan dipping into the debutants, the skilled Saud Shakeel selected to guide with a defiant 37 off 38 balls, together with six fours, and he remained unbeaten at lunch.

Wicketkeeper Ghazi Ghori began brightly, slicing Tongue for 4 off his first ball in Check cricket. He survived an England overview for lbw two balls later however, two after that, Tongue pinned him on the again leg and the leg-before choice was upheld on overview.

Shakeel peeled off two fours in three deliveries from Gus Atkinson, by way of the covers and backward level, however his efforts regarded in useless as Tongue nailed his yorker to rattle the stumps of one other debutant, Mohammad Imran Randhawa.

The third Pakistan participant on debut, Razaullah, confirmed prepared and muscle if not aesthetics as he discovered the boundary twice off Tongue’s fifth over, his pull by way of midwicket and outdoors edge over cowl not fairly however efficient. By lunch, he was on 11 not out off 10 deliveries.

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