ENG vs PAK Commentary, 19 August, 2026
ENG
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PAK
23/2 (9.4 ov)
Lunch Break : Day 1 - England elected to bowl
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Gus Atkinson bowls a sharp delivery, and Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique goes forward, plays drive in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short mid wicket, who halts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease, plays defensive shot, gets an edge!, in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Ollie Robinson bowls a sharp delivery, and Imam Ul Haq goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Ollie Robinson to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards point for 1 run.
Ollie Robinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, 1 leg bye, Leg Bye !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease, swats flick shot, but the ball slides off the body, batter is quick to avail this leg bye for 1 run.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Gus Atkinson bowls a sharp delivery, and Abdullah Shafique goes forward to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Abdullah Shafique goes forward and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, 2 runs, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 2 runs.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Imam Ul Haq goes forward and slash defensive shot towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Imam Ul Haq goes forward, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease and dabs flick shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Imam Ul Haq goes forward and slash defensive shot towards slip, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease and slash push towards mid on, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, Four, Four !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Abdullah Shafique goes forward, plays drive in the air to long on. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Gus Atkinson to Abdullah Shafique, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Ollie Robinson to Abdullah Shafique, 1 run, Abdullah Shafique hangs in the crease to take inswinger of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep fine leg for 1 run.
lbw b OE Robinson
SR
25.00
4.5 · SM Khan lbw b OE Robinson 5 (20) — Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, no run, lbw b OE Robinson, Out LBW !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Shan Masood hangs in the crease, takes a big risk to chunk it away, but unfortunately, mistimes it, and the ball hits the pad, and Ollie Robinson appeals for an LBW, which is given by the umpire. Shan Masood has to go back.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, 2 runs, Shan Masood goes forward to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 2 runs.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, back of length, on the off stump, Shan Masood hangs in the crease, tucks push toward the fielder at slip, who halts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, 1 run, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards short mid wicket for 1 run.
Ollie Robinson to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Ollie Robinson bowls a sharp delivery, and Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease to defend the ball, but the ball nips away and beats the bat, leaving the batter stranded.
Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shan Masood hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Shan Masood hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shan Masood hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the leg stump, Shan Masood hangs in the crease and strives to hit flick shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shan Masood hangs in the crease to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Jofra Archer to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Shan Masood hangs in the crease, trying to hit flick shot, but the ball shapes away late, beats the bat.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, 1 run, Shan Masood hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards short cover for 1 run.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Shan Masood hangs in the crease and slash flick shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shan Masood goes forward to make a room for himself, but left it alone for the keeper to collect at the last moment.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shan Masood hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shan Masood goes forward and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shan Masood hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Jofra Archer to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Jofra Archer to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Jofra Archer to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
Jofra Archer to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease and slash defensive shot towards slip, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
Jofra Archer to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Jofra Archer to Imam ul Haq, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Imam Ul Haq hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, 2 runs, Shan Masood hangs in the crease to take fast ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Shan Masood goes forward, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward mid off, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Shan Masood hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shan Masood hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
Ollie Robinson to Shan Masood, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Shan Masood hangs in the crease and slash flick shot towards short mid wicket, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
lbw b OE Robinson
SR
0.00
0.1 · A Awais lbw b OE Robinson 0 (1) — Ollie Robinson to Azan Awais, no run, lbw b OE Robinson, Out LBW !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Azan Awais hangs in the crease to attempt defensive shot, but fails to make a contact with the ball, it hits the pad, Ollie Robinson appeals for an LBW, which the umpire eventually gives, resulting in Azan Awais's dismissal.
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