Pakistan - England 1st Test ended in a draw

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Match Summary

Venue: Zayad Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Toss: Misbah-ul-Haq (Pakistan) won the toss and have opted to bat

Pakistan (1st Innings): Shoaib Malik (245) double century, Asad Shafiq (107) and Mohammad Hafeez (98) help Pakistan to score 523/8 in first innings.  For England Ben Stokes picked up 4 for 57. James Anderson (2/42) and Stuart Broad and Mark Wood picked up 1 wicket each.

England (2nd Innings) : Skipper Alastair Cook double century (263) and fifties from Ian Bell (63), Joe Root (85) and Ben Stokes (57) help visitors to score 598/9 (decl) with a lead of 75 runs. For Pakistan Wahab Riaz picked up 3 for 125. Imran Khan (2/74) and Shoaib Malik (2/97) picked up two wicket each.

Pakistan (3rd Innings) :A brilliant spell by leg-spinner Adil Rashid, who picked up 5-64 help England to bowled out Pakistan for 173 in its second innings. James Anderson (2/30) and Moeen Ali (2/28) picked up two wicket each. Skipper Misbah ul Haq (51) highest run getter for Pakistan in second innings.

England (4th Innings) : Umpires called of play due to bad light. England needed 99 in a possible 19 overs. England were 74-4 in 11 overs, needing 25 more runs to win when Umpires called of play . Spinners Zulfiqar Babar and Shoaib Malik picked up two wickets each for Pakistan.

Man of the Match : Alastair Cook (263)

Squads:

England (Playing XI)

Alastair Cook(c), Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Jonathan Bairstow(w), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson

Pakistan (Playing XI)

Mohammad Hafeez, Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq(c), Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed(w), Wahab Riaz, Zulfiqar Babar, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan

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