Pakistan won by 9 wickets, claiming a comfortable win against the hosts(England) at Lord's cricket ground taking 1-0 lead in 2 Test match series.
Pakistan had a young inexperienced side while England on the other hand had a good experienced side with home conditions in favor of them but still they got outplayed by Pakistan in bowling,batting and fielding, claiming a victory at the home of cricket.
1st Innings
England: England got all out at 184 runs,Alastair Cook being the highest scorer for them.Mohammad Abbas & Hasan Ali took 4 wickets each.
Pakistan : Pakistan in reply were all out on 363 runs having a lead of 179 runs.JM Andreson & Ben Stokes taking 3 wickets each.
2nd Innings
England : England got all out on 242 runs with some fighting innings from their captain Joe Root (68 runs), Jos Buttler (67 runs), DM Bess (57 runs) giving Pakistan a target of just 64 runs.Pakistan : Pakistan chased down the target easily, winnings by 9 wickets, Imam-ul-Haq & Haris Sohail leading them to victory.
A lot of criticism on captaincy of Joe Root and a big question mark on why he fails to convert those 50s into 100s.
Mohammad Abbas leading Pakistan bowling attack from the front,will England find a way to counter attack ?
The 2nd Test match of the series will start on 1st June 2018 at Headingley cricket ground.Can England draw the Test series by winning the 2nd Test ?
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