England beat Pakistan in Edgbaston Test, win series 3-0: Stats
What's the story
England overcame Pakistan in the third and final Test match at Edgbaston on Saturday to seal the three-match series by a 3-0 margin. Chasing a fourth innings target of 130 on Day 4, England were 0/2 at one stage. Jordan Cox and Joe Root steadied the ship with a positive brand of cricket and completed the chase in the 1st session itself. An unbeaten 130-run stand for the 3rd wicket helped England win by eight wickets.
1st innings
Pakistan fall for 133 in the 1st innings
Pakistan's batting woes continued as they were bowled out in just 33.5 overs, their shortest innings of the series.
The visitors lost seven wickets in a chaotic morning session, with Ollie Robinson (3-15) claiming his 100th Test wicket.
Jofra Archer (3-25) and Josh Tongue (4-42) were particularly lethal, with Tongue taking out Pakistan captain Babar Azam (7), Mohammad Imran (5), Ghazi Ghori (4) and Saud Shakeel (43).
At the end of Day 1, England had a lead of 23 runs over Pakistan.
2nd innings
England respond with a score of 453
The hosts ended Day 1 at 156/4. Ben Duckett scored a 15-ball 11 upfront whereas Jordan Cox (4) and Root (8) were dismissed cheaply.
Emilio Gay faced 114 balls for his knock of 60. He added 104 runs alongside Harry Brook, who managed an unbeaten 52.
On Day 2, England finished on 453 runs.
Brook ended up managing a 75-run knock. Dan Lawrence started his day on an unbeaten 5 and managed a pivotal 65 off 82 balls.
Jamie Smith and Robinson also hammered respective fifties.
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How did Pakistan bowlers fare in England's 453?
With the ball, Razaullah claimed a four-fer. However, he was expensive, conceding 148 runs from 23 overs. Mohammad Ali finished with 2/92 from 19 overs. Mohammad Abbas managed 1/95 from 23 overs. Mohammad Imran Randhawa bowled 16 overs and claimed 2/47. Saim Ayub bowled 8 overs and clocked 0/41.
3rd innings
Summary of Pakistan's batting on Day 3
Pakistan resumed Day 3 on 56/2 after being 0/2 at one stage on Day 2.
Overnight batter Azan Awais and Shan Masood converted their stand to 125 runs for the 3rd wicket.
Awais departed for 59 before Masood and Babar put on 89 runs for the 4th wicket.
Masood was dismissed by a brilliant one-handed catch from Lawrence at slip.
Babar and Saud Shakeel then added another 50-plus stand before the former fell into an obvious short-ball trap set by England.
The wickets triggered a collapse with four wickets falling for just 40 runs.
Razaullah and Abbas then handed Pakistan the momentum.
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How did England's bowlers fare?
Robinson, who took both Pakistan wickets on Day 2, finished with 2/54 from 23 overs. Archer was expensive and managed 1/120 from 22 overs. Gus Atkinson claimed 3/109 from 24 overs. Tongue picked 2/106 from 22 overs. Lawrence managed 2/17 from 4.4 overs. Brook bowled 1 over (0/4).
Chase
4th innings: England get the work done
England lost openers Duckett and Gay in the 1st over to be 0/2. Abbas accounted for both dismissals.
However, Cox and Root then took over and played a solid brand of cricket to take the steam out of Pakistan bowlers.
England scored at over 5 runs an over with Root leading the show. He scored an unbeaten 62 off 69 balls.
Cox scored 59* runs off 76 balls.
For Pakistan, Abbas claimed 2/27 from 8 overs.
Robinson
Robinson finishes with 21 wickets in the series
Robinson was the best performer in this series with the ball. He managed 5 wickets at Edgbaston to complete his series with a whopping 21 wickets.
Notably, Robinson completed 100 scalps in Tests in the 1st innings.
He now owns 104 wickets from 24 matches at 19.25. As per Cricinfo, he has 30 scalps versus Pakistan from six matches at 12.5.
Overall in First-Class cricket, Robinson has tallied 520 wickets from 122 matches (218 innings).
Josh
Tongue gets to 76 wickets for England in Tests
Tongue claimed a four-fer in the 1st innings (4/42 off 10 overs) and then clocked 2/106 in the 3rd.
Tongue finished with an impressive 19 scalps in the three-match series against Pakistan at an average of 16.31 (5w: 1, 4w: 1).
Overall, he owns 76 wickets for England from 15 matches at 26.32.
He picked up his third four-fer in Tests.
Tongue owns 289 scalps in First-Class cricket from 75 matches (133 innings). He claimed his 12th-four-fer, as per Cricinfo.
Archer
Archer races to 83 wickets
In the ENG-PAK series, Archer picked 12 wickets.
He clocked 3/25 from 7.5 overs in Pakistan's score of 133 and then clocked 1/120.
In 23 matches for England, Archer has picked 83 wickets at 28.63.
As many as 16 of his wickets have come against Pakistan from 5 matches at 29.87.
Overall in FC cricket, Archer owns 223 wickets from 54 matches (103 innings).
Gay
Gay bags 60 and 0
Gay's knock of 60 came off 114 balls. He hammered 9 fours.
It was his third half-century in six Tests.
In England's chase of 130, Gay perished for a duck.
Gay managed scores worth 33, 8, 31, 60, and 0 versus Pakistan.
From six matches (11 innings), Gay has amassed 271 runs.
Gay is closing in on 5,000 runs in First-Class cricket. From 79 matches (136 innings), Gay has amassed 4,973 runs with the help of 13 tons and 21 fifties.
Brook
Brook hammers his 20th half-century, surpasses 1,000 runs versus PAK
Brook's 75 (97) in England's 1st innings included 6 fours.
In nine Tests against Pakistan, Brook surpassed 1,000 runs. He now owns 1,056 runs at an incredible average of 75.42, as per Cricinfo.
Across 14 innings, his tally includes seven 50-plus scores (4 tons and 3 half-centuries).
Brook has amassed 3,610 runs from 41 Tests at 53.08. He clocked his 20th half-century, in addition to 10 hundreds.
Notably, 14 of his half-centuries have come at home.
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3 fifties for Lawrence in this series
Lawrence smashed 65 off 82 balls (9 fours) in England's 1st innings. He finished the Test series with three fifties. His scores read 51, 17, 54, and 65. Lawrence raced to 858 runs from 17 Tests at 29.58. He clocked his seventh half-century in Tests, including three against Pakistan.
Jamie
Smith slams his 3rd half-century versus Pakistan in Tests
In England's 1st innings, Smith walked to the crease when England were 229/5 in the 50th over with Brook getting dismissed.
Alongside Lawrence, he was part of a 64-run stand off 76 balls.
He then added 38 runs alongside Atkinson and another 41 with Robinson before perishing.
Playing his 25th match, Smith has amassed 1,549 runs at 39.71. He clocked his 10th fifty (100s: 2).
In six matches against Pakistan (9 innings), Smith now owns 312 runs at 34.66 (50s: 3).
Robinson 50
Robinson slams his 2nd half-century in Tests
Robinson scored a 47-ball 50 for England. His knock was laced with 7 fours and a six.
In 24 matches (39 innings), Robinson now owns 498 runs at 14.64. He slammed his 2nd fifty.
As per Cricinfo, Robinson has amassed 132 runs from 6 matches (8 innings) against Pakistan at 16.5 (50s: 1).
Overall in First-Class cricket, Robinson has smashed 2,904 runs from 122 matches (177 innings) at 20-plus.
He recorded his 9th FC fifty (100s: 2).
Awais
2nd fifty for Awais in his Test career
Awais's knock of 59 in Pakistan's 2nd innings came off 84 balls. He smashed 10 fours.
Notably, he finished the series with scores worth 0, 9, 46, 6, 9 and 59.
He clocked 129 runs from six innings versus England at 21.5.
Having made his debut earlier this year, Awais has 357 runs from 7 matches at 25.5.
He clocked his 2nd fifty (100s: 1).
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Awais surpasses 3,000 runs in FC cricket
As per Cricinfo, with his 38th run in this match, Awais touched the 3,000-run mark in First-Class cricket. From 40 matches (73 innings), he now has 3,030 runs at an average of 44-plus. He clocked his 11th FC fifty (100s: 11).
Masood
Shan Masood slams his 15th half-century in Tests
Masood's 95 was laced with 12 fours. Earlier in the 1st innings, he managed 5 runs off 7 balls.
Playing his 50th match (96 innings), Masood raced to 2,926 runs at 30.8.
He smashed his 15th half-century and owns 7 tons.
In 14 matches against England, Masood has amassed 748 runs at 28.76. He smashed his 2nd fifty against England (100s: 2).
Masood also registered his 12th fifty-plus score in away matches (home of opposition). From 27 matches, he has amassed 1,658 runs at 31.88.
Babar
Babar finishes the series with an average of 24.25
Babar's knock of 76 came off came off 103 balls. He hit 11 fours and a six.
Earlier in the 1st innings, Babar perished for a paltry 7-run knock as Pakistan were bowled out for 133.
Babar missed the first Test at Headingley due to injury and returned for the second Test at Lord's, where he scored eight and six.
He has finished the series with 97 runs at 24.25.
Runs
8th fifty-plus score for Babar against England
Babar raced to a tally of 4,771 runs in Test cricket from 66 matches (122 innings) at 42.98. He now owns 34 fifties (100s: 9).
Versus England, Babar has amassed 743 runs from 10 matches at 46.43. He registered his 7th fifty against England (100s: 1).
Babar is closing in on 2,500 runs in away matches (home of opposition). From 38 matches (70 innings), Babar owns a tally of 2,478 runs at 39.33.
He clobbered his 22nd fifty (100s: 2).
Razaullah
2nd First-Class fifty for Razaullah
Razaullah had earlier scored 11 runs in the 1st innings as Pakistan folded for 133.
And in Pakistan's 2nd innings, he smashed a solid 81-run knock off 63 balls.
In his first match for Pakistan in whites, Razaullah impressed with 92 runs across two innings.
As per Cricinfo, Razaullah has registered his 2nd fifty in First-Class cricket.
He also owns a ton. From 9 FC matches, he has raced to 425 runs at an average of 28-plus.
Sixes
Razaullah matches Southee's record
Razaullah's innings was nothing short of spectacular as he matched Tim Southee's record for the most sixes (nine) by a player on Test debut, as per Cricbuzz.
Most sixes in an innings on Test debut
9 - Tim Southee (NZ) vs ENG, Napier, 2008
9 - Razaullah (PAK) vs ENG, Birmingham, 2026*
7 - Kyle Mayers (WI) vs BAN, Chattogram, 2021
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2nd Pakistan player with this record on debut
As per Cricbuzz, Razaullah became the second Pakistan batter to score a fifty on Test debut while batting at No. 9 or below after Rashid Khan (59 runs) against Sri Lanka in Karachi in 1982.
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A partnership record for Razaullah and Abbas
Abbas and Razaullah's 121-run stand is the first 100-plus partnership for the ninth wicket or lower in England since India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Mohammed Shami's 111-run 10th-wicket stand at Nottingham in 2014.
Joe
Joe Root surpasses 1,000 Test runs at Edgbaston
Root attained a new milestone in Test cricket. Root is now the first player to complete 1,000 runs at Edgbaston.
He came into the third England vs Pakistan Test match at Edgbaston with 948 runs.
With his 52nd run of the contest, he reached the landmark.
Root smashed 8 and 62* and has amassed 1,018 runs from 11 matches at 63.62.
He owns three hundreds and six fifties. He clocked his 2nd fifty against Pakistan at Edgbaston.
Runs
Root slams his 69th fifty in Tests
Versus Pakistan, Root has now scored 1,651 runs from 21 matches (36 innings) at 51.59.
He owns 2 tons and 9 fifties.
Overall in the format for England, Root owns a whopping 14,278 runs from 169 matches (309 innings) at an average of 50-plus.
In addition to 41 hundreds, Root has hit 69 fifties.
7,664 of his runs have come in England at 53.97. He smashed his 36th fifty in England (100s: 24).
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93rd fifty for Root in FC cricket
Root also notched his 93rd fifty in FC cricket. He also has 55 tons. Playing his 246th match (431 innings), Root has amassed 19,661 runs at an average of close to 50.
Cox
Cox hits his 3rd fifty of the series
After scoring 4 runs in England's 1st innings, Cox returned with 59 in the 2nd.
He has amassed 254 runs from 4 matches at 42.33.
Notably, all three of his fifties came in this series. Across three matches against Pakistan, he scored 202 runs from 5 innings at 50.5.
From 67 FC matches (107 innings), Cox has scored 4,347 runs at 43-plus. He smashed his 17th fifty (100s: 12).
Abbas
Abbas gets to 910 FC wickets
Abbas finished the contest with a tally of three wickets.
Overall, he claimed 13 wickets in this series.
From 33 matches (59 innings), Abbas has amassed 131 scalps for Pakistan at 22.67.
28 of his wickets have come against England from 8 matches at 23.25.
Overall in FC cricket, he now owns 910 wickets from 223 matches (396 innings).
Records
A look at the notable records from the contest
This is the second time England have clean-swept Pakistan in a 3-match Test series, after 2022/23, as per Cricbuzz.
It is also England's 15th three-match Test series sweep overall, and Pakistan's 11th series loss by the same margin.
Razaullah became only the second Pakistan player to score a fifty and take 4+ wickets on Test debut, after Tahir Naqqash (57 runs, 5 wickets) against Sri Lanka in Karachi in 1982.
Razaullah's nine sixes are the 2nd-most by a Pakistan batter in a Test innings, behind Wasim Akram's 12 vs ZIM (1996).