Decoding key stats of England pacers in Pakistan Test win
What's the story
England have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series against Pakistan, winning the first match by an innings and 103 runs. The victory came on Day 3 at Headingley, marking a successful start to Joe Root's second stint as captain. England posted a massive total of 409 runs in their only innings. Earlier, England bowled out Pakistan for just 171 runs on Day 1 and then skittled them for another low score of 135 runs in their second innings.
Summary
England pacers account for 20 Pakistan wickets
Pakistan's batting lineup suffered poor outings across both innings and failed to avoid a defeat.
In the first innings, Pakistan lasted only 48.1 overs. Abdullah Shafique scored 61 and Imam-ul-Haq managed 42 as the rest of the side faltered.
For England, Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue claimed 5 scalps each.
In the 3rd innings, the Pakistan team was folded for a score of 135 on Day 3.
Jofra Archer, Robinson and Tongue claimed 3 scalps each.
Gus Atkinson claimed one scalp.
Robinson
Robinson shines for England with 8 scalps
England pacer Robinson shone for his side with figures worth 5/51 and 3/29.
In 22 matches, the right-arm pacer has raced to 91 scalps at 20.86.
He clocked his 5th five-wicket haul for England.
Versus Pakistan, Robinson has amassed 17 scalps from 4 matches at 15.94 (5w: 1), as per Cricinfo.
His 8/80 in the contest is his best match figures versus Pakistan.
Meanwhile, 65 of Robinson's scalps have come on home soil.
Josh
Josh Tongue also claims 8 scalps
Tongue produced figures worth 5/46 and 3/43. He bowled only 16.1 overs in the match.
He has now raced to 65 scalps from 13 matches for England at 27.38.
He recorded his 4th five-wicket haul in the first innings.
Meanwhile, the pacer is closing in on 50 scalps at home.
From 10 matches, he has picked 47 wickets at 30.17 (5w: 3).
Information
Archer picks a three-fer in the 3rd innings
England fast bowler Archer managed 3/50 from 10.3 overs in Pakistan's score of 135 in the 3rd innings. Earlier, he bowled 9 overs in the 1st innings and managed 0/26. In 21 matches, Archer has claimed 74 wickets at 28.82.