3 Reasons why Pakistan lost the first Test against England
After winning the toss, Pakistan decided to bat first and with the help of magnificent 156 by opener Shan Masood, they posted a challenging total of 326 on the board.
2. Inability to wrap up the lower middle-order quickly
Pakistan team reduced the English top-order to 62 for 4 in the first innings and 117 for 5 in the second innings. On both occasions, most of the damage was done by the lower-middle order and the tail of England. The Pakistan team did the hardest part of the game very efficiently, that is to get the top-order out cheaply.
But after that, their bowlers struggled to wrap up the innings quickly and as a result, they found themselves trailing by 1-0 in the three-match series. In England’s first innings the last six batsmen added 157 runs while in the second innings they managed to score 160 runs after the loss of Ollie Pope’s wicket to win the match.
Chris Woakes walked into bat in the second innings with chest guard on expecting some short deliveries, which is his weakness. But Pakistan bowlers didn’t bowl a single bouncer to him early on and allowed him to settle in.
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