England vs Pakistan 2nd Test Highlights: Rain Frustrates Once Again, Forcing Early Stumps On Day 4
ENG vs PAK 2nd Test: Just an hour play was possible on Day 4, before a combination of bad light and rain forced an early stumps, with England trailing Pakistan by 229 runs.
Apart from opening one hour, no further action was possible on day 4 as bad light and rain played the spoilsport yet again, forcing the early stumps in Southampton, with England trailing Pakistan by 229 runs. With not so promising weather forecast for Day 5, the match is all but dusted. Unlike Saturday when not a single ball was bowled, the opening one hour on Sunday was filled with action. First, Mohammad Rizwan added some crucial runs to his overnight score as Pakistan posted a respectable first innings total of 236 runs all out. He got out trying to flick Stuart Broad's delivery which was bowled on his pads. Broad was the pick of the bowlers for England, as he returned with figures of 4/56. His partner James Anderson also had a successful outing as he dismissed three batsmen, while Sam Curran and Chris Woakes picked up one wicket each. Then, Shaheen Shah Afridi got Pakistan off to a great start as he removed Rory Burns in his very first over for a duck, before the bad light forced the players to leave the field. After cutting short the first session. the persistent rain completely washed out the second session. Finally, when the rain did stop, match officials decided to call off the day as the outfield had taken a great beating after hours of rain. (SCORECARD)
Highlights Of England Vs Pakistan 2nd Test Day 4, straight from The Rose Bowl Stadium, Southampton
- 20:41 (IST)Stumps @ Day 4! England trail by 229 runs!Barring the opening one hour, rain and bad light played the spoilsports yet again, forcing the early stumps on day 4 in Southampton. England trail Pakistan by 229 runs at stumps and match is likely to end in a draw. That's all from us for today. Hoping for a better weather tomorrow. till then bye!
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- 16:14 (IST)Pakistan lose review!A huge LBW appeal from Shaheen Shah Afridi against Zak Crawley but the umpire is unmoved. Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali decides to send it upstairs and replays suggests a contact between bat and ball and he survives as Pakistan lose one of their three reviews.
- 15:57 (IST)Pakistan 236 all-out! Broad gets his 4th!Staurt Broad gets the his fourth wicket as he removes Mohammad Rizwan to end their innings at 236. Broad bowled it full on the pads, Rizwan wanted to flick it but was a tad early into his shot, ball took a leading edge and went to the cover-point fielder.
It's been a long wait, but it's finally time for a bat!
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 16, 2020
Scorecard & Clips: https://t.co/yjhVDqBbVN#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/3N2Qzlfw8U - 15:17 (IST)
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