Pakistan tour of England – ICC World Test Championship
Pakistan vs
England (Test no. 2631)
England won by an innings and 103 runs
Player of the Match:
Ollie Robinson (England)
Match Info
Ground: Headingley, Leeds
Toss: England, elected to field first
Series: Pakistan tour of England (ICC World Test Championship)
Season: 2026
Series Result: England led the 3-match series 1-0
Points: England 12, Pakistan 0
Match Days: 19, 20, 21 August 2026 – day (5-day match)
Hours of Play: 11.00 start, Lunch 13.15-13.55, Tea 16.10-16.30, Close 18.30
Match Number: Test no. 2631
Umpires:
Allahuddien Paleker,
Chris Gaffaney
TV Umpire:
Paul Reiffel
Reserve Umpire:
James Middlebrook
Match Referee:
Ranjan Madugalle
Player of the Match
Ollie Robinson
(England)
8 Wickets (5/51 & 3/29)
Pakistan 1st Innings (171/10 – 48.1 overs)
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Azan Awais | lbw b Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | c Brook b Tongue | 42 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 56.75 |
| Shan Masood | lbw b Robinson | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Abdullah Shafique | b Robinson | 61 | 104 | 8 | 0 | 58.65 |
| Saud Shakeel | lbw b Robinson | 5 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Salman Agha (c) | b Tongue | 21 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 72.41 |
| Mohammad Rizwan † | lbw b Tongue | 12 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 63.15 |
| Ali Usman | lbw b Tongue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Khurram Shahzad | c Atkinson b Robinson | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 116.66 |
| Mohammad Abbas | b Tongue | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Mohammad Ali | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 4, nb 1) | 9 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 48.1 overs | 171 | Run Rate: 3.55 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Azan Awais, 0.1 ov), 2-6 (Shan Masood, 4.5 ov), 3-97 (Imam-ul-Haq, 28.1 ov), 4-117 (Saud Shakeel, 35.5 ov), 5-118 (Abdullah Shafique, 37.3 ov), 6-150 (Salman Agha, 44.3 ov), 7-150 (Ali Usman, 44.4 ov), 8-159 (Mohammad Rizwan, 46.3 ov), 9-171 (Khurram Shahzad, 47.6 ov), 10-171 (Mohammad Abbas, 48.1 ov)
England Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
| Ollie Robinson | 18 | 3 | 51 | 5 | 2.83 | 0 | 1 |
| Jofra Archer | 9 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Atkinson | 12 | 1 | 40 | 0 | 3.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Tongue | 9.1 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 5.01 | 0 | 0 |
England 1st Innings (409/10 – 89.5 overs)
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Ben Duckett | lbw b Mohammad Abbas | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 53.57 |
| Emilio Gay | c Salman Agha b Mohammad Ali | 33 | 31 | 7 | 0 | 106.45 |
| Jordan Cox | c †Mohammad Rizwan b Ali Usman | 73 | 100 | 14 | 0 | 73.00 |
| Joe Root (c) | lbw b Khurram Shahzad | 66 | 112 | 10 | 0 | 58.92 |
| Harry Brook | b Ali Usman | 91 | 93 | 13 | 0 | 97.84 |
| Dan Lawrence | c †Mohammad Rizwan b Ali Usman | 51 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 64.55 |
| Jamie Smith † | c Shan Masood b Khurram Shahzad | 25 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 48.07 |
| Gus Atkinson | lbw b Ali Usman | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Ollie Robinson | b Ali Usman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jofra Archer | not out | 23 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 92.00 |
| Josh Tongue | b Khurram Shahzad | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 10, nb 7) | 21 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 89.5 overs | 409 | Run Rate: 4.55 |
Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Ben Duckett, 8.5 ov), 2-48 (Emilio Gay, 9.6 ov), 3-198 (Jordan Cox, 43.6 ov), 4-202 (Joe Root, 44.4 ov), 5-322 (Dan Lawrence, 69.4 ov), 6-356 (Harry Brook, 75.2 ov), 7-364 (Gus Atkinson, 79.4 ov), 8-364 (Ollie Robinson, 79.5 ov), 9-392 (Jamie Smith, 87.2 ov), 10-409 (Josh Tongue, 89.5 ov)
Pakistan Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
| Mohammad Abbas | 25 | 5 | 78 | 1 | 3.12 | 0 | 1 |
| Khurram Shahzad | 21.5 | 1 | 133 | 3 | 6.09 | 0 | 5 |
| Mohammad Ali | 19 | 2 | 89 | 1 | 4.68 | 0 | 1 |
| Ali Usman | 24 | 1 | 95 | 5 | 3.95 | 0 | 0 |
Pakistan 2nd Innings (135/10 – 37.3 overs)
| Batting |
Dismissal |
R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
| Azan Awais | c Root b Archer | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 64.28 |
| Imam-ul-Haq | c †Smith b Archer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shan Masood | c Duckett b Tongue | 29 | 56 | 5 | 0 | 51.78 |
| Abdullah Shafique | c Brook b Robinson | 15 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 51.72 |
| Saud Shakeel | c Lawrence b Tongue | 14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Salman Agha (c) | lbw b Tongue | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mohammad Rizwan † | b Atkinson | 41 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 105.12 |
| Ali Usman | c Cox b Robinson | 7 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 31.81 |
| Khurram Shahzad | c Cox b Robinson | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 88.88 |
| Mohammad Abbas | c Lawrence b Archer | 6 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 31.57 |
| Mohammad Ali | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Extras | (b 2) | 2 | |
| Total | 10 wickets; 37.3 overs | 135 | Run Rate: 3.60 |
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Imam-ul-Haq, 1.5 ov), 2-13 (Azan Awais, 3.5 ov), 3-51 (Abdullah Shafique, 13.4 ov), 4-68 (Saud Shakeel, 20.6 ov), 5-73 (Shan Masood, 22.1 ov), 6-76 (Salman Agha, 22.5 ov), 7-95 (Ali Usman, 29.1 ov), 8-111 (Khurram Shahzad, 31.2 ov), 9-131 (Mohammad Rizwan, 36.6 ov), 10-135 (Mohammad Abbas, 37.3 ov)
England Bowling
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
| Ollie Robinson | 11 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 |
| Jofra Archer | 10.3 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 4.76 | 0 | 0 |
| Gus Atkinson | 8 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Lawrence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Tongue | 7 | 0 | 43 | 3 | 6.14 | 0 | 0 |
Close of Play Summary
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WED, 19 AUG:
Day 1 – England 1st Innings 112/2 (Jordan Cox 23*, Joe Root 37*, 25 Ov)
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THU, 20 AUG:
Day 2 – England 1st Innings 366/8 (Jamie Smith 18*, Jofra Archer 0*, 82 Ov)
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FRI, 21 AUG:
Day 3 – Pakistan 2nd Innings 135 (37.3 Ov) – End Of Match
Match Flow Timeline
Day 1 Timeline
Pakistan 1st innings
- Over 0.1: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – CB Gaffaney, Batter – Azan Awais (Struck down)
- Over 4.1: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – CB Gaffaney, Batter – Imam-ul-Haq (Struck down)
- Rain: Pakistan – 23/2 in 9.4 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 5, Abdullah Shafique 12)
- Lunch: Pakistan – 23/2 in 9.4 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 5, Abdullah Shafique 12)
- Wet Ground: Pakistan – 23/2 in 9.4 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 5, Abdullah Shafique 12)
- Over 9.4: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – A Paleker, Batter – Abdullah Shafique (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 17.2 overs (104 balls), Extras 2
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 81 balls (Imam-ul-Haq 24, Abdullah Shafique 26, Ex 2)
- Drinks: Pakistan – 81/2 in 24.0 overs (Imam-ul-Haq 33, Abdullah Shafique 40)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 28.6 overs (174 balls), Extras 3
- Abdullah Shafique: 50 off 82 balls (7 x 4)
- Drinks: Pakistan – 114/3 in 35.0 overs (Abdullah Shafique 57, Saud Shakeel 5)
- Pakistan: 150 runs in 44.2 overs (267 balls), Extras 5
- Tea: Pakistan – 150/7 in 44.4 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 11)
- Over 44.4: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – CB Gaffaney, Batter – Ali Usman (Struck down)
- Over 46.3: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – CB Gaffaney, Batter – Mohammad Rizwan (Struck down – Umpires Call)
- Innings Break: Pakistan – 171/10 in 48.1 overs (Mohammad Ali 0)
England 1st innings
- Over 0.3: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – A Paleker, Batter – BM Duckett (Struck down – Umpires Call)
- Over 8.5: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – A Paleker, Batter – BM Duckett (Struck down)
- England: 50 runs in 10.2 overs (62 balls), Extras 0
- Drinks: England – 55/2 in 12.0 overs (JM Cox 6, JE Root 1)
- 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 70 balls (JM Cox 21, JE Root 25, Ex 4)
- England: 100 runs in 22.2 overs (134 balls), Extras 4
- End Of Day: England – 112/2 in 25.0 overs (JM Cox 23, JE Root 37)
Day 2 Timeline
England 1st innings (Continued)
- Rain: England – 112/2 in 25.0 overs (JM Cox 23, JE Root 37)
- Lunch: England – 112/2 in 25.0 overs (JM Cox 23, JE Root 37)
- Wet Ground: England – 112/2 in 25.0 overs (JM Cox 23, JE Root 37)
- 3rd Wicket: 100 runs in 157 balls (JM Cox 46, JE Root 45, Ex 10)
- England: 150 runs in 36.1 overs (219 balls), Extras 10
- JM Cox: 50 off 78 balls (10 x 4)
- JE Root: 50 off 95 balls (8 x 4)
- Drinks: England – 171/2 in 39.0 overs (JM Cox 56, JE Root 52)
- 3rd Wicket: 150 runs in 206 balls (JM Cox 73, JE Root 62, Ex 15)
- Over 43.6: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – CB Gaffaney, Batter – JM Cox (Struck down)
- England: 200 runs in 44.3 overs (270 balls), Extras 15
- Over 44.4: Review by England (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – A Paleker, Batter – JE Root (Struck down)
- Tea: England – 239/4 in 54.0 overs (HC Brook 15, DW Lawrence 22)
- England: 250 runs in 55.2 overs (335 balls), Extras 15
- 5th Wicket: 50 runs in 64 balls (HC Brook 24, DW Lawrence 26, Ex 0)
- Over 55.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – CB Gaffaney, Batter – DW Lawrence (Struck down)
- Over 61.6: Review by Pakistan (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – CB Gaffaney, Batter – DW Lawrence (Struck down)
- HC Brook: 50 off 55 balls (8 x 4)
- England: 300 runs in 66.1 overs (400 balls), Extras 15
- 5th Wicket: 100 runs in 129 balls (HC Brook 55, DW Lawrence 45, Ex 0)
- Drinks: England – 307/4 in 67.0 overs (HC Brook 55, DW Lawrence 49)
- DW Lawrence: 50 off 76 balls (9 x 4)
- England: 350 runs in 74.3 overs (452 balls), Extras 17
- End Of Day: England – 366/8 in 82.0 overs (JL Smith 18, JC Archer 0)
Day 3 Timeline
England 1st innings (Continued)
- New ball taken at 84.2 overs
- England: 400 runs in 88.4 overs (538 balls), Extras 20
- Innings Break: England – 409/10 in 89.5 overs (JC Archer 23)
Pakistan 2nd innings
- Drinks: Pakistan – 36/2 in 9.0 overs (Shan Masood 17, Abdullah Shafique 10)
- Pakistan: 50 runs in 12.5 overs (77 balls), Extras 0
- Lunch: Pakistan – 59/3 in 19.0 overs (Shan Masood 28, Saud Shakeel 5)
- Over 22.5: Review by Pakistan (Batting), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – A Paleker, Batter – Salman Agha (Struck down)
- Over 28.5: Review by England (Bowling), Decision Challenged – Wicket, Umpire – A Paleker, Batter – Ali Usman (Struck down)
- Pakistan: 100 runs in 30.2 overs (182 balls), Extras 2
- Drinks: Pakistan – 111/8 in 31.2 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 23)
