LAHORE, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 31st Aug, 2026) Opening batter Imam ul Haq’ calf injury sustained while fielding on the first day of the second test at Lord’s left Pakistan batting line-up depleted and, resultantly, Pakistan lost the second Test match by 194 runs margin and the three-match ICC test Championship series with the last test yet to be played at Edgbaston, Birmingham.
The two teams will now face each other in the third Test at the Edgbaston cricket Ground in Birmingham from Wednesday, 9 September.
Pakistan were set a target of 389 runs by England to level the series but they were bowled out for 194 in 50.5 overs with Saud Shakeel putting up some resistance with a fluent 97 that included 13 fours and two sixes. Saud was only supported by Shan Masood (26, 72b, 2x4s) as the duo rebuilt the innings from 14-3 with a solid 97-run stand off 139 balls.
Down the order, Ali Usman’s 44-ball 16 halted the inevitable for 65 balls before the hosts got their way to second consecutive win in the series. England were inspired by player of the match Ollie Robinson who backed up his first innings returns of 4-11 with 4-24 in the second innings put Pakistan under pressure straightaway in the chase.
Robinson’s new ball burst delivered the wickets of Azan Awais and Abdullah Shafique in a space of just four balls in the fifth over of the chase. 13 balls later Jofra Archer hurried Babar Azam with a short delivery to induce a leading edge to Jordan Cox at third slip with Pakistan 14-3.
Saud and Shan then took Pakistan to lunch unscathed at 53-3 in 17 overs.
Robinson again landed a game-changing blow just when the fourth-wicket stand was about to hit three-digit mark as he pinned Shan leg-before.
With Imam not available to bat, Pakistan lost six for 83 as Saud became the seventh wicket to fall following a string of boundaries that took him into the 90s. Robinson was backed up by Josh Tongue, who snared three for 46, while Archer accounted for two batters.
Earlier, England began the day from overnight score of 177-7 in 46.5 overs and were dismissed for 208 in 54.2 overs. Abbas picked up the wickets of Dan Lawrence and Robinson to finish with figures of 22-3-57-5 taking his match tally to nine wickets. It was also his eight Test five-for as he became the seventh Pakistan bowler to get his name on the Lord’s honours board.
Tongue was run out for 12 by Babar before Pakistan began their chase of the 389-run target.
Scores in brief:
Day 4
Second Test – England beat Pakistan by 194 runs at Lord’s Cricket Ground
London: England 290 all out, 66.4 overs (Jamie Smith 61, Jordan Cox 55, Gus Atkinson 45, Josh Tongue 30; Mohammad Abbas 4-73, Mohammad Ali 3-87) & 208 all out, 54.2 overs (Dan Lawrence 54, Harry Brook 34, Emilio Gay 31, Joe Root 24; Mohammad Abbas 5-57, Khurram Shahzad 2-56, Mohammad Ali 2-70)
Pakistan 110 all out, 37.2 overs (Azan Awais 46; Ollie Robinson 4-11, Jofra Archer 3-26, Josh Tongue 2-27) & 194 all out, 50.5 overs (Saud Shakeel 97, Shan Masood 26; Ollie Robinson 4-24, Josh Tongue 3-46, Jofra Archer 2-73)
Player of the match – Ollie Robinson (England)
