Pakistan tour of England 2026 continues with the thrilling 2nd Test as England face Pakistan. Get match updates, scores, key moments, and highlights.
INFO
Match
ENG vs PAK • 2nd Test • Pakistan tour of England 2026
Series
Pakistan tour of England 2026
Date
Thursday, August 27
Time
11:00 AM LOCAL, 10:00 AM GMT, 3:30 PM IST
Toss
Pakistan won the toss and opt to Bowl
Venue
Lord’s, London
Umpires
Allahudien Paleker, Paul Reiffel
3rd Umpire
Chris Gaffaney
Referee
Ranjan Madugalle
England squad
Players: Ben Duckett, Emilio Gay, Jordan Cox, Joe Root (c), Harry Brook, Dan Lawrence, Jamie Smith (wk), Ollie Robinson, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Josh Tongue
Bench
Matthew Fisher, Ollie Pope, Sam Cook, Sonny Baker, Shoaib Bashir
Support Staff
Stephen Fleming, Marcus Trescothick, Paul Collingwood, Jeetan Patel, David Saker
Pakistan squad
Players: Imam-ul-Haq, Azan Awais, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood, Babar Azam (c), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Ali Usman, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Abbas, Mohammad Ali
Bench
Salman Agha, Sajid Khan, Ghazi Ghori, Aamer Jamal, Ubaid Shah, Abdullah Fazal, Awais Zafar
Support Staff
Sarfaraz Ahmed, Asad Shafiq, Umar Gul, Shane McDermott
VENUE GUIDE
Stadium: Lord’s
City: London, England
Capacity: 30000
Ends: Pavilion End, Nursery End
Hosts To: Marylebone Cricket Club, Middlesex
Also Hosts: Lacrosse, Hockey, Archery (2012 Olympics)
Highlights: Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive
66.4
Mohammad Ali caught Ali Usman out! Ali Usman has done the dance for Pakistan! England have been bowled out for 290! Atkinson gets his feet into it and Usman drags his back-end a bit further and bowls it outside off. He’s not quite on the level but still takes a long shot down the court.
The ball deflects and he finishes up slicing it long-off. Mohammad Ali takes it off safely. Taps 45(46) [4s-6] for Gus Atkinson c Mohammad Ali b Ali Usman. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive
66.3
To Gus Atkinson, FOUR, shot! Ali Usman. Atkinson uses his feet, gets to the pitch of the in-drifter and smashes it over mid-on for a boundary. It was a no-hit pitch. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive
65.5
Abbas to Josh Tongue, FOUR, Tongue is playing a handy knock! Tongue’s delivery is shortish, and the room is on offer, and he gets on top of the bounce and cuts it nicely through covers. There’s no stopping that one. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
63.4
Abbas to Gus Atkinson, 1 for. Was a chance but a difficult one! Atkinson threw away a big stroke because he was off time with his feet. Abbas wasn’t expecting it as he almost took evasive action on his follow through. It struck his outer half of the palm and bounced off the stumps. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
62.4
Mohammad Ali to Josh Tongue, FOUR, valuable runs these! Delivers nicely to middle/leg, Tongue flicks it to fine leg. The fielder runs to the right side, but is powerless to stop it. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
57.5
Abbas to Josh Tongue, no run, Pakistan take a review for a lbw! Visually it appeared as though it went down the leg. Was a fuller length ball that nipped in nicely from off. Tongue was given a chance to swing across the line, but was beaten on the inside edge and then hit on the back leg. Ultra Edge has a horizontal line in its graph. It’s going down leg now, over to ball-tracking. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
57.3
Josh Tongue, FOUR, came close but safe against Abbas! On a driveable length outside off, Tongue attempts to drive with hard hands through covers but receives a thick outside edge. It is active between second slip and gully and runs to the fence behind. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
56.2
Mohammad Ali to Josh Tongue, FOUR, fuller length delivery around off, Tongue opens his bat-face and steers it nicely past gully. The chasing game is in play and the ball wins the race. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
56
Abbas wobbled to FOUR, angled in just around the off-stick to Gus Atkinson. Gus Atkinson tries to tip it, gets a head on it and it flies over gully for a four. Poorly-sweet deal for Gus Atkinson as Josh Tongue is caught after just an over on the leg of the ball. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
55.3
Out Bowled!! Abbas to Jofra Archer. One shot too many! Or perhaps he wants to eat a bowl shortly. That was a length delivery, angled in, at the sticks and Jofra Archer wanted to swing it out of London. The ball beat the bat but didn’t miss the furniture behind him. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
Left it in a mess. Mohammad Abbas’ fourth. That was the typical, ‘you miss, I hit’ ball. Pakistan require one more to seal it. This was a clever idea from the bowler to keep it straight and on the sticks. Jofra Archer b Abbas 14(13). Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
55.2
Abbas to Jofra Archer, FOUR, low full toss, angled in, Jofra Archer doesn’t miss out and whips the full toss wide of mid wicket for a four. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
54
Abbas to Jofra Archer, SIX, fuller length ball, outside off, Jofra Archer gets under the ball and launches it over long-off. That was the ball that was run down the ground. Mohammad Abbas would be miffed! On a length it was angled in, Jofra Archer simply just picked the bones out of that. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
53
Mohammad Ali bowlers a spanked four from FOUR on the up and between cover and point from the outside off. These were all hit into the hole and up. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
52.4
Out Bowled!! Mohamad Ali to Ollie Robinson. Mohammad Ali is going to shoot! He’s now in stride and has played two jaffas in the distance of three balls. He roars, he makes fists in the air. Another nip-backer. Pitches outside-off and jags back-off offly off appreciably. Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
Taking a tentative step forward to counter it, Robinson plays down the wrong line. Ball passes through bat-pad gap and strikes stumps. Ollie Robinson b Mohammad Ali 0(2). Pakistan tour of England 2026 Exclusive.
52.2
Mohammad Ali- Jamie Smith: Out Bowled!! Knocked him over! Jamie Smith was looking in supreme touch but a rush in blood has cost him his wicket. This one is akin to Brook and it’s Mohammad Ali who has conjured up the magic again. On a fuller length outside off, comes pitches and nips in quite a bit. Smith attempts to play a long drive through mid-off that he perhaps could but leaves a bat-pad gap.
The ball passes completely through the gap and falls in the middle and off. But a great knock was still delivered by Smith. He entertained one and all. I’m not sure how Ali would do if he were to be celebrating with confidence, when there have been so many no balls. But he was happy and relieved in the end. Jamie Smith b Mohammad Ali 61(80)
50.2
Mohammad Ali bowled Jamie Smith 44 mph delivery to launch a straight hit! The result is a four. Maker’s name was displayed, elbow was up. The ball went just the speed of a four. He has had a good stint with the sticks on the balls! Pakistan tour of England 2026.
50
To Gus Atkinson from Khurram Shahzad FOUR up and over! Got the room, outside off, short of length delivery, Gus Atkinsonthrew his hands at it and got it over backward point for a four. It’s been a surprisingly short amount of time for Gus Atkinson to make 19 pretty.
48.5
Mohammad Ali to Gus Atkinson, FOUR, edgy! But Gus Atkinson will take it and so will England as the 200 is up. It’s delivered to the wrong end, and off-side at outside, as Gus Atkinson gets it out of the corner. The ball lands on the ground and beyond the cordon for a 4.
48
FURTHER: Jamie Smith (FOUR) to Khurram Shahzad, a wicket and 11 runs off the over. Poor delivery on the pads, Jamie Smith is happy as a clam to accept it. Takes the ball off the ground uppishly and wide of mid-wicket for a four. This will be Smith’s batting style going forward. It was a buffet ball!
47.4
He can play Khurram Shahzad to Gus Atkinson FOUR! Gus Atkinson was looking to attack the sticks, angled in and got the bat down and whipped it behind square for a four. Gus Atkinson is off the mark
47.1
Khurram Shahzad’s out to Jordan Cox, out Caught by (sub)Salman Agha!! Wow! Shot directly at the right hand of the flying Salman. A great addition from a super sub! He flew to his right, plucked it out of thin air and then sat down and just sported a smile till he was mobbed by his mates.
Babar, too, couldn’t believe it, standing close by. That was a fuller length delivery, the batter came into the drive and the edge came. A delivery on the seam up, that was nipped over the edge and landed on the seam. The ball must have passed him by but somehow he was able to reach it in thin air. Jordan Cox (sub)Salman Agha b Khurram Shahzad 55(105)
46
Jamie Smith to Khurram Shahzad, 1 run, good length delivery and a bit high, but was Jamie able to get a single in for the man at mid-on scrambled to his right. 50 for Jamie Smith! He’s been on the ball on anything loose. Pakistan tour of England 2026.
45.3
Khurram Shahzad delivers to Jamie Smith, FOUR, fuller length, outside off and Jamie Smith hits it wide of the man at point for a four. That was put away into the gap quite easily
42.5
Mohammad Ali to Jamie Smith, FOUR, delivered well offside from the bowler and it ran away to third man fence; Ali was unhappy with himself and length delivery wide outside off, width on offer, Smith played well wide off the body but placed it well between the slips and the gully to third man.
41.2
It was a beautiful shot from Khurram Shahzad to Jamie Smith (FOUR) who was played to a position where he could offer width and back to the ball, Smith got his timing right and got it away in a big way.
39.3
Ali Usman to Jamie Smith, FOUR, he gets a treatment because he drops it off but Smith rocks back and gets into a good position then punches it off the back foot in the wide open space on the off side and it ran away to deep cover fence. Pakistan tour of England 2026.
39
Mohammad Ali to Jamie Smith, FOUR, oh dear, edged, Mohammad Rizwan couldn’t get his hands on that ball quickly enough as it took the outside edge and went towards the right of the Rizwan, good length and moves away late, around the off stump, Smith on the back foot is squared up and had to play at it, ordinary effort and Mohammad Ali is fuming!
38.2
Mohammad Ali to Jamie Smith, FOUR, and it’s raining boundaries – Ali serves a full delivery on the pads and it’s easy pickings for Smith in the empty deep midwicket.
37.5
On the third boundary of the over Usman bowled a terrible delivery, and it was dropped just too short outside off, but Smith had time to rock back, and hammered it away on this fast outfield before square off side.
37.2
Ali Usman to Jordan Cox, FOUR, to his 50 in style, poor delivery, short and there to be hit and Cox picks it up and slashes it away to deep mid-wicket fence as they cheer him on from the dressing room.
37.1
Ali Usman to Jordan Cox, FOUR, bad ball and it’s been punished! As Cox didn’t attempt to hit it hard that was a short arm shot on off, picking the length early before it gets to the gap at deep midwicket.
35.4
Ali Usman to Jamie Smith, FOUR, first boundary in 93 balls, tossed up and slower through the air, Smith was lured forward, but got the outside edge hit with the diving slip fielder.
31.2
Out Dan Lawrence Run Out!! A terrible mix-up, a wicket against the run of the ball and then the partnership is broken, tossed up delivery on off, Lawrence comes down the track, he clips the ball to the right of the short midwicket fielder, heads for a suicidal run and Jordan Cox had his eyes on the ball after calling for the single.
Lawrence turned round, ran back, then Shan was quick to throw the ball at the striker’s end and Rizwan whips the bails in a flash, a non-existent single and Lawrence trudges off to the pavilion. The match was dismissed when Dan Lawrence was out (Shan Masood/Mohammad Rizwan) 17(41).
24.3
Khurram Shahzad to Jordan Cox, leg byes, FOUR, fullish delivery angling down – Cox attempts to flick it over but it is deflected off his pads past the keeper. The man at fine leg makes a desperate dive, but it’s futile.
22.4
No run when Dan Lawrence dropped Khurram Shahzad! Lawrence trudges along the track and gives this length delivery uppishly. It is bowled well and hits it at a good height towards Masood at mid-wicket. He crouches a bit to his left and gets both hands to it but it pops out. This should have been removed.
22.2
Khurram Shahzad to Dan Lawrence, straighten off off beat to a length delivery for 2 runs, which would be a straight and off beat delivery. He shoves it beyond half gully, and returns for the second run. 100 up for England
20.4
In the latest DRH session, Khurram Shahzad (FOUR) played streaky and still managed to count in the middle of a DRH session against Dan Lawrence. Lawrence tries to punch it in mid-on from the back of the box but receives a solid outside edge from Skiddy – a length delivery and a bit straight. It passes over the right hander in the gully fielder. The chase is on and the fielder slides down to the fence but it doesn’t happen.
18.2
Beautiful stroke Khurram Shahzad to Jordan Cox, FOUR! There is a short of length and room on offer. After bouncing back, getting on top of it with back and punching it crisply through covers, Cox camps back.
17.1
Mohammad Ali bowled Harry Brook out! Absolute beauty from Ali down the slope, England in deep trouble as they continue to slip to some brilliant seam bowling, this one snakes back in from a length, kept a tad low, Brook plays down the wrong line and the ball sneaks through the big bat-pad gap, Ali is cock-a-hoop as he runs away with the celebration, this was terrific spelling from the Pakistan fast bowlers. Harry Brook b Mohammad Ali 15(26)
16
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, FOUR, is that leg – no, he may have some bat on it – full, swinging down by the leg side and Cox is looking to flick it, but it goes off the inside half of the bat to fine leg.
15.5
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, FOUR, fetch that! over-pitched and in the slot,Cox gets right to the pitch of the ball and creams it all along the ground to long off, not a soul moved as it went off the meat of the bat
14.2
Excellent shot in from Abbas, beating Harry Brook at the outside off, and Brook getting on top of it and slicing it square of the wicket, exquisite timing and it raced away!
12.5
Abbas edges and goes past gully & excellent line from Abbas, back of a length, and squares him up with delivery, which straightens at the last minute, Cox on the back foot is squared up, outside edge flew past slip cordon to third man.
12.3
Abbas to Jordan Cox – 3 runs, full and closer to the off stump, Cox is late to the ball and plays it past gully to third man who chases it well and cuts it off.
11.1
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, FOUR, that’s a gift, low full-toss on offer, Cox makes a meal of it, gets to the pitch of the pitch of the ball and square-drives it to deep point.