England v Pakistan, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Match, Pakistan tour of England, 2026

Pakistan tour of England 1st Match: England v Pakistan at Leeds, Live Now
England
ENG
*112/2 (25)
Pakistan
PAK
171/10 (48.1)
Live
Stumps : Day 1 - England trail by 59 runs.
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Joe Root *37536069.81
Jordan Cox23384060.53
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Mohammad Ali *703815.43
Ali Usman10808.00
Current Partnership: 64 run (15 ov) | Last Wicket: Emilio Gay 33 (31) | Fall of Wicket: 48/2 (9.6 ov)
CRR: 4.48 | Last Ten Overs: 44/0 4.40
Recent: ·1·····3·4·1····41

Commentary

End of over 25 (1 runs)
Jordan Cox 23 (38)
Joe Root 37 (53)
England 112/2
Mohammad Ali 7-0-38-1
Ali Usman 1-0-8-0
0
24.6
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Jordan Cox hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
1
24.5
Mohammad Ali to Joe Root, 1 run, Joe Root hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep point for 1 run.
0
24.4
Mohammad Ali to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Joe Root goes back, dabs cut with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
24.3
Mohammad Ali to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
0
24.2
Mohammad Ali to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Joe Root hangs in the crease, dabs push with soft hands toward point, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
0
24.1
Mohammad Ali to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Mohammad Ali sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Joe Root hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
End of over 24 (8 runs)
Jordan Cox 23 (37)
Joe Root 36 (48)
England 111/2
Ali Usman 1-0-8-0
Mohammad Ali 6-0-37-1
0
23.6
Ali Usman to Jordan Cox, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Jordan Cox hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at point, who halts the ball.
3
23.5
Ali Usman to Joe Root, 3 runs, Joe Root hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident drive that sent the ball sailing towards long off for 3 runs.
0
23.4
Ali Usman to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at short cover, who halts the ball.
4
23.3
Ali Usman to Joe Root, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps. Joe Root goes back, hits cut in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
0
23.2
Ali Usman to Joe Root, no run, Joe Root hangs in the crease to take off break ball of full length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards deep square leg for 1 run.
1
23.1
Ali Usman to Jordan Cox, 1 run, Jordan Cox hangs in the crease to take off break ball of good length aimed on the stumps, executing a confident flick shot that sent the ball sailing towards square leg for 1 run.
End of over 23 (5 runs)
Joe Root 29 (44)
Jordan Cox 22 (35)
England 103/2
Mohammad Ali 6-0-37-1
Khurram Shahzad 7-0-28-0
0
22.6
Mohammad Ali to Joe Root, no run, Dot Ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, and Joe Root hangs on and tries to hit defensive shot, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
0
22.5
Mohammad Ali to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease and tucks defensive shot toward the fielder, who halts the ball.
0
22.4
Mohammad Ali to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Mohammad Ali sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Joe Root hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
22.3
Mohammad Ali to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Joe Root hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
4
22.2
Mohammad Ali to Joe Root, Four, Four !! outswinger, full length, on the stumps. Joe Root hangs in the crease and tries defensive shot, edged!! in the gap towards third man, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1
22.1
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, 1 run, Jordan Cox hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed cut off an inswinger delivers at a back of length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at third man for 1 run.
End of over 22 (4 runs)
Joe Root 25 (39)
Jordan Cox 21 (34)
England 98/2
Khurram Shahzad 7-0-28-0
Mohammad Ali 5-0-32-1
0
21.6
Khurram Shahzad to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the stumps, Khurram Shahzad sends down a delivery outside the stumps, and Joe Root hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
21.5
Khurram Shahzad to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the off stump, Khurram Shahzad sends down a delivery outside the off stump, and Joe Root hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
4
21.4
Khurram Shahzad to Joe Root, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease and caresses flick shot to deep fine leg, it raced away to the fence for four.
0
21.3
Khurram Shahzad to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, full length, on the stumps, Khurram Shahzad sends down a delivery outside the stumps, and Joe Root hangs in the crease and watches it closely, deciding to let ball go to the keeper.
0
21.2
Khurram Shahzad to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Joe Root hangs in the crease to the delivery, letting it go to the keeper without offering a shot.
0
21.1
Khurram Shahzad to Joe Root, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Joe Root hangs in the crease, dabs defensive shot with soft hands toward short cover, but the fielder is quick to react, thwarts the ball.
End of over 21 (3 runs)
Jordan Cox 21 (34)
Joe Root 21 (33)
England 94/2
Mohammad Ali 5-0-32-1
Khurram Shahzad 6-0-24-0
0
20.6
Mohammad Ali to Jordan Cox, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Jordan Cox hangs in the crease and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
1
20.5
Mohammad Ali to Joe Root, 1 run, Joe Root hangs in the crease to take fast ball of back of length aimed on the off stump, executing a confident push that sent the ball sailing towards deep cover for 1 run.