Pakistani cricket team in England in 2020

Pakistani cricket team in England in 2020
 
  England Pakistan
Dates 5 August – 1 September 2020
Captains Joe Root (Tests)
Eoin Morgan (T20Is)
Azhar Ali (Tests)
Babar Azam (T20Is)
Test series
Result England won the 3-match series 1–0
Most runs Zak Crawley (320) Azhar Ali (210)
Most wickets Stuart Broad (13) Yasir Shah (11)
Player of the series Jos Buttler (Eng) and Mohammad Rizwan (Pak)
Twenty20 International series
Results 3-match series drawn 1–1
Most runs Tom Banton (137) Mohammad Hafeez (155)
Most wickets Chris Jordan (3) Shadab Khan (5)
Player of the series Mohammad Hafeez (Pak)

The Pakistan cricket team toured England in August and September 2020 to play three Tests and three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.[1] The Test series formed part of the inaugural 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[2] The first Test and the T20I matches were played at Old Trafford,[3] and the second and third Test matches were played at the Rose Bowl.[4] All of the fixtures were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

On 5 August 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the use of technology to monitor front-foot no-balls for the first time in Test cricket.[6] The third umpire called the front-foot no-balls and communicated this with the on-field umpires.[7] This followed a successful trial in the One Day International (ODI) matches between England and Ireland in the World Cup Super League, which concluded the day before the Test series.[8]

On the final day of the third Test, England's James Anderson became the first fast bowler to take 600 Test wickets.[9] England won the three-match Test series 1–0, after the second and third Tests were drawn.[10] The T20I series was drawn 1–1, with the first match being washed out.[11]

  1. ^ "England men's international schedule for 2020 confirmed". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Schedule for inaugural World Test Championship announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ^ "ECB announce update to Men's and Women's international schedule". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Dates for Pakistan, Ireland tours of England confirmed". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Pakistan recall pace-bowler Sohail Khan for England tour". The National. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. ^ "ICC to use front foot no-ball tech for England-Pakistan tests". Reuters. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  7. ^ "TV umpire to call front-foot no-balls in England-Pakistan Test series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. ^ "TV umpires to call front-foot no-balls in ODI Super League". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  9. ^ "England v Pakistan: James Anderson becomes first fast bowler to 600 Test wickets". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. ^ "England v Pakistan: Third Test drawn on James Anderson's historic day". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  11. ^ "England v Pakistan: Tourists win by five runs in final ball thriller". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2020.

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