| Pakistan cricket team in England in 2010 | |||||
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| Dates | 29 July – 22 September 2010 | ||||
| Captains | Salman Butt (Tests) Shahid Afridi (ODIs & T20Is) |
Andrew Strauss (Tests and ODIs) Paul Collingwood (T20Is) | |||
| Test series | |||||
| Result | England won the 4-match series 3–1 | ||||
| Most runs | Umar Akmal (184) | Jonathan Trott (404) | |||
| Most wickets | Mohammad Amir (19) | James Anderson (23) | |||
| Player of the series | Mohammad Amir (Pak), Jonathan Trott (Eng) | ||||
| One Day International series | |||||
| Result | England won the 5-match series 3–2 | ||||
| Most runs | Kamran Akmal (201) | Andrew Strauss (317) | |||
| Most wickets | Umar Gul (12) | Graeme Swann (11) Stuart Broad (11) | |||
| Player of the series | Andrew Strauss (Eng) | ||||
| Twenty20 International series | |||||
| Result | England won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||||
| Most runs | Umar Akmal (52) | Eoin Morgan (56) | |||
| Most wickets | Shoaib Akhtar (3) Shahid Afridi (3) |
Tim Bresnan (4) Graeme Swann (4) | |||
The Pakistan cricket team toured England from 29 July to 22 September 2010. The tour consisted of four Tests, two Twenty20s (T20) and five One Day Internationals (ODIs).
Test Series[]
First Test[]
| 29 July – 2 August Scorecard |
England 354 (104.1 overs) |
v | Pakistan 182 (54 overs) |
England won by 354 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Asoka De Silva (SL) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: James Anderson (Eng) | |
| Eoin Morgan 130 (216) Mohammad Asif 5/77 (27 overs) |
Umar Gul 65* (46) James Anderson 5/54 (22 overs) | ||||
| 262/9d (75.3 overs) | 80 (29 overs) | ||||
| Matt Prior 102* (136) Umar Gul 3/41 (15 overs) |
Danish Kaneria 16* (21) James Anderson 6/17 (15 overs) | ||||
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Second Test[]
| 6–10 August Scorecard |
Pakistan 72 (39.3 overs) |
v | England 251 (83.1 overs) |
England won by 9 wickets Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Marais Erasmus (SA) Player of the match: Graeme Swann (Eng) | |
| Umar Amin 23 (47) James Anderson 4/20 (14.3 overs) |
Kevin Pietersen 80 (147) Saeed Ajmal 5/82 (26.1 overs) | ||||
| 296 (117.5 overs) | 118/1 (36.3 overs) | ||||
| Zulqarnain Haider 88 (200) Graeme Swann 6/65 (37 overs) |
Jonathan Trott 53* (101) Mohammad Aamer 1/31 (11 overs) | ||||
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Third Test[]
| 18–22 August Scorecard |
England 233 (62.3 overs) |
v | Pakistan 308 (100.2 overs) |
Pakistan won by 4 wickets The Oval, London Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Mohammad Amir (Pak) | |
| Matt Prior 84* (127) Wahab Riaz 5/63 (18 overs) |
Azhar Ali 92* (176) Graeme Swann 4/68 (27.2 overs) | ||||
| 222 (77 overs) | 148/6 (41.4 overs) | ||||
| Alastair Cook 110 (173) Mohammad Amir 5/52 (19 overs) |
Salman Butt 48 (64) Graeme Swann 3/50 (18.4 overs) | ||||
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Fourth Test[]
| 26–30 August Scorecard |
England 446 (139.2 overs) |
v | Pakistan 74 (33 overs) |
England won by an innings and 225 runs Lord's Cricket Ground, London Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Stuart Broad (Eng) | |
| Jonathan Trott 184 (383) Mohammad Amir 6/84 (28 overs) |
Salman Butt 26 (58) Graeme Swann 4/12 (8 overs) | ||||
| 147 (36.5 overs) (f/o) | |||||
| Umar Akmal 79* (68) Graeme Swann 5/62 (13.5 overs) | |||||
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After being put into bat by Pakistan, England were reduced to 102 for 7 on the second day. Jonathan Trott and Stuart Broad then put on a world record score for the eighth wicket with a partnership of 332.
Betting allegations[]
On the third day of the 4th Test, British newspaper News of the World published a story with allegations that an agent loosely affiliated with some of the Pakistani players (later identified as Mazhar Majeed) had accepted a £150,000 (US$232,665) bribe from undercover reporters for information that two Pakistani bowlers (Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir) would deliberately deliver no balls at specific points during the match, information which could be used by gamblers to make wagers with inside information (a process known as spot-fixing, compared with match fixing to predetermine a match result).
In the video posted by News of the World, Majeed, counting out the bribe money, predicted that Amir would be Pakistan's bowler for the first over, and that the third ball of the over would be a no-ball delivery. Amir did bowl the first over, and on his third delivery from the over, bowled a no-ball delivery. Commentary described the delivery as a "massive overstep", a good half-metre beyond the popping crease. Majeed also predicted that the sixth delivery of the tenth over would be a no-ball, and the ball, delivered by Asif, was also a no-ball delivery.
As a result of the allegations and video posted by News of the World, Scotland Yard announced during the evening that they had arrested Majeed on charges of suspicion of conspiracy to defraud bookmakers. Two days later, after the Test match had completed, three more arrests were made (two unidentified men and an unidentified woman) on money laundering charges in connection with the allegations. Police also seized the cell phones of Asif, Amir, and Salman Butt as part of their investigations.
Yawar Saeed, the Pakistan team manager insisted after the conclusion of the test series that the T20 series and the ODI series will be played. He also refused to say that Butt should resign as Test captain.
On 1 November 2011, Asif, Amir and Butt were found guilty for their part in the spot-fixing and were given prison sentences, ranging from six months to 30 months.
Twenty20 Series[]
Following the betting allegations, Mohammad Asif, Mohammad Amir and Salman Butt were eventually dropped from the Twenty20 and One day squad's at the players request. They had not been suspended, and that three players would be called up to replace them. This followed several days where the PCB refused to drop or suspend the players from the rest of the tour, even after England requested that the trio sit out the rest of the tour.
On September 2, 2010, after the warm-up List A game between Pakistan and Somerset, the International Cricket Council announced that they had suspended Asif, Amir and Butt under the provision of the ICC's Anti-Corruption Code. The statement from the ICC stated that the three players were charged "under various offenses under Article 2 of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code for Players and Player Support Personnel relating to alleged irregular behavior during, and in relation to, the fourth Test between England and Pakistan at Lord's last month".
1st T20I[]
| 5 September Scorecard |
Pakistan 126/4 (20 overs) |
v | England 129/5 (17.1 overs) |
England won by 5 wickets SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Man of the Match: Michael Yardy (Eng) |
| Umar Akmal 35* (30) Graeme Swann 2/14 (4 overs) |
Eoin Morgan 38* (24) Shoaib Akhtar 2/23 (4 overs) | |||
2nd T20I[]
| 7 September Scorecard |
Pakistan 89 (18.4 overs) |
v | England 90/4 (14 overs) |
England won by 6 wickets SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Man of the Match: Tim Bresnan (Eng) |
| Umar Akmal 17 (13) Tim Bresnan 3/10 (3.4 overs) |
Paul Collingwood 21 (25) Saeed Ajmal 1/13 (3 overs) | |||
ODI series[]
1st ODI[]
| 10 September Scorecard |
England 274/6 (41 overs) |
v | Pakistan 250/9 (41 overs) |
England won by 24 runs Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Ian Gould (Eng) Man of the Match: Steven Davies (Eng) |
| Steven Davies 87 (67) Saeed Ajmal 4/58 (9 overs) |
Kamran Akmal 53 (61) James Anderson 2/35 (9 overs) | |||
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2nd ODI[]
| 12 September Scorecard |
Pakistan 294/8 (50 overs) |
v | England 295/6 (49.3 overs) |
England won by 4 wickets Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Man of the Match: Andrew Strauss (Eng) |
| Kamran Akmal 74 (72) Stuart Broad 4/81 (10 overs) |
Andrew Strauss 126 (134) Saeed Ajmal 2/52 (10 overs) | |||
3rd ODI[]
| 17 September Scorecard |
Pakistan 241 (49.4 overs) |
v | England 218 (45.4 overs) |
Pakistan won by 23 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Man of the Match: Umar Gul (Pak) |
| Fawad Alam 64 (86) James Anderson 3/26 (10 overs) |
Eoin Morgan 61 (74) Umar Gul 6/42 (10 overs) | |||
4th ODI[]
| 20 September Scorecard |
Pakistan 265/7 (50 overs) |
v | England 227 (46.1 overs) |
Pakistan won by 38 runs Lord's Cricket Ground, London Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Man of the Match: Abdul Razzaq (Pak) |
| Mohammad Hafeez 64 (100) Graeme Swann 4/37 (10 overs) |
Andrew Strauss 68 (72) Umar Gul 4/32 (8.1 overs) | |||
5th ODI[]
| 22 September Scorecard |
England 256/6 (50 overs) |
v | Pakistan 135 (37 overs) |
England won by 121 runs Rose Bowl, Southampton Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Ian Gould (Eng) Man of the Match: Eoin Morgan (Eng) |
| Eoin Morgan 107* (101) Shoaib Akhtar 3/40 (10 overs) |
Kamran Akmal 41 (53) Stuart Broad 3/25 (8 overs) | |||
Tour matches[]
First-class: Worcestershire vs Pakistanis[]
| 13–14 August Scorecard |
Pakistan 112/2 (28.1 overs) |
v | Worcestershire | Match drawn New Road, Worcester Umpires: Richard Kettleborough and Steve Malone | |
| Mohammad Yousuf 40* (54) Chris Russell 1/43 (6 overs) |
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List A: Somerset vs Pakistanis[]
| 2 September 2010 Scorecard |
Pakistan 264 (47.3 overs) |
v | Somerset 256/9 (50.0 overs) |
Pakistanis won by 8 runs County Ground, Taunton Umpires: Keith Coburn and Richard Illingworth |
| Shahzaib Hasan 105 (120) Lewis Gregory 4/49 (10 overs) |
Zander de Bruyn 122* (142) Saeed Ajmal 3/40 (10 overs) | |||
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Media coverage[]
Television[]
- United Kingdom and Ireland: Sky Sports
- India: ESPN Star
- South Africa, Kenya and Zimbabwe: SuperSport
- Australia: Fox Sports
- New Zealand: Sky Network Television
- Pakistan: Geo Super
- Canada: ATN CBN
- Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates: Arab Digital Distribution
- United States: Cricket Plus
Internet[]
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