| Pakistani cricket team in England in 2018 | |||||
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| Dates | 28 April – 5 June 2018 | ||||
| Captains | Joe Root | Sarfraz Ahmed | |||
| Test series | |||||
| Result | 2-match series drawn 1–1 | ||||
| Most runs | Jos Buttler (161) | Haris Sohail (114) | |||
| Most wickets | James Anderson (9) | Mohammad Abbas (10) | |||
| Player of the series | Mohammad Abbas (Pak) | ||||
The Pakistan cricket team toured England between April and June 2018 to play two Test matches. Ahead of the Tests, Pakistan played first-class matches against Kent and Northamptonshire. They then travelled to Dublin to play Ireland in their first Test match, before playing a two-day match against Leicestershire ahead of the first Test against England. At the end of the tour they played two Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) against Scotland in Edinburgh. The Test series was drawn 1–1.
Squads[]
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In April 2018, Pakistani leg-spin bowler Yasir Shah was ruled out for ten weeks, due to stress fracture of a hip, causing him to miss the entire tour. The report said that Yasir would need to "undergo extensive rehabilitation". The Pakistan selectors were reportedly considering either leg spinner Shadab Khan (who was chosen) or left-arm spinner Kashif Bhatti as replacement.
Babar Azam of Pakistan was ruled out of the remainder of the Test series after fracturing his forearm when he was hit by a delivery from Ben Stokes on the second day of the first Test. For the second Test, Keaton Jennings was added to England's squad, with Mark Stoneman being dropped. Sam Curran was also added to England's squad for the second Test, as cover for Ben Stokes, who suffered a hamstring injury.
Tour matches[]
First-class: Kent vs Pakistan[]
| 28 April–1 May 2018 Scorecard |
Pakistan 168 (55.2 overs) |
v | Kent 209/4 (64 overs) |
Match drawn St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Umpires: Jeremy Lloyds (Eng) and Steve O'Shaughnessy (Eng) | |
| Imam-ul-Haq 61 (111) Will Gidman 5/47 (15 overs) |
Joe Denly 113* (186) Shadab Khan 2/88 (18 overs) | ||||
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First-class: Northamptonshire vs Pakistan[]
| 4–7 May 2018 Scorecard |
Northamptonshire 259 (73.4 overs) |
v | Pakistan 428 (116.3 overs) |
Pakistan won by 9 wickets County Cricket Ground, Northampton Umpires: Ian Ramage (Sco) and Martin Saggers (Eng) | |
| Adam Rossington 90 (135) Shadab Khan 6/77 (19 overs) |
Asad Shafiq 186* (281) Steven Crook 4/89 (26 overs) | ||||
| 301 (95.5 overs) | 134/1 (27 overs) | ||||
| Rob Newton 118 (225) Mohammad Abbas 4/62 (18 overs) |
Imam-ul-Haq 59* (81) | ||||
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Two-day match: Leicestershire vs Pakistan[]
| 19–20 May 2018 Scorecard |
Leicestershire 321/9d (89.5 overs) |
v | Pakistan 226/6 (75 overs) |
Match drawn Grace Road, Leicester Umpires: Peter Hartley (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng) | |
| Azhar Ali 73 (127) Aadil Ali 2/28 (5.5 overs) |
Ateeq Javid 54 (115) Shadab Khan 2/32 (13 overs) | ||||
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Test series[]
1st Test[]
| 24–28 May 2018 Scorecard |
England 184 (58.2 overs) |
v | Pakistan 363 (114.3 overs) |
Pakistan won by 9 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Mohammad Abbas (Pak) | |
| Alastair Cook 70 (148) Mohammad Abbas 4/23 (14 overs) |
Babar Azam 68* (120) Ben Stokes 3/73 (22 overs) | ||||
| 242 (82.1 overs) | 66/1 (12.4 overs) | ||||
| Joe Root 68 (120) Mohammad Amir 4/36 (18.1 overs) |
Haris Sohail 39* (32) James Anderson 1/12 (3 overs) | ||||
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2nd Test[]
| 1–5 June 2018 Scorecard |
Pakistan 174 (48.1 overs) |
v | England 363 (106.2 overs) |
England won by an innings and 55 runs Headingley, Leeds Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Eng) | |
| Shadab Khan 56 (52) Stuart Broad 3/38 (15 overs) |
Jos Buttler 80* (101) Faheem Ashraf 3/60 (20 overs) | ||||
| 134 (46 overs) | |||||
| Imam-ul-Haq 34 (64) Stuart Broad 3/28 (12 overs) |
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