England vs Pakistan, 2018: 2nd Test, Day 2 – Statistical Highlights

England had a satisfactory second day that was cut short by rain in the first two sessions as the hosts ended the day on 302/7 in their first innings. After bundling out Pakistan to 174 on day one, England batsmen failed to score big as their top order was restricted to the scores of 20s and 40s.

All the five bowlers used by Pakistan have picked up at least one wicket thus far. Jos Buttler once again stands as the last string of England’s batting as they have managed to extend their lead with the help from the lower order batsmen.

All the major stats and numbers that were recorded during the first two days of the 2nd Test:

1 – For the first time in Test cricket, three players in the top four got out between 45 and 49 in the same Test innings. This is overall the 11th time three of the top four got out in 40s in a Test inning. Last such occasion was recorded by South Africa against Zimbabwe in the first innings of the 2005 Centurion Test.

4 – England’s inning is only the 4th in Test cricket where each of the top six batsmen getting out for scores between 20 and 49. New Zealand against South Africa in the 1953 Auckland Test, South Africa in the 1964 Wellington Test against New Zealand and Pakistan against Australia in the 2010 Leeds Test had similar scores from their top six in respective first innings.

5 – Sarfraz Ahmed’s five catches in this innings is the 12th instance when a Pakistan wicketkeeper has pouched five and more catches in a Test inning. Sarfraz took five catches in a Test innings on three occasions equaling Rashid Latif.

23 – Number of scores Alastair Cook has between 40 and 49 in Test cricket. Only three players including Cook have 23 and more scores in the 40s in Test cricket. Shivnarine Chanderpaul has 24 Test scores in the 40s while Brian Lara also has 23 such scores.

44 – Joe Root has now been dismissed on 44 occasions in Test cricket between 40 and 99. Since Root’s debut in December 2012, no other player got out between 40 and 99 more than 35 times. Alastair Cook and David Warner have been dismissed between 40 and 99 on 34 occasions in Tests in this period.

49 – Mohammad Amir has taken 49 wickets in Test cricket on England soil thus far. Only Wasim Akram (53) has more wickets among Pakistan players in England. Amir went past Imran Khan’s tally of 47 Test wickets in England with the wickets of Joe Root and Dawid Malan.