English cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2015–16
English cricket team against Pakistan in the UAE in 2015–16 | |||
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Pakistan | England | ||
Dates | 5 October 2015 – 30 November 2015 | ||
Captains |
Misbah-ul-Haq (Tests) Azhar Ali (ODIs) Shahid Afridi (T20Is) |
Alastair Cook (Tests) Eoin Morgan (ODIs and T20Is) | |
Test series | |||
Result | Pakistan won the 3-match series 2–0 | ||
Most runs | Mohammad Hafeez (380) | Alastair Cook (450) | |
Most wickets | Yasir Shah (15) | James Anderson (13) | |
Player of the series | Yasir Shah (Pak) | ||
One Day International series | |||
Results | England won the 4-match series 3–1 | ||
Most runs | Mohammad Hafeez (184) | Jos Buttler (177) | |
Most wickets | Mohammad Irfan (7) | Chris Woakes (8) | |
Player of the series | Jos Buttler (Eng) | ||
Twenty20 International series | |||
Results | England won the 3-match series 3–0 | ||
Most runs | Shoaib Malik (101) | James Vince (125) | |
Most wickets |
Shahid Afridi (5) Sohail Tanvir (5) | Liam Plunkett (6) | |
Player of the series | James Vince (Eng) |
The English cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to play Pakistan in October and November 2015.[1] The Pakistan cricket team played their 'home' fixtures in the UAE due to ongoing security concerns in Pakistan since the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team.
The tour consisted of three Test matches, four One Day Internationals and three Twenty20 Internationals.[2] They also played two two-day tour matches against a Pakistan A side, a 50-over match against Hong Kong, and a Twenty20 match against the United Arab Emirates.[3] Pakistan played a 50-over match against Nepal and a 20-over match against Hong Kong.
Squads[]
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England's Zafar Ansari was ruled out of the Test series following a hand injury. He was replaced by Samit Patel.[8] Shoaib Malik was added to Pakistan's Test squad on 6 October.[9] England's Steven Finn was ruled out of the tour with a foot injury and was replaced in the Test and ODI squads by Chris Jordan.[10] Pakistan's Bilal Asif was added to the Test squad on 19 October after undergoing an evaluation on his bowling action.[11] Pakistan's Imad Wasim was ruled out of the ODI and T20I matches due to hand injury. Umar Akmal was added to Pakistan's T20I squad, after being cleared by the Pakistan Cricket Board.[12]
Tour matches[]
Two-day: Pakistan A vs England XI[]
5–6 October 2015
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England XI
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- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
Two-day: Pakistan A vs England XI[]
8–9 October 2015
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- England XI won the toss and elected to field.
- 15 players per side (12 batting, 11 fielding).
One-day: England XI vs Hong Kong[]
8 November 2015
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England XI
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Moeen Ali 71 (36)
Tanwir Afzal 2/40 (10 overs) |
- England XI won the toss and elected to bat.
- 13 players per side (11 batting, 11 fielding).
Tour match: Pakistanis vs Nepal[]
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Azhar Ali 73 (73)
Basant Regmi 2/73 (9 overs) |
- Nepal won the toss and elected to field.
Twenty20: Pakistanis vs Hong Kong[]
Twenty20: United Arab Emirates vs England XI[]
23 November 2015
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England XI
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Jason Roy 59 (29)
Imran Haider 2/23 (4 overs) |
- United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
- England XI had 15 players (11 batting, 11 fielding) and United Arab Emirates had 17 players (11 batting, 11 fielding).
Test series[]
1st Test[]
13 – 17 October 2015
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bad light stopped play towards the end of days 4 and 5.
- Adil Rashid (Eng) made his Test debut.
- Younis Khan became Pakistan's leading run-scorer in Test cricket, overtaking Javed Miandad.[13] Miandad's record had stood for 22 years.[14]
- Alastair Cook batted for 836 minutes, the longest innings by an England player in Test history.[15]
2nd Test[]
22 – 26 October 2015
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242 (75.2 overs)
Joe Root 88 (141) Wahab Riaz 4/66 (19 overs) | ||
312 (137.3 overs)
Joe Root 71 (171) Yasir Shah 4/87 (41.3 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Younis Khan became the first Pakistani cricketer to pass 9,000 Test runs when scored 47 in the second innings.[16]
- Joe Root (Eng) became the youngest English cricketer to pass 3,000 Test runs when he scored 71 in the second innings.[17]
3rd Test[]
1–5 November 2015
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306 (126.5 overs)
James Taylor 76 (161) Shoaib Malik 4/33 (9.5 overs) | ||
156 (60.3 overs)
Alastair Cook 63 (164) Yasir Shah 4/44 (17.3 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the last Test match for Shoaib Malik (Pak).[18]
ODI series[]
1st ODI[]
England
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- This match was Younis Khan's (Pak) final ODI game.[19]
2nd ODI[]
England
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Alex Hales 109 (117)
Wahab Riaz 3/43 (10 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Iftikhar Ahmed (Pak) made his ODI debut.
- Alex Hales (Eng) scored his maiden ODI century.[20]
3rd ODI[]
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- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- Zafar Gohar (Pak) made his ODI debut.
4th ODI[]
England
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Shoaib Malik 52 (34)
Moeen Ali 3/53 (9.4 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- The 46-ball century by Jos Buttler is the fastest ODI century by an English batsman.[21] The eight sixes scored by Buttler in his innings is also the highest by an English player.[22]
- This is the highest ODI total by England away from home.[22]
- Jason Roy (Eng) scored his maiden ODI century.[22]
T20I series[]
1st T20I[]
England
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Sam Billings 53 (25)
Sohail Tanvir 2/31 (4 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- James Vince (Eng) and Rafatullah Mohmand (Pak) made their T20I debuts.
2nd T20I[]
England
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James Vince 38 (24)
Shahid Afridi 3/15 (4 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
3rd T20I[]
England
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James Vince 46 (45)
Shahid Afridi 2/19 (4 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- Aamer Yamin (Pak) made his T20I debut.
References[]
- ^ "Pakistan confirm England series set for UAE in late 2015". Reuters. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Itinerary for autumn series with Pakistan". ecb.co.uk. England and Wales Cricket Board. 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "England set for first Sharjah Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Fawad Alam back in Pakistan Test squad". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ a b c McGlashan, Andrew (15 September 2015). "Hales, Ansari, Taylor earn Test call-ups". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "Younis Khan returns for England ODIs". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 5 November 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Akmal omitted from T20 squad; Rafatullah earns call". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Patel recalled as Ansari is ruled out". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Shoaib Malik added to squad for England Tests". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "Finn out of tour; Jordan called up". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ^ "Bilal to join Pakistan squad, Azhar to return home". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "PCB clears Umar Akmal for England T20s". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ "Younis goes past Miandad; Anderson passes Akram". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Younis breaks Miandad runs record". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 13 October 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Alastair Cook: the tallest non-Asian in Asia". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Younis Khan becomes first Pakistan batsman to complete 9,000 Test runs". The Times of India. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "England's heroic rearguard, Pakistan's stellar record". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
- ^ "Shoaib Malik announces retirement from Tests". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Younis Khan announces ODI retirement". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
- ^ "Hales maiden hundred anchors England victory". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Jos Buttler breaks record as England beat Pakistan to win series". BBC News. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ a b c "Buttler's record-breaking ton demolishes Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
External links[]
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
- 2015 in Pakistani cricket
- 2015 in English cricket
- International cricket competitions in 2015–16
- English cricket tours of Pakistan
- International cricket tours of the United Arab Emirates