England v Pakistan: Test Drawn as Rain Wouldn’t Go Away

The result had been inevitable for a long period of time given the time lost, however, the bright sunshine on the final day allowed the match to at least conclude on the field. 

2nd test match between England and Pakistan has been drawn. Not a good game for both sides as bad light and rain interruption were always on during the game. Only 134.3 overs were possible in all 5 days of the game.

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 17, 2020

On the first morning, Pakistan captain Azhar Ali won the toss and elected to make first use of the pitch and bat first, despite the less than pleasant forecast. Opener Abid Ali batted well for his 60 whilst an eventual Man of the Match performance from Mohammad Rizwan with his impressive 72, steered the visitors to 236 all out, albeit the innings spanning across four days.

Stuart Broad with four and James Anderson with three were the picks of the hosts’ bowlers as the match stalled a halt.

Following the conclusion of the first innings of the match, England batted in the post-storm afternoon sun on Monday. After Rory Burns continued his questionable form when he was dismissed earlier for a duck, Zak Crawley made 53 and Dom Sibley 32 but both fell in consecutive Mohammad Abbas overs. 

It needed a Test in England to think about changing the playing conditions for bad light. When Pakistan hosted first Test in 10 yrs & thousands of spectators in Rawalpindi sat in rain in cold weather only to be told play wasn't possible due to poor light, it really didn't matter.

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) August 17, 2020