Mohammad Abbas took nine wickets in the Test at Lord’s, including five for 57 in England’s second innings, but England beat Pakistan by 194 runs. England made 290 and 208; Pakistan replied with 110 and 194.

The five-wicket haul put Abbas on the Lord’s honours board. His match figures were outstanding, but England had already built the decisive advantage through their recovery with the bat and their bowling across both Pakistan innings.

England recover from 36 for three

England were 36 for three in their first innings before recovering to 290. Their last-wicket pair added 47, one more than Pakistan’s highest individual score in the reply.

Pakistan’s other bowlers took nine wickets between them, but their 79 overs cost 347 runs and included all 15 no-balls in the match. Abbas made the breakthroughs; England were able to score around them.

Pakistan are bowled out for 110

Pakistan’s first-innings 110 left Abbas’s work without a lead to defend. Ollie Robinson took eight for 35 across the Test, while Jofra Archer and Josh Tongue took five wickets each.

Abbas then took five wickets in England’s second innings, but Pakistan were set 389 and made 194. England’s attack had support across the match; Pakistan’s batting did not give Abbas enough runs to work with.

A place on the honours board

Abbas had taken four for 23 and four for 41 when Pakistan won at Lord’s in 2018. Those eight wickets were split across two innings, so they did not earn a place on the honours board.

His five for 57 has done that now. It came in a defeat, but it remains a notable Lord’s performance: nine wickets in the match against an England side that had enough runs and enough bowling support to win comfortably.