Pakistan vs England tour summary
KARACHI: Pakistan's series against England brought extraordinary results. If Pakistan clinch an historic win in Test series 3-0, England weren't much behind. They did the same but in a different format of the game, whitewashing Pakistan to take the One-day International (ODI) series 4-0.
Both teams fought hard to avoid a whitewash giving a tough time to each other polishing young talent like Asad Shafiq, Azhar Ali, Steve Finn and Keiswetter to perform well in the future. Tight matches with tense situation brought massive interest for cricket lovers, especially in the Test series as well as in the ODIs.
Here is the Tour Summary:
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Teams |
Pakistan |
England |
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Dates |
7 January 2012 – 27 February 2012 |
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Captains |
Misbah-ul-Haq |
Andrew Strauss (Test) |
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Test Series |
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Result |
Pakistan won the 3-match series 3–0 |
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Most runs |
Azhar Ali (251) |
Jonathan Trott (161) |
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Most wickets |
Saeed Ajmal (24) |
Monty Panesar (14) |
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Player of the series |
Saeed Ajmal (Pakistan) |
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One-day International Series |
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Result |
England won the 4-match series 4-0 |
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Most runs |
Misbah-ul-Haq (108) |
Alastair Cook (323) |
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Most wickets |
Saeed Ajmal (10) |
Steven Finn (13) |
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Player of the series |
Alastair Cook (England) |
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The three matches of T20 series will be played at the Dubai International Cricket Ground from February 23rd.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2012
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