Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first in this test to provide the 140^th  occasion of Pakistan doing so.  It also provides the 39^th occasion of Pakistan doing so  against England.

Azhar Ali scored a duck in Pakistan’s first innings to provide the 560^th occasion of a captain scoring a duck in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 147^th occasion of a captain scoring a duck in an innings in the annals of test cricket against England.

Azhar Ali scored a duck in Pakistan’s first innings to provide the 52nd occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a duck in an innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 14^th occasion of a captain scoring a duck in an innings in the annals of test cricket against England.

Azhar Ali became the second Pakistan captain to score a duck against England at Manchester after Inzamam-ul-Huq. Inzamam-ul-Huq had failed to open his account against England at Manchester in Jul 2006. Azhar Ali became the eleventh captain to score a duck against England at Manchester

Azhar Ali’s duck in this test provides the 15^th occasion of his scoring a duck in a test innings. He became seventh Pakistan batsman to score 15 or more ducks in tests. Others are – Danish Kaneria {25}, Waqar Younis {21}, Wasim Bari {19}, Younis Khan {19}, Wasin Akram {17} and Umar Gul {15}

Azhar Ali’s duck in this test provides the second occasion of his scoring a duck in a test innings while captaining Pakistan. The other occasion was against Sri Lanka in the first innings at Karachi in Dec 2019.

Azhar Ali’s duck in this test provides the first occasion of his scoring a duck in a test innings while captaining Pakistan against England. In fact this is his first captaincy assignment against England. He had become the 19^th captain to lead Pakistan against England.

When bad light stopped play on the first day, Pakistan had scored 139 for 2. Babar Azam batting on 69 not out and Shan Masood batting on 46 not out.

Babar Azam’s 69 not out not only represent his second half century against England but also represent his highest individual score against England. Prior to this he had scored 68 not out at Lord’s in May 2018

Babar Azam’s 69 not out in this game provide the 227th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty against England in one day games. It also represents the  127^th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty against England in England.

Babar Azam’s 69 not out in this game provide the 164th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a half century against England in one day games. It also represents the 96th occasion of Pakistan batsman scoring a fifty against England in England.