Stats highlights of the fourth day’s play of the Manchester Test between England and Pakistan
Shan Masood of Pakistan scored 156 and Zero in this test. His feat provides the 19th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a century and a zero in a test. It also provides the 35th occasion of a batsman performing such a feat against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of a Pakistan batsman performing such a feat against England. All such occasions are tabulated below. It is interesting to note that all the four batsmen have scored zero in their second innings.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Match Date |
| 1 | Javed Burki | 140 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Dhaka | 19 Jan 1962 |
| 2 | Shoaib Malik | 245 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 3 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 114 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 14 Jul 2016 |
| 4 | Shan Masood | 156 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
Shan Masood’s 156 and duck in the just concluded Manchester test between Pakistan and England was in vain to provide the 51st occasion of a batsman’s century and duck in a losing cause in the history of test cricket. It also provides the sixth occasion of a Pakistan batsman’s century and duck in a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 122 | 0 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 |
| 2 | Sadiq Mohd | 105 | 0 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1977 |
| 3 | Mohd Wasim | 0 | 109* | Pak | NZl | Lahore | 21 Nov 1996 |
| 4 | Younis Khan | 147 | 0 | Pak | Ind | Kolkata | 16 Mar 2005 |
| 5 | Asad Shafiq | 104 | 0 | Pak | NZl | Abu Dhabi | 03 Dec 2018 |
| 6 | Shan Masood | 156 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
It also provides the ninth occasion of a batsman’s century and duck in a test going in vain against England. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | 0 | 153* | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 06 Sep 1880 |
| 2 | GHS Trott | 0 | 143 | Aus | Eng | Lord’s | 22 Jun 1896 |
| 3 | RH Catterall | 0 | 120 | SAF | Eng | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 |
| 4 | JHW Fingleton | 100 | 0 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 04 Dec 1936 |
| 5 | VL Manjrekar | 133 | 0 | Ind | Eng | Leeds | 05 Jun 1952 |
| 6 | GN Yallop | 0 | 114 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 13 Aug 1981 |
| 7 | MEK Hussey | 0 | 121 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 20 Aug 2009 |
| 8 | RL Chase | 0 | 102* | Win | Eng | Gros Islet | 09 Feb 2019 |
| 9 | Shan Masood | 156 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
It also provides the ninth occasion of a batsman’s century and duck in a test going in vain at Manchester. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | GA Faulkner | 122* | 0 | SAF | Aus | Manchester | 27 May 1912 |
| 2 | GN Yallop | 0 | 114 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 13 Aug 1981 |
| 3 | Shan Masood | 156 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
Shan Masood’s 156 and duck in the just concluded Manchester test between Pakistan and England was in vain to provide the 51st occasion of a batsman’s 150 plus runs and duck in a losing cause in the history of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. Shan Masood became the first Pakistan batsman to witness his 150 plus runs and a duck in a losing cause.
| No | Player | FI | SI | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | WL Murdoch | 0 | 153* | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 06 Sep 1880 |
| 2 | AC Hudson | 163 | 0 | SAF | Win | Bridgetown | 18 Apr 1992 |
| 3 | SL Campbell | 170 | 0 | Win | NZl | Hamilton | 16 Dec 1999 |
| 4 | RT Ponting | 242 | 0 | Aus | Ind | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 |
| 5 | BC Lara | 153 | 0 | Win | Pak | Kingston | 03 Jun 2005 |
| 6 | Tamim Iqbal | 0 | 151 | Ban | Ind | Dhaka | 24 Jan 2010 |
| 7 | FDM Karunaratne | 0 | 152 | Srl | NZl | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2014 |
| 8 | Shakib Al Hasan | 217 | 0 | Ban | NZl | Wellington | 12 Jan 2017 |
| 9 | Shan Masood | 156 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
Shan Masood’s 156 and duck in the just concluded Manchester test between Pakistan and England was in vain to provide the 18th occasion of an opening batsman’s century and duck in a losing cause in the history of test cricket.
It also provides the third occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman’s century and duck in a test going in vain. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Bat1 | Bat2 | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 122 | 0 | Pak | Win | Kingston | 26 Feb 1958 |
| 2 | Sadiq Mohd | 105 | 0 | Pak | Aus | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1977 |
| 3 | Shan Masood | 156 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
It also provides the second occasion of an opening batsman’s century and duck in a test going in vain against England. Both such occasions are tabulated below. 6It is interesting to note that Shan Masood’s feat was after 84 years. Prior to this Australian JW Fingleton’s 100 and duck went in vain in Dec 1936 against England.
| No | Player | Bat1 | Bat2 | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | JHW Fingleton | 100 | 0 | Aus | Eng | Brisbane | 04 Dec 1936 |
| 2 | Shan Masood | 156 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
Shan Masood’s 156 and duck in the just concluded Manchester test between Pakistan and England was in vain to provide the 18th occasion of an opening batsman’s 150 plus runs and duck in a losing cause in the history of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below
| No | Player | Bat1 | Bat2 | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | AC Hudson | 163 | 0 | SAF | Win | Bridgetown | 18 Apr 1992 |
| 2 | SL Campbell | 170 | 0 | Win | NZl | Hamilton | 16 Dec 1999 |
| 3 | MS Atapattu | 120 | 0 | Srl | SAF | Kandy | 30 Jul 2000 |
| 4 | Tamim Iqbal | 0 | 151 | Ban | Ind | Dhaka | 24 Jan 2010 |
| 5 | FDM Karunaratne | 0 | 152 | Srl | NZl | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2014 |
| 6 | Shan Masood | 156 | 0 | Pak | Eng | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
JC Buttler scored 75 in this test to provide the 218th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings. It also provides the 115th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings on home soil.
JC Buttler scored 75 in this test to provide the 19th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings. It also provides the 13th occasion of an England wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in a test innings on home soil and also the third such occasion at Manchester against Pakistan. The other two occasions are – 59 by BN French in Jul 1967 and 58 by JM Bairstow in Jul 2016. Thus JC Buttler’s 75 in this game represent the highest individual score by a England wicket keeper batsman against Pakistan at Manchester.
JC Buttler scored 75 in this test to provide the eighth occasion of his scoring a fifty an England wicket keeper batsman in a test innings. It also provides the first occasion of his scoring a fifty an England wicket keeper batsman in a test innings against Pakistan.
JC Buttler-CR Woakes added 139 runs for the sixth wicket to provide the 95th occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan. It also provides the 61st such occasion on home soil
JC Buttler-CR Woakes added 139 runs for the sixth wicket to provide the ekevnth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan for the sixth wicket. It also provides the sixth such occasion on home soil and also the first such occasion at Manchester.
JC Buttler-CR Woakes aaded 139 runs for the sixth wicket to provide the second occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership for the sixth wicket against Pakistan in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the first such occasion on home soil
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | I | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RW Barber, ER Dexter | 6 | 101* | 4 | Lahore | 21 Oct 1961 |
| 2 | JC Buttler, CR Woakes | 6 | 139 | 4 | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
JC Buttler-CR Woakes aaded 139 runs for the sixth wicket to provide the eighth occasion of England batsmen posting a three figure partnership against Pakistan in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the first such occasion on home soil
| No | Partners | Wkt | Runs | I | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RW Barber, ER Dexter | 6 | 101* | 4 | Lahore | 21 Oct 1961 |
| 2 | G Boycott, JM Brearley | 1 | 185 | 4 | Hyd-Pak | 02 Jan 1978 |
| 3 | G Fowler, CJ Tavare | 1 | 103 | 4 | Leeds | 26 Aug 1982 |
| 4 | MA Atherton, AJ Stewart | 2 | 154 | 4 | Lord’s | 25 Jul 1996 |
| 5 | MA Atherton, ME Trescothick | 1 | 146 | 4 | Manchester | 31 May 2001 |
| 6 | AJ Strauss, IJL Trott | 2 | 111* | 4 | Birmingham | 06 Aug 2010 |
| 7 | IR Bell, JE Root | 3 | 102 | 4 | Dubai-DSC | 22 Oct 2015 |
| 8 | JC Buttler, CR Woakes | 6 | 139 | 4 | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
CR Woakes scored 84 not out in this game to provide the 21st occasion of an England batsman scoring a fifty against Pakistan in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the 12th such occasion on home soil
JC Buttler scored 75 and CR Woakes scored 84 not out in this game to provide the seventh occasion of two England batsmen scoring fifties against Pakistan in the fourth innings of a test. It also provides the fifth such occasion on home soil
JC Buttler scored 75 and CR Woakes scored 84 not out in this game to provide the second occasion of two England batsmen batting at number six and seven scoring fifties against any opposition in the fourth innings of a test.
| No | Pos | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | 6 | JM Bairstow | 54 | 4 | SAF | Lord’s | 16 Aug 2012 |
| 7 | MJ Prior | 73 | 4 | SAF | Lord’s | 16 Aug 2012 | |
| 2 | 6 | JC Buttler | 75 | 4 | Pak | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
| 7 | CR Woakes | 84* | 4 | Pak | Manchester | 05 Aug 2020 |
JC Buttler scored 75 and CR Woakes scored 84 not out in this game to provide the first occasion of two England batsmen batting at number six and seven scoring fifties against Pakistan in the fourth innings of a test.
England won this game by three wickets to carve its 374th win in tests. It also represents its 223rd win on home soil.
England won this game by three wickets to carve its 26th win in tests against Pakistan. It also represents its 24th win on home soil against Pakistan
England won this game by three wickets to carve its second win in tests against Pakistan by three wickets margin. It also represents its second such win on home soil against Pakistan. The other occasion was at Leeds in August 1982.
Shan Masood’s 156 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 61st occasion of a Pakistan’s batsman’s century going in vain. It also provides the 45th such occasion against England in England.
Shan Masood’s 156 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 32nd occasion of a Pakistan’s batsman’s century going in vain against England. It also provides the eighth such occasion against England in England.
Shan Masood’s 156 in this game was in a losing cause to provide the 13th occasion of a Pakistan’s opening batsman’s century going in vain against England. It also provides the fifth such occasion against England in England.