Pakistan endured a disastrous opening session in the third Test against England at Edgbaston, losing seven wickets and reaching lunch on 100-7.
The collapse created unwanted history for the tourists. Their top five batters were all dismissed for single figures, the first time that has happened in the first innings of a Test, according to the report.
Saim Ayub was dismissed for a duck by Ollie Robinson, while Jofra Archer removed Azan Awais and Shan Masood. Robinson also claimed the wicket of Abdullah Shafique.
Josh Tongue then bowled Babar Azam for seven before dismissing Ghazi Ghori and Mohammad Imran. Pakistan’s first two wickets in the innings fell with the score on 8 and 14.
The morning’s false-shot percentage for Pakistan was 40%, the second-highest recorded in the opening session of a Test since 2006, according to CricViz data cited in the report.
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja criticised the team’s “technique and mindset”, while former England captain Michael Vaughan said Pakistan were “clearly shot for confidence”.
England won the toss and chose to bowl in autumnal conditions. Pakistan were also closing in on another unwanted record: the lowest average score for the fall of a team’s second wicket during a series in England. Australia set the existing mark in 1888, averaging 16 runs for the second wicket.
The report said Pakistan’s first two wickets had fallen for a combined 56 runs across the series before the third Test, an average partnership of 5.6 runs.