Pakistan falls to 100-7 during opening session of third Test at Edgbaston
BBC Sport • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 9, 2026, 1:00 PM
Last updated Sep 9, 2026

Pakistan reached 100-7 at lunch on the first day of the third Test at Edgbaston after a difficult morning session against England. Joe Root won the toss and elected to field, with the English seam attack capitalizing on the conditions to take seven wickets within 23 overs. Pakistan’s top five batters were all dismissed for single-digit scores, marking the first time in Test cricket history that this has occurred in a first innings. Despite efforts from Saud Shakeel and Babar Azam to stabilize, the tourists maintained a 40% false-shot percentage throughout the morning. The match remains in progress as the team attempts to recover from the early collapse during this series.
- •Pakistan reached lunch at 100-7 in the third Test at Edgbaston.
- •England's seam bowlers reduced the tourists to 48-5 early in the session.
- •The match marks the first time a team's top five batters scored single figures in a first innings.
- •Babar Azam was dismissed by Josh Tongue for a low score before the interval.
- 1:00 PMBBC Sport — 'Embarrassing' Pakistan break record in morning to forget
- 1:00 PMBBC News — 'Embarrassing' Pakistan break record in morning to forget - BBC
"The only thing gloomier than the leaden skies at lunch on day of the third Test at Edgbaston will be the mood in the Pakistan dressing room as things went from bad to worse.
"The only thing gloomier than the leaden skies at lunch on day of the third Test at Edgbaston will be the mood in the Pakistan dressing room as things went from bad to worse.
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External links- BBC SportSep 9, 2026, 1:00 PM'Embarrassing' Pakistan break record in morning to forget
The only thing gloomier than the leaden skies at lunch on day of the third Test at Edgbaston will be the mood in the Pakistan dressing room as things went from bad to worse.
- BBC NewsSep 9, 2026, 1:00 PM'Embarrassing' Pakistan break record in morning to forget - BBC
The only thing gloomier than the leaden skies at lunch on day of the third Test at Edgbaston will be the mood in the Pakistan dressing room as things went from bad to worse.
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