Pakistan produced a much-improved bowling performance at Lord’s as Mohammad Abbas and Mohammad Ali exploited the overcast conditions to reduce England to 248/9 on a rain-shortened opening day of the second Test. After play began at 12.20pm, Abbas struck early to dismiss Emilio Gay, Ben Duckett and Joe Root as England slipped to 36/3, while Ali bowled Harry Brook with the delivery of the day. Jordan Cox (55) and Jamie Smith (61) then steadied England with a 67-run stand before Salman Ali Agha produced a stunning one-handed catch to dismiss Cox. Ali struck twice in three balls to remove Smith and Ollie Robinson, while Abbas claimed his fourth wicket by bowling Jofra Archer. Gus Atkinson remained unbeaten on 34 with Josh Tongue on one when bad light ended play, with Abbas finishing 4/56 and Ali 3/67.

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Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha took a spectacular one-handed catch to dismiss Jordan Cox for 55 as England finished Day 1 of the second Test at Lord’s on 248/9. Cox had helped England recover from an early collapse before Agha’s stunning grab ended his resistance

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Sonal Dinusha’s unbeaten 133 helped Sri Lanka hold India to a hard-fought draw in the second Test in Colombo on Thursday, as the hosts finished on 429/9 after frustrating the visitors throughout the final day. Resuming at 229/6, Dinusha added 112 runs with Keshara Nuwantha (46) before standing firm to complete his third century of the series and second of the match. India, who had taken a 213-run first-innings lead and enforced the follow-on, managed only a few breakthroughs as Dinusha and Lahiru Kumara (2) ensured the draw. Manav Suthar and Ravindra Jadeja claimed three wickets each, but India had to settle for a 1-0 series win.

Sonal Dinusha scored a resilient unbeaten 133 to help Sri Lanka draw the second Test against India in Colombo on Thursday. Despite the draw, India clinched the two-match series 1-0 following their opening victory in Galle. Dinusha's third century of the series frustrated the Indian spinners on the final day, guiding the hosts to 429/9