Top 10 Highest second wicket partnerships for Pakistan in England
England vs Pakistan test series at the moment has all the attention of the world. Although there are various other Test matches being played, Eng vs Pak series gets the most crowed either in stadiums or on Television. At the moment Australia is also battling Sri Lankan side at their home. The number one test team in the world has lost the first game miserably and its struggle continues in the second as well. An interesting battle it is but not appealing than the epic battle between England and Pakistan. A clear proof of how much online crowed the ongoing series has gathered was witnessed when sports channel Star Sports failed to telecast the third game.
India and Pakistan are bitter rivals no matter in which field they compete. And even a strong reaction from the rival country, shows the interest they have in England vs Pakistan series. The main reason for the aforementioned series’ popularity is the level of competition. Both teams are equally strong enough to give tough time to each other. Nevertheless, England vs Pakistan test games are being superb so far. At first Pakistan beaten them easily while in second game they made a strong comeback to defeat Pakistan by one of the biggest margin. The third test between two sides is currently under its way with Pakistan slightly in control.
The most highlighted fact of the game apart from Sohail Khan’s five wickets was the partnership between Sami Slam and Azhar Ali. The pair together recorded one of the highest second wicket partnerships for Pakistan in England. The stand between two players was the second highest second wicket partnerships in test against England. The ever highest second wicket partnership however belongs to Mushtaq Mohammad and Zaheer Abbas. The legendary pair scored a total of 291 runs for the second wicket stand in 1971. Full list of highest second wicket partnerships for Pakistan in England goes as under.
Top 10 Highest second wicket partnerships for Pakistan in England
| Partners | Runs | Ground | Start Dat |
| Mushtaq Mohammad, Zaheer Abbas | 291 | Birmingham | 3 Jun 1971 |
| Azhar Ali, Sami Aslam | 181 | Birmingham | 3 Aug 2016 |
| Mansoor Akhtar, Mohsin Khan | 144 | Lord’s | 12 Aug 1982 |
| Asif Mujtaba, Rameez Raja | 142 | Manchester | 2 Jul 1992 |
| Imtiaz Ahmed, Mushtaq Mohammad | 137 | The Oval | 16 Aug 1962 |
| Ijaz Ahmed, Saeed Anwar | 133 | The Oval | 22 Aug 1996 |
| Aamer Sohail, Asif Mujtaba | 126 | Manchester | 2 Jul 1992 |
| Azhar Ali, Imran Farhat | 110 | Leeds | 21 Jul 2010 |
| Azhar Ali, Salman Butt | 102 | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2010 |
| Majid Khan, Zaheer Abbas | 100 | The Oval | 22 Aug 1974 |
