Bowlers with most runs conceded in Eng vs Pak Tests
They say every rise has a fall, but in Yasir Shah’s case the fall has risen too early. The Pakistani leg spinner who became the number one test bowler after his brilliant performance in the first test against England, has been a failure in the second game. The leggie claimed 10 wickets at the historical ground of the Lord’s. A feat that has been achieved for the very first time to reach the top spot in ICC test ranking for the bowlers after 11 years. Pakistan won the first game as the hosts were left stunned by the latest spin sensation.
Yasir Shah’s magic however did not lost long as England made a strong comeback in Manchester. First test’s hero Yasir Shah was left embarrassed by the brutal batting of England batsmen. Though every Pakistan bowler was attacked by the resilient English bating lineup, Yasir Shah was particularly targeted. After the first inning, the spinner was left with an unwanted record of one of the bowlers with most runs conceded in England vs Pakistan test games. In 54 over bowled by Yasir Shah, he gave away 213 runs and picked up only one wicket. Although considering the number of overs he bowled, his economy is still good but for a bowler of his caliber these figures are really disappointing. And as a matter of fact, these are the second most runs conceded by a bowler in matches between these two teams.
Most runs conceded in England vs Pakistan Test innings record belongs to Ian Botham. The former England player gave away 217 runs for his 52 over spell in 1987. Pakistan made a mammoth 708 runs in that match, the highest test total in one inning by Pakistan against England. Yasir Shah of course comes second in the list followed by Fazal Mahmood. Interestingly, this was after a very long time a bowler has been hit for so many runs (over 200) in England vs Pakistan games. In fact there has only been two occasions when a bowler has crossed a double hundred in terms of runs conceded. Before Yasir, the most recent incident of being that much expensive was in 2015. Zulfiqar Babar was hit for 183 runs last year in Abu Dhabi.
Full list of top 10 bowlers with most runs conceded in England vs Pakistan games is as under.
Bowlers with most runs conceded in Eng vs Pak Tests
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Eco | Team |
| IT Botham | 52.0 | 7 | 217 | 3 | 4.17 | England |
| Yasir Shah | 54.0 | 6 | 213 | 1 | 3.94 | Pakistan |
| Fazal Mahmood | 49.0 | 9 | 192 | 2 | 3.91 | Pakistan |
| Zulfiqar Babar | 72.0 | 17 | 183 | 1 | 2.54 | Pakistan |
| PI Pocock | 52.0 | 9 | 169 | 5 | 3.25 | England |
| Saqlain Mushtaq | 74.0 | 20 | 164 | 8 | 2.21 | Pakistan |
| AU Rashid | 34.0 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 4.79 | England |
| A D’Souza | 46.0 | 9 | 161 | 1 | 3.50 | Pakistan |
| Mushtaq Ahmed | 50.0 | 8 | 156 | 2 | 3.12 | Pakistan |
| Khan Mohammad | 40.0 | 3 | 155 | 3 | 3.87 | Pakistan |
