England secured a comprehensive victory over Pakistan by 194 runs in the first Test match at Lord’s on Wednesday.

England posted a first-innings total of 290, helped by half-centuries from Smith, who scored 61, and Cox, who contributed 55. Pakistan’s bowling attack was led by Abbas, who took 4 wickets for 73 runs. In response, Pakistan struggled in their first innings, managing 110 runs, with Robinson taking 4 wickets for just 11 runs.

England resumed their second innings at 177 for 7 and extended their lead to set a challenging target for Pakistan. D. Lawrence was the top scorer with 54 runs. Abbas continued to trouble the Pakistani batsmen, finishing with 5 wickets in the innings. England declared or were all out for 208 runs in 54.2 overs, setting Pakistan a target of 389.

Pakistan’s second innings saw a strong performance from Shakeel, who scored 97 runs while offering the lone resistance against England’s bowling attack. Early wickets fell cheaply, with Masood and Awais dismissed lbw by Robinson. Despite Shakeel’s efforts, the rest of the batting lineup faltered under pressure. Robinson claimed four wickets, Archer took two, and Tongue took three, restricting Pakistan to 194 runs in 50.5 overs, well short of the target.

With this result, England took an early lead in the Test series. The match featured notable individual performances, including Abbas’s five-wicket haul and Shakeel’s resilient innings, but the overall dominance of England’s bowlers proved decisive at Lord’s.

The match officials for the day were umpires A. Paleker and P. Reiffel.