Compelled into shuffling their prime uncover after Ben Duckett injured his thumb while taking a score, England began well with Zak Crawley leading their answer with a plug-a-ball 64 no longer out.
Reuters
08 October, 2024, 07:30 pm
Closing modified: 08 October, 2024, 07:34 pm
Pakistan racked up 556 of their first innings sooner than England’s rejigged prime uncover cruised to 96 for one on an eventful 2d day within the outlet take a look at in Multan on Tuesday.
Salman Agha, who made an unbeaten 104, become the third Pakistan batter to crash a hundred within the match sooner than they had been all out within the final session on day two.
Compelled into shuffling their prime uncover after Ben Duckett injured his thumb while taking a score, England began well with Zak Crawley leading their answer with a plug-a-ball 64 no longer out.
Joe Root changed into on 32 at the alternative end wanting but one more 39 to overtake Alastair Cook as England’s leading scorer in take a look at cricket.
England’s strive in opposition to with the ball changed into compounded by stand-in skipper Ollie Pope’s heart-broken opinions as he maintained his legend of no longer getting it appropriate even as soon as in 13 attempts as captain of the aspect.
England had been made to toil with shrimp reward on Monday and it changed into more of the identical when play resumed as Naseem Shah, a key cog in Pakistan’s new-ball attack, proved he might maybe maybe contribute with the bat as well.
Naseem smacked three sixes in his occupation-ideal 33, denying England a breakthrough within the predominant hour, despite suffering hits to the helmet and his bowling hand.
Naseem collaborated in a 64-plug partnership with Saud Shakeel sooner than his 82-ball defiance ended after he contented Brydon Carse to Harry Brook at leg skedaddle, giving the debutant seamer his maiden take a look at wicket.
Next man in Mohammad Rizwan fell for a 12-ball duck, stepping out in opposition to Jack Leach and spooning the ball to Chris Woakes at mid-off.
Saud (82) looked poised for a hundred but changed into caught within the skedaddle off Shoaib Bashir.
Thanks to Salman’s free-scoring knock, Pakistan milked 118 runs from 26 overs in this session.
Salman swept Leach for a single to elevate up his third take a look at hundred and kissed the turf in his social gathering.
After spending five sessions in sapping heat, England looked sloppy within the discipline, dropping catches and lacking guidelines stumpings towards the end of the Pakistan innings.
Section-time spinner Root bowled a shock bouncer to forget the last Pakistan batter Abrar Ahmed.
Duckett took the score within the skedaddle but injured his thumb within the job and might maybe maybe no longer reach out to start out the innings. The team place apart a query to of him to bat within the match at some level.
Pope determined to handbook by example and walked out as Crawley’s opening accomplice however the switch did now not pay off.
Pope pulled Naseem and Aamer Jamaal plucked a one-handed blinder at midwicket to forget the England captain for a two-ball duck.
