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Joe Root's 35th Test ton and Harry Brook century silenced Pakistan as the visitors trail by 64 runs at stumps on day three of the 1st Pakistan vs England Test played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Wednesday. Follow the cricket scores and ball-by-ball commentary of the third-day action of the Pakistan Vs England, 1st Test match, right here. (Streaming | More Cricket News)
Joe Root became England’s highest-run scorer in tests as the tourists continued to score at a rapid pace on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan on Wednesday.
Root surpassed Alastair Cook’s 12,472 runs with a straight-driven boundary before reaching his 35th Test ton at Multan on Wednesday.
At stumps, England were ENG 492/3 with Root unbeaten on 176 and supported by Harry Brook 141 not out. The hosts trail Pakistan's total by 64 runs.
Pakistan batted in the first and second sessions and were finally bowled out for 556 runs in the first innings. Salam Ali Agha made a fine unbeaten hundred to take Pakistan to a good total. England lost their captain's wicket early in the game, who came to open the batting. Joe Root and Zak Crawley are the overnight batters as England are still trailing by 460 runs.
Pakistan: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wk), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir