Pakistan Vs England 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Score: Composed Saim Ayub Hits Fifty; Kamran Ghulam Equally Impressive

Pakistan, on an 11-match winless streak at home, opted to bat first in the second Test against visiting England at Multan Cricket Stadium. The hosts made four changes, bringing in Kamran Ghulam, Sajid Khan, Noman Ali and Zahid Mahmood. England also made a couple of changes, with skipper Ben Stokes returning to lead the side after an injury lay-off. The visitors registered a stunning innings and 47-run win in the first Test last week at the same venue. Follow live scores and ball by ball commentary of the PAK Vs ENG 2nd Test match here. (Streaming | More Cricket News)

Pakistan Vs England 2nd Test, Day 1 Lunch

One intriguing morning session in Multan. A few days back, batters dominated bowlers on a flat top with the visitors punishing flabbergasted hosts in a high scoring match. That same pitch is being used for the second Test, and as expected, spin is already in play. Jack Leach claimed two early wickets but a 60-run third wicket-wicket stand between opener Saim Ayub (40 off 83) and debutant Kamran Ghulam (29 off 56) has revived the Pakistani innings.

Pakistan: 79/2 in 29 Overs.

Pakistan Vs England 2nd Test, Day 1 Drinks

10 overs of spin in the first 15 overs in the first hour of play on Day 1 of the second Pakistan vs England Test in Multan. Pakistan have lost Abdullah Shafique and skipper Shan Masood, both to left-arm spinner Jack Leach. The embattled hosts, who extraordinarily lost the first Test, will have four spinners when their turn comes. The second match is completely in contrast to what had happened at this venue a few days back. Pakistan were 42/2 in 15 overs.

Both teams already revealed their Playing 11s a day before the match. Ben Stokes returned to the England side as their skipper after fully recovering from an injury. Pakistan, on the other hand, have taken some drastic steps and have 'rested' the big guns like Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah.

Pakistan Playing XI: Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood(c), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood

England Playing XI: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Jamie Smith(w), Matthew Potts, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir

Pakistan had become the first team in Test cricket's history to lose by an innings despite scoring over 500 runs when England inflicted an embarassing defeat to the Shan Masood-led side.