And that is Stumps on Day 2. England are 460 runs behind, but have scored at almost five an over for 20 overs after Pakistan made 556 in their first innings, thanks to the three centurions, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood and Agha Salman. Talking about the visitors’ bowling, Jack Leach bowled 40 overs, picking up three wickets, while the rest were shared between the others. In pursuit of Pakistan’s first innings score, England ended Day 2 with 96/1, Zak Crawley and Joe Root unbeaten. Check out the latest score and ball-by-ball commentary here. (Streaming | More Cricket News)
On the opening day, Pakistan skipper Shan Masood led from the front and smashed the fastest Test century by a Pakistan captain in over a decade. Masood scored 151 and stitched a 253-run partnership with Abdullah Shafique, who too scored a ton, for the second wicket.
England bowlers had a tough time on a flat Multan surface on the first day.
Pakistan (Playing XI): Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood(c), Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Aamer Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed
England (Playing XI): Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope(c), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith(w), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
Pakistan won the toss and Shan Masood has decided his team will bat first in Multan. Brydon Carse is making his Test debut for England. In the absence of a fully-fit Ben Stokes, Ollie Pope is captaining the English team.
