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PAK Vs ENG, 1st Test Day 5 Live Score: England On The Verge Of Victory As Pakistan Fight Back

Follow the live cricket scores and ball-by-ball commentary of the fifth and final day of the first Test match between Pakistan and England, right here

Englands Jamie Smith and teammates celebrate after the dismissal of Saud Shakeel. AP Photo
England's Jamie Smith, centre, and teammates celebrate after the dismissal of Pakistan's Saud Shakeel, right, during the fourth day of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and England, in Multan. AP Photo/Anjum Naveed
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Welcome to the live coverage of the fifth day of the first Test match being played at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Friday, 11th October. The opening Test match is set to conclude after Joe Root and Harry Brook's mammoth innings. Pakistan have already lost six wickets on Day 4 and now the visitors only need four more wickets to win the match as the hosts are still trailing by 115 runs. Aamer Jamal and Salman Ali Agha are the overnight batters. Follow the live cricket scores and ball-by-ball commentary of the fifth and final day of the first Test match between Pakistan and England, right here. (Streaming | More Cricket News)

What Happened On Day 4

Joe Root and Harry Brook continued batting and went on to score 262 and 317 runs respectively as England declared on 823/7 with a 267-run lead in the first innings. Brook's triple hundred was the first for England in 34 years. Pakistan lost six wickets in the 37 overs they played on Day 4 and now the visitors are just four wickets away from a big victory.

PAK Vs ENG, 1st Test - Playing XIs

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