England resumed their bid on the third day of the first Test on Wednesday but lost the wicket of Zak Crawley (78) early as the visitors struggled to muster runs in response to Pakistan’s mammoth score of 556 runs.
The innings resumed at 96-1 with Crawley and Joe Root at the crease. However, star player Shaheen Afridi struck early in the day as the English batsman was caught in the hands of Aamir Jamal while trying to play a shot on the side.
The match, first in the three-match series, is being played at the Multan Cricket Stadium and is part of the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25.
With Root (49*) and Ben Duckett (34*) at the crease, the score is 162-2 with England trailing by 394 runs.
England are led by Ollie Pope in the first Test after visiting captain Ben Stokes was ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury in the Hundred League.
Earlier in the second day’s match, right-arm pacer Naseem Shah struck in his first over and sent England skipper Pope to the stands.
The day started with Pakistan at 328/4 with Saud Shakeel and Naseem at the crease. Naseem (33) was dismissed after Harry Brook caught the ball in 105.4 overs.
Salman Ali Agha’s unbeaten run and Shakeel’s 82 took Pakistan to a respectable total against England at the end of the first innings inside 149 overs on Tuesday.
Playing XI
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (jail), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmad
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
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