PAK vs ENG: England Close to Victory, 4 Wickets Away from Defeating Pakistan

England’s Batting Masterclass

England started the day’s play with 492 for 3. Joe Root and Harry Brooke dominated the batting. Pakistan bowlers knelt before these two. Root scored his sixth double-century in his Test career. Barry Brook also scored his first double-century. The two made the biggest partnership ever by England. Brook-Root put on a 454-run partnership for the fourth wicket. Salman Agha broke this pair. Joe Root returned unbeaten on 274 runs. After the route, Brook continued to hit and scored a triple century. Brook scored 317 runs. Jamie Smith scored 31* and Chris Woakes scored 17 not out. England thus declared their first innings at 823 for 7. Naseem Shah and Sama Ayyub took 2 wickets each for Pakistan.

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Pakistan Struggles in Second Innings

In the second innings, Pakistan was seen collapsing in front of England’s bowlers. Abdullah Shafiq was dismissed on the very first ball. Captain Shan Masood returned for 11 runs. Babar Azam was dismissed for 5 runs. Sam Ayyub scored 11 runs. Mohammad Rizwan added 10 runs. Saud Shakeel made 29 runs and walked off the field. Salman Agah and Amer Jamal are unbeaten on 41 and 27 runs till the end of the day’s play. Gus Atkinson and Braydon Carrs have taken 2 wickets each from England.

Team Lineups

• Pakistan XI: Shan Masood (captain), Sam Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Ameer Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmed.
• England XI: Ollie Pope (captain), Zach Crawley, Ben Duckett, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Braydon Carrs, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.