Pakistan Takes Control in Second Test Against England
The second match of the Test series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan. Pakistan bowled out England for 291 runs in the first innings on the third day and took a decisive lead of 75 runs. Pakistan scored 366 runs in the first innings. England could only reach 291 in 67.2 overs in this reply. Pakistan’s Sajid Khan gave England a shock. Sajid managed to keep England within 300 as Sajid took the maximum 7 wickets. England could score only 52 runs for 4 wickets on the third day. By the end of the second day’s play, Pakistan had scored 259 for 6. Now, with this decisive lead, how many runs does Pakistan challenge against England? It will be interesting to see
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Sajid Khan Shines with the Ball
Only two bowlers of Pakistan were left to bury England. Both Sajid Khan and Noman Ali from Pakistan packed up England. Sajid Khan took 7 wickets for 111 runs in 26.2 overs. Noman Ali scored 101 runs in 28 overs and dismissed three.
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England’s Batting Struggles
Ben Duckett contributed the most runs from England. Duckett scored 114 runs off 129 balls with 16 fours. This was Duckett’s fourth Test century and his second century against Pakistan. But apart from that not one could hit 35 par. England’s experienced batsman Joe Root contributed 34 runs. Ollie Pope scored 29, opener Zac Crowley scored 27, and Jack Leach scored 25 not out. Jamie Smith added 21 runs. So 5 people could not even reach the double figure. Harry Brook and Shoaib Bashir both scored 9 runs each. Matthew Potts made his way out of the field for 6 runs. Braydon Kars scored 4 and captain Ben Stokes scored 1 run.
With a 75-run lead, Pakistan is in a strong position. As the match continues, it will be interesting to see how England responds to the challenge.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafiq, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Amer Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mahmood.
England: Ben Stokes (captain), Zach Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith (wicketkeeper), Matthew Potts, Brayden Carrs, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir.
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