The first match of the Test series is being played between Pakistan and England in Multan. On the first day, Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat and scored 328 runs for the loss of 4 wickets. Captain Shan Masood scored 151 and Abdullah Shafiq scored 102 runs from the team. By the end of the day’s play, Saud Shakeel and night watchman Naseem Shah returned not out from Pakistan. Sam Ayub was out after scoring 4 and Babar Azam 30 runs. Gus Atkinson took 2 wickets from England. The second day’s play will start tomorrow morning at 10 am Indian time. Pakistan lost a wicket in the fourth over itself.
Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat at the Multan Cricket Stadium. The team lost the wicket of opener Sam Ayub in the fourth over itself, Ayub could score only 4 runs. After him, Shafiq and captain Masood took over the innings. Both did not let any more wickets fall in the first session and took the score to 122 runs. Both of them completed their fifties in the first session itself. Masood’s century in the second session
Shan Masood had scored a fifty in just 43 balls, he batted fast in the second session as well. Pakistani batsmen made the English bowlers yearn for wickets on the batting pitch of Multan. Masood completed his century by batting fast. He has scored a century in Test cricket after 4 years. Pakistan did not lose any wicket in the second session, the score was 233/1. Shafiq’s century in the third session
In the third session, Abdullah Shafiq completed his century in 165 balls. After completing the century, Shafiq was also out on a score of 102 runs. With this wicket, the 253-run partnership between Shafiq and Masood also broke. Masood also returned to the pavilion after scoring 151 runs. Babar out after scoring 30 runs
Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel tried to handle the innings. Both of them made a fifty partnership and took the team beyond 300. Just before the end of the day’s play, Babar became the victim of Chris Woakes after scoring 30 runs. Naseem Shah came out to bat as a night watchman, however, he could not even open his account. Shakeel remained not out after scoring 35 runs with him. Gus Atkinson got 2 wickets from England, while Jack Leach got 1-1 success.
