England cricket team are on course to amass yet another high 1st innings total after Day 2 of PAK vs ENG 2nd Test in Multan. The visitors put up a dominating show in the 1st and 2nd session before facing a collapse towards the end of play. Ben Duckett led the charge for England, slamming his fourth Test hundred as he took on the Pakistan bowlers.
PAK vs ENG 2nd Test: England dominate as Pakistan strike late
After bundling out Pakistan for 366 runs in the 1st innings, England got off to their trademark rapid-fire start. Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley ensured a 73-run opening stand before Pakistan found their first breakthrough. Crawley (27) was the first to depart, thanks to Noman Ali and a good review taken by Shan Masood and co. Duckett carried on with his aggressive batting and managed to stitch partnerships with Ollie Pope (29) and Joe Root (34).
Pakistan had multiple chances to strike earlier but fumbled due to their usual brilliance on the field. One such glaring example was Sajid Khan missing an easy run-out opportunity involving Zak Crawley where he failed to dislodge the stumps at the non-strikers end while the bails were whipped out without the ball in his hand.
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Sajid Khan turned out to be a late hero for Pakistan as he delivered a triple strike to dismantle the middle-order in the third session of play. He got rid of Root, Duckett and Brook in quick fashion as England lost wickets in a flurry. Noman Ali struck once again shortly after, sending skipper Ben Stokes (1) packing. At the end of play on Day 2, England trail Pakistan by 127 runs.
At one point, it looked like England were on course to hand Pakistan a Multan re-run from the 1st Test before Sajid Khan came to the rescue of the hosts. In the first game, Pakistan’s strategy to declare after scoring 556 runs back fired as England ended up piling a mammoth 800+ run 1st innings total. Eventually, Shan Masood and co. were handed an innings and 47 run defeat, making Pakistan the first side in Test cricket history to lose a Test after scoring over 550 runs in the 1st innings.
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