New Delhi. Pakistan vs England test match is at an exciting turn. This match being played in Multan is changing sides again and again. If Pakistan had the upper hand at the beginning of the second day’s play, then by the evening England gained dominance. An hour before the end of the game, Pakistan once again turned the tables and pushed England on the back foot. England lost 4 wickets in the span of 14 runs between the innings.
The second test match between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan. Pakistan had scored 259 runs for 5 wickets on the first day of this match. The host team took its score to 366 runs on the second day. Kamran Ghulam (118) scored a century for Pakistan.
If the first day of the match was in the name of Pak batsman Kamran Ghulam then the heroes of the second day were Ben Duckett and Sajid Khan. Opener Ben Duckett (114) scored the fourth century of his career and put England in a strong position. At one time England had scored 211 runs for two wickets. Then Joe Root (34) was unbeaten with Ben Duckett. But after this Sajid Khan turned the tables by bowling brilliantly.
Fast bowler Sajid Khan broke England’s 86-run partnership by dismissing Joe Root. As soon as this partnership broke, Ben Duckett was also out. Sajid Khan also took the wicket of Duckett. Sajid did not stop here. He also dismissed Harry Brook (9) early. Captain Ben Stokes became the victim of Noman Ali after scoring one run. In this way, England’s score increased from 211 runs for 2 wickets to 225 runs for 6 wickets. Jamie Smith and Brydon Curse stopped England’s collapse. By the end of the day’s play, England had scored 239 runs for 6 wickets.
FIRST PUBLISHED : October 16, 2024, 6:56 PM IST