England defeated Pakistan’s massive 556, which was bolstered by a blistering century from Agha Salman, by a convincing 96-1 at the end of the first Test’s second day in Multan on Tuesday.
After stand-in captain Ollie Pope was dismissed for a second-ball duck, Joe Root and Zak Crawley steadied the innings with scores of 32 and 64, respectively, at the end of play.
After Shan Masood’s 151 and Abdullah Shafique’s 102 on Monday, Salman’s unbeaten 104 and Saud Shakeel’s 82 boosted Pakistan’s total, making it another difficult day for bowlers.
Pope, filling in for injured captain Ben Stokes, was cleverly caught by a leaping Aamer Jamal, who with one hand removed Naseem Shah’s brilliant pull shot.
