England achieved 154/2 at the end of 30 overs on day three of the first Test match between Pakistan and England in Multan, still down by 402 runs following Pakistan’s dominant first innings total of 556.
Pakistan: 159/2 (October 31)
At the crease were Ben Duckett and Joe Root; Duckett scored a quick 34 off 28 balls, while Root gave steadiness with 41 off 66 deliveries. England’s 5.13 run rate showed that they wanted to score fast without giving up too much ground. Ollie Pope and Zak Crawley were earlier lost by England; Crawley was dismissed by Naseem Shah despite making 51 runs for his team.
Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed has bowled nine overs and is yet to claim a wicket; Naseem Shah has claimed one wicket in that time.
