England’s bowlers had been made to toil in massively testing situations as Pakistan racked up an imposing 328-4 on day one of many first Check match in Multan.
Pakistan have received simply three of their previous 17 Assessments, with their final 5 losses main into this sequence – together with a 2-0 defeat at house to Bangladesh – coming below Shan Masood’s captaincy, however he answered his critics with an impressive 151 after successful the toss.
It was no shock that Masood elected to make first use of a placid, excellent pitch for batting, with the intense Multan warmth solely making England’s activity more durable.
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Gus Atkinson (2-70) struck within the fourth over of the day, Saim Ayub (4) out gloving down the legside, however Masood and fellow centurion Abdullah Shafique (102) proceeded to placed on an enormous 253 for the second wicket.
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Abdullah Shafique reached his century in opposition to England with this enormous six.
The partnership was lastly ended as Atkinson continued the positive begin to his Check profession with a second, seeing off Shafique, whereas the returning Jack Leach (1-61) accounted for Masood – caught and bowled – three overs later.
Any hopes of it sparking a sudden flurry for England had been extinguished by new batters Babar Azam (30) and Saud Shakeel (35no) placing on 61 collectively, however Chris Woakes (1-58) did at the very least choose up a fourth late within the day, trapping Babar lbw with the second new ball.
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Babar Azam’s poor kind continues as he departs from 30 because of Chris Woakes.
England had been buoyed early on in proceedings by Atkinson’s thirty fifth Check wicket in simply his seventh Check – and first look abroad – as Ayub lazily adopted a ball down the legside and gloved one behind, however the remainder of the day’s play proved laborious graft within the searing solar.
Masood and Shafique each batted superbly, the captain taking up the function of aggressor as he performed positively by means of to a 43-ball half-century – Shoaib Bashir’s first spell, particularly, coming in for some faucet because the off-spinner was taken for 42 runs in his first six overs.
Earlier, England thought that they had their man for simply 16 when Masood was given out lbw on discipline to debutant Brydon Carse, however the burly quick bowler can be denied his maiden Check wicket as DRS confirmed the ball to be simply pitching exterior leg stump.
It was one in all a scarce variety of alternatives that offered themselves to the vacationers, with Ollie Pope spurning one in all them, an incredible run-out likelihood as Shafique set off for a bonkers single when on 34 – Pope’s shy on the stumps lacking with the batter stranded.
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A have a look at all eleven of Ollie Pope’s failed critiques throughout England’s Check sequence with Sri Lanka.
Pope too prolonged his woeful evaluation document as stand-in skipper to zero out of 11. Quickly after Masood ended his four-year look ahead to a fifth Check ton, Pope hopefully known as for DRS believing the Pakistan batter had gloved an tried sweep to Ben Duckett at slip, however solely pad confirmed up on UltraEdge as England burned one in all their three critiques.
Regardless of such setbacks, and with Shafique becoming a member of his companion by means of to 3 figures – mentioning his fifth Check century in type with a six off Leach – the visiting facet continued to plug away at their activity diligently they usually’d ultimately be rewarded for his or her tireless effort with a double-strike within the house of 4 overs early within the night session.
Atkinson first picked up Shafique, caught at level taking part in away from his physique, earlier than Leach snapped up Masood by way of a pointy return seize off his personal bowling.
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Gus Atkinson and Jack Leach take away the centurions in the course of the night session on day one of many first Check.
Having batted so lengthy in such sapping situations, the pair’s free dismissals nodded to the fatigue that was starting to set in, each having suffered from cramp not lengthy earlier than their departures.
Removed from set off a mid-innings wobble although, the wickets merely allowed for the more energizing Babar and Shakeel to return to the crease and as soon as extra illustrate simply how good a pitch for batting this Multan floor is.
That’s till the second new ball ended their fledgling partnership, Woakes prizing out a fourth with the wicket of Babar to spice up the vacationers as they metal themselves for an additional grind within the discipline on day two.
First Check: Multan – October 7-11
Second Check: Multan – October 15-19
Third Check: Rawalpindi – October 24-28
Each match from the 2024 Ladies’s T20 World Cup can also be stay on Sky Sports activities from October 3-20 with Australia aiming for a 3rd straight title and seventh total, and England searching for to triumph for the primary time because the inaugural version in 2009.
Watch day two of the primary Check between Pakistan and England in Multan, stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket and Fundamental Occasion from 5.50am on Tuesday, forward of play ranging from 6am.
