KARACHI (Pakistan): England disregarded Pakistan for 304 at the first day of the 3rd and ultimate Test of the sequence at Karachi’s National Stadium on Saturday, with house facet skipper Babar Azam and Agha Salman placing on defiant half-centuries.
Babar hit a excellent 78 on the peak of the order whilst Salman made 56 later within the innings to take them to a good overall as wickets fell incessantly round them.
England had been 7–1 at stumps with Ben Duckett (4) and Ollie Pope (3) Batting in combination after Zak Crawley was once trapped in entrance of the wicket for a duck in Abrar Ahmed’s opening over.
Pakistan, who’ve already misplaced the sequence with defeats in Rawalpindi and Multan, received the toss and opted to bat first on every other flat observe. But the hosts had been rocked via England, who made early inroads within the first consultation of their bid for a blank sweep.
Spinner Jack Leech (4-140) first got rid of Abdullah Shafique with the brand new ball and took the catch that was once despatched again Shan Masood off the bowling of paceman Mark Wood to go away Pakistan at 46-2 inside of 13 overs, earlier than Azhar Ali steadied the send.
The top-order batsman, recalled for one closing look saying his retirement from global cricket following the Karachi Test, scored a fluent 45 within the corporate of Babar earlier than falling at the stroke of lunch.
England then went at the assault and 18-year-old debutant all-rounder Rahman Ahmed — who was their youngest males’s Test cricketer — had Saud Shakeel stuck for 23 for his maiden wicket.
Babar, who hit 9 fours in his 123-ball knock, soldiered on after part-timer Joe Root deleted Muhammad Rizwan, The skipper handed his half-century however was once run out whilst making an attempt a unmarried to go away Pakistan in additional bother.
Faheem Ashraf and Nauman Ali then fell to Rehan and Leach, however Salman held the citadel and was once rewarded along with his 2nd half-century of the sequence earlier than additionally falling to Leach, who wiped clean up the tail overdue within the day.
England received the hole Test via 74 runs earlier than sealing a 26-run victory in the second one to protected their first sequence victory in Pakistan since 2000–01.
Babar hit a excellent 78 on the peak of the order whilst Salman made 56 later within the innings to take them to a good overall as wickets fell incessantly round them.
England had been 7–1 at stumps with Ben Duckett (4) and Ollie Pope (3) Batting in combination after Zak Crawley was once trapped in entrance of the wicket for a duck in Abrar Ahmed’s opening over.
Pakistan, who’ve already misplaced the sequence with defeats in Rawalpindi and Multan, received the toss and opted to bat first on every other flat observe. But the hosts had been rocked via England, who made early inroads within the first consultation of their bid for a blank sweep.
Spinner Jack Leech (4-140) first got rid of Abdullah Shafique with the brand new ball and took the catch that was once despatched again Shan Masood off the bowling of paceman Mark Wood to go away Pakistan at 46-2 inside of 13 overs, earlier than Azhar Ali steadied the send.
The top-order batsman, recalled for one closing look saying his retirement from global cricket following the Karachi Test, scored a fluent 45 within the corporate of Babar earlier than falling at the stroke of lunch.
England then went at the assault and 18-year-old debutant all-rounder Rahman Ahmed — who was their youngest males’s Test cricketer — had Saud Shakeel stuck for 23 for his maiden wicket.
Babar, who hit 9 fours in his 123-ball knock, soldiered on after part-timer Joe Root deleted Muhammad Rizwan, The skipper handed his half-century however was once run out whilst making an attempt a unmarried to go away Pakistan in additional bother.
Faheem Ashraf and Nauman Ali then fell to Rehan and Leach, however Salman held the citadel and was once rewarded along with his 2nd half-century of the sequence earlier than additionally falling to Leach, who wiped clean up the tail overdue within the day.
England received the hole Test via 74 runs earlier than sealing a 26-run victory in the second one to protected their first sequence victory in Pakistan since 2000–01.