England’s second Test against Pakistan is in jeopardy after a frenetic third day in Multan as the tourists were shut out 36-2 chasing a winning target of 297.
Ben Duckett, who scored a century in the first innings, was ducked by Sajid Khan (1-27), fellow opener Zak Crawley (3) was tripped by Noman Ali (1-9), and Olly Lost to Pope (No. 21). And Joe Root (8no) saw England through to the end.
England need another 261 runs on the fourth day to take a 2-0 lead in the three-Test series, while Pakistan need eight wickets to equalize.
Multan’s wickets were dominated by spinners with Jack Leach (3-67) and Shoaib Bashir (4-66) taking seven wickets between them as Pakistan were 221 all out in their second innings. Gave me a lot of chances.
England were unhappy with Salman Ali Agha’s (63) half-century, which was made even more painful by his falling twice in the 52nd over, in the fourth and sixth overs.
Despite a 29-run counterattack between Leach and Bashir in the morning session, a rampaging Sajid (7-111) wiped out England’s tail and the tourists finished the night with a score of 239-6. Added 59 points to.
More to come…
First test: Multan – October 7th to 11th – England won by an innings and 47 runs.
Second test: Multan – October 15th to 19th
Third test: Rawalpindi – October 24th to 28th
Day four of the second Test between Pakistan and England in Multan will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Cricket and Main Event from 5.50am on Thursday ahead of the 6am match. Stream now
