Pakistan tottering at 43-3 in England test after Bashir takes three
England's Shoaib Bashir took three wickets to restrict Pakistan to 43-3 at lunch in the second test in Multan on Thursday after the visitors were all out for 291.
Shoaib Bashir is the last man out - Sajid Khan picks up a 7-fer and Pakistan take a lead of 75 runs 👏🏽#PAKvENG | #PakistanCricket pic.twitter.com/E0kFCtJYik
— Grassroots Cricket (@grassrootscric) October 17, 2024
Pakistan led by 118 runs at the interval on day three after scoring 366 in their first innings.
Sajid Khan took 7-111, his second five-wicket haul, to dismiss England on a Multan stadium pitch – also used in the first test – that started to offer sharp turn to the spinners.
Offspinner then Bashir removed Abdullah Shafique (four), Shan Masood (11) and Saim Ayub (22) and had figures of 3-27.
Pakistan head to lunch with a lead of 118 runs following Sajid Khan's excellent effort in the first hour 🏏#PAKvENG | #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/px8QMOSvxg
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 17, 2024
Abdullah edged a turning Bashir delivery to wicketkeeper Jamie Smith with England successfully overturning a not-out decision on review.
Captain Masood then edged to slip off the same bowler.
In the last over before lunch, Bashir had opener Ayub caught in the slip, leaving first-innings centurion Kamran Ghulam unbeaten on five at the crease.
The morning session belonged to offspinner Sajid.
The 31-year-old took three of the four wickets to fall after England had resumed at 239-6.
Left-arm spinner Noman Ali was the only other Pakistan wicket-taker, finishing with figures of 3-101.
England added nine runs to their overnight score before Sajid struck in the fourth over of the morning, Brydon Carse caught at long-on for four.
In his next over, Sajid bowled Matthew Potts, who made six, off a sharply turning delivery.
Noman took his 50th test wicket when he removed Smith, caught at mid-off by Ayub for 21.
Last pair Bashir and Jack Leach hung around to add 29 before Sajid had Bashir caught at short mid-wicket for nine to end the innings.
Leach was 25 not out having hit three fours.
England lead the three-match series 1-0 following their innings and 47 run victory in the first test.
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