Pakistan vs England 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Updates: Pakistan opener Saim Ayub slammed a fifty, as Pakistan stabilized after the loss of two early wickets. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, opener Abdullah Shafique and captain Shan Masood fell early for Pakistan. After axing Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah, pressure will be on Pakistan as they look to make an unprecedented comeback in the three-Test series against England. The odds are against them, after they suffered an innings defeat in the first Test despite posting 556 in the first innings. Pakistan are now without a win in 11 consecutive home Tests, and will be hoping to break that streak. (Live Scorecard)
Pakistan vs England 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Scorecard and Updates, straight from the Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan:
PAK vs ENG 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE
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40.20Shoaib Bashir to
No run.
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40.10Shoaib Bashir to
At 90.9 kph from over the wicket, short and on off, Kamran stabs it down from the crease.
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39.60Jack Leach to Saim Ayub
Slows it up and gets the ball to dip in front of the batter, outside the line of the off stump, Ayub tries to get a good stride to smother the spin. Fails to do so as the ball spins towards him to catch the inside edge and it rolls wide of short leg.
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39.50Jack Leach to Saim Ayub
Fuller and quicker, on off, blocked out by Ayub.
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39.40Jack Leach to Saim Ayub
A tighter line and the length is pulled back now, on off, Ayub presses forward to defend.
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39.34Jack Leach to Saim Ayub
FOUR! Ayub with the slog sweep this time and gets the same result as his partner! Leach floats it up but serves it a bit too full, Ayub gets underneath the delivery and holds his shape while hitting. Slog sweeps it to the left of wide long on for a boundary.
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39.20Jack Leach to Saim Ayub
Looped up, full and on off, Ayub knocks it back to Leach.
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39.10Jack Leach to Saim Ayub
Pushed through, full and at the stumps, Ayub comes forward to defend. Gets an inside edge that rolls towards backward square leg. Ayub wants a single but Kamran sends him back.
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38.62Shoaib Bashir to
A hint of width on off and the length stays full, Ghulam drives it wide of deep cover for a couple of runs.
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38.50Shoaib Bashir to
This dips in front of the batter, fuller and on off, Kamran looks to drive it through the off side but the ball spins and catches the inside half of the bat. Rolls back towards the bowler.
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38.40Shoaib Bashir to
On a nagging length, on off, Kamran pushes it down the deck.
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38.34Shoaib Bashir to
FOUR! It is with the turn this time and Kamran connects well! Bashir gives the ball air and gets the ball to turn into the arc of the right-hander, full and on off, Kamran gets into the position quickly as he gets down and slog sweeps it up and over mid-wicket for a boundary.
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38.20Shoaib Bashir to
Floated up, slower and fuller, on off, Kamran lunges and blocks it out.
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38.10Shoaib Bashir to
This is flat and short, on off, Kamran steers it to backward point.
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37.61Jack Leach to
Slanting in, full and on off, Kamran drives it down to long off and picks up a single. The 100 comes up for Pakistan!
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37.50Jack Leach to
Pushed through, shorter and quicker, on off, Kamran is hurried but does well to jam it out.
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37.40Jack Leach to
Quicker, fuller and on off, Kamran is happy to defend this time.
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37.30Jack Leach to
A big swing and a miss! A tempter from Leach as this is slowed down, fuller and on off, Kamran sees the ball above his eye line, clears his front leg and goes for a slog sweep. The ball lands and then spins away to go past the bat and the off stump.
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37.20Jack Leach to
At 88.9 kph, full and on off, Ghulam knocks it back to the bowler.
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37.10Jack Leach to
Darted in, full and on off, Kamran gets to the pitch of the ball and defends.