Pakistan vs England 2nd Test: The second Test match being played between Pakistan and England in Multan has reached a very exciting turn. Pakistan has given a target of 297 runs to England in the second test. In response, by the end of the third day’s play, England had scored 36 runs after losing 2 wickets. Now on the fourth day, England has to score 261 runs to win, while Pakistan has to take 8 wickets to win.
A total of 16 wickets fell in this test on the third day. In response to Pakistan’s 366 runs in the first innings, the England team could score only 291 runs in the first innings. In this way the host team got a lead of 75 runs. After this, Pakistani batsmen were seen struggling in the second innings. The top order flopped badly, but Agha Salman, who came at number seven, reached the challenging score by playing an inning of 63 runs. In the second innings, Pakistan team collapsed for 221 runs. For England, Jack Leach took 3 wickets and Shoaib Bashir took 4 wickets.
After this, in the second innings, England lost two wickets for just 11 runs. Ben Duckett, who scored a century in the first innings, was out after scoring zero and Jack Crowley after scoring three runs. However, after this there was a partnership of 25 runs in 46 balls between Joe Root and Ollie Pope. Ollie Pope is on 21 runs in 30 balls with the help of two fours and Joe Root is on 12 runs in 26 balls with the help of one four.
The result of this test match being played in Multan is certain to be declared on the fourth day. The way the pitch has become now, Pakistan’s Sajid Khan and Noman Ali can prove to be a disaster for the British. Both have taken one wicket each so far. In the first innings, Sajid Khan took seven wickets and Noman Ali took three wickets. If these two trap the English batsmen in the trap of spin, then Pakistan can win this test match.
