Manchester (Daily Pakistan Online) The second day of the
Manchester Test has come to an end in which Pakistan's position has improved
over England so far. In the first innings, the Pakistani team was bowled out
for 326 runs. The Pakistani bowlers did not allow the England batsmen to step
on the wicket and at the end of the second day, they showed the way to the
pavilion.
According to the details, openers Shaun Masood and Babar Azam started the day with 139 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. Without increasing the total score, Babar Azam got out and scored 69 runs off 106 balls. Middle-order batsman Asad Shafiq also failed to stay on the crease for long and was caught by Ben Stokes off Stuart Broad for just seven runs. Wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan also failed to impress and was caught by Jose Butler off Chris Vokes for just nine runs at a total score of 176.
Shadab Khan, along with Shaun Masood, batted well and formed a partnership of more than 100 runs to take the national team's first innings score to 281. However, on this occasion, he also fell victim to the Dominic Base ball parjo root. Gaye, he played an innings of 45 runs off 76 balls, fast bowler Mohammad Abbas could not make any score while Yasir Shah scored 5 runs and became LBW on the ball of Joffra Archer. Shaun Masood played an excellent innings of 156 off 319 balls and became LBW on the ball of Stuart Broad with a total score of 317. Among other batsmen, Shaheen Shah Afridi scored 9 and Abid Ali 16 while captain Azhar Ali and Naseem Shah could not score.
Joffra Archer was the most successful bowler for England who led 3 wickets for 45 runs in 20 overs while Stuart Broad also took 3 wickets. Chris Vokes took two wickets while James Anderson, Stuart Broad and Dominic Base took one wicket each.
When the England batsmen came on the field in reply to Pakistan's 326 runs, the Pakistani bowlers showed their magic. Shaheen Afridi bowled opener Burns for 4 runs. Ben Stokes' wicket was also taken. Joey Root scored 14 runs and got out on the ball of Yasir Shah. After losing the first four wickets, Oli Pope and Job Butler took the field. Oli Pope scored 46 while Joe Butler scored 15 runs and is present on the pitch.
