Pakistan’s Shan Masood walks after dropping his wicket, caught by England’s Ollie Pope off the bowling of England’s Shoaib Bashir in the course of the third Check between England and Pakistan on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on October 25, 2024. — Reuters
Pakistan’s Shan Masood Friday was dismissed after scoring 26 runs because the hosts misplaced their fourth wicket at 99 runs towards England on the second day of the third Check match.
The series-deciding recreation between the 2 groups is being held on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium.
Each Masood and Saud Shakeel resumed Pakistan’s innings on the second day of the third and closing Check with the hosts earlier standing on 73-2 in response to the vacationers’ 267 all out.
After bowling out England for 267 of their first innings on Thursday, Pakistan confronted hassle as a result of its slumping prime order, as they misplaced three early wickets on the primary day.
England’s Shoaib Bashir despatched off Abdullah Shafique (14) within the ninth over, whereas, Jack Leach ended Saim Ayub’s innings at 19 within the twelfth over. Gus Atkinson gave an enormous blow to the hosts by claiming Kamran Ghulam’s wicket for 3.
Nevertheless, the Pakistani skipper and Shakeel scored 16 runs, serving to the staff’s slumping lineup keep regular on the conclusion of day one of many collection decider at 73/3.
The three-test collection is stage at 1-1.
Earlier, Jamie Smith (89) and Ben Duckett (52) scored fifties however England’s most frontline batters total struggled towards the turning ball.
Pakistan’s spin duo of Sajid Khan and Noman Ali ran via the England lineup as they claimed six and three wickets, respectively, adopted by Zahid Mahmood took one wicket.
After departure of skipper Ben Stokes (12), Jamie Smith revived his facet by scoring essential 89 runs off 119 balls together with Atkinson’s 39 off 71. Zahid eliminated Smith in 62nd over, whereas, Atkinson was caught and bowled by Noman.
This can be a growing story and is being up to date with extra particulars.
