England´s Harry Brook (R) performs a shot throughout the second day of the third and remaining Take a look at cricket match between Pakistan and England on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on October 25, 2024. — AFP
England on Saturday resumed their second innings from 24-3 on the third day of the ultimate Take a look at in opposition to Pakistan with the hosts trying to them in hopes of clinching the three-match collection presently tied at 1-1.
A day earlier, the Ben Stokes-led aspect started their second innings following the conclusion of Pakistan’s 344-run first innings complete.
Nonetheless, the English aspect suffered two early blows as openers Ben Duckett (12) and Zak Crawley (2) had been dismissed by Sajid Khan and Noman Ali, respectively.
Noman then additional dismissed Ollie Pope (1) successfully the guests on the backfoot.
With Joe Root (10*) and Harry Brook (5*) on the crease, England are trailing by 44 runs with the rating at 33-3.
Earlier, Saud Shakeel crafted a gritty century to haul Pakistan again into the competition.
Pakistan had been reeling 46-3 on Thursday of their first innings earlier than Saud went on to forge three 50-plus partnerships to assist them attain 267-8 at tea.
His 88-run stand with an equally defiant Noman Ali (45) for the eighth wicket helped Pakistan regain a lot of the bottom they’d misplaced within the match.
Saud hit solely 4 fours in his painstaking knock that stood out for its self-discipline.
The match being performed on the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is a part of the Worldwide Cricket Council (ICC) World Take a look at Championship 2023-25.
Taking part in XIs
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Saim Ayub, Shan Masood (c), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wk, Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Zahid Mehmood
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (c), Jamie Smith (wk), Rehan Ahmed, Gus Atkinson, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir
