New Delhi. In the test match being played between Pakistan and England, Mohammad Rizwan could not open the account and Babar Azam could not go beyond 30 runs. In the same match, the number eight batsman has scored a century. Salman Agha played an unbeaten inning of 104 runs at number eight. In the same match, Shan Masood (151) and Abdullah Shafiq (102) also scored centuries. This is the fourth time in Test history when three batsmen from Pakistan have scored centuries in the same innings against England.
The first Test of the three-match series between Pakistan and England is being played in Multan. By the end of play on Monday, the first day of the match, Pakistan had scored 328 runs for 4 wickets. The host team started playing with this score on Tuesday. Saud Shakeel (82) and nightwatchman Naseem Shah (33) made a partnership of 64 runs. This pair broke due to the dismissal of Naseem Shah. Mohammad Rizwan, who replaced him, could not even open an account. In this way, Pakistan's score went from 388 runs for 4 wickets to 393 runs for 6 wickets.
After this the pair of Saud Shakeel and Salman Aga became established. This pair took Pakistan to 450 runs. Saud Shakeel was out as the seventh Pakistani batsman on the team score of 450. After this Aamer Jamal went away after scoring 7 runs. Salman Agha along with Shaheen Afridi and Abrar Ahmed took Pakistan, which lost the eighth wicket for 464 runs, to a strong score of 556. During this period, Salman Agha also completed the third century of his Test career.
FIRST PUBLISHED: October 8, 2024, 16:54 IST
