After a flurry of wickets after lunch. A solid stand between Imam-ul-Haq and Saud Shakeel helped Pakistan reach 136 for 3 at Tea on Day 3, on Sunday (December 11). The pair put up an unbroken 53-run partnership, leaving Pakistan needing 219 runs to win the second Test at Multan.
Early in the second session, England struck, with James Anderson striking the top of Mohammad Rizwan’s offstump. With a delivery that slanted in only to straighten up late, breaking the opening partnership on 66. Three overs later, Ollie Robinson bowled Babar Azam out with a delivery that snuck back in, with the Pakistan captain making the route to the stumps simple with a leave.
The double blow pushed Pakistan to alter their strategy and become more conservative, in contrast to their tactics in the morning session. However, Shafique’s steady performance in the middle was cut short on 45 when Mark Wood got the ball to tail back in, breach his defense, and knock over the stumps.
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Saud Shakeel and Imam-ul-Haq stitched an unbeaten stand of 53 runs
Pakistan were on the back foot after losing three wickets for 17 runs when Imam. Who did not open owing to hamstring injury, stepped out to play at No 5. In the company of Shakeel, he stabilized the batting. Stitching an unbroken half-century stand to assist the hosts reach Tea without additional harm.
England were bowl out for 275 in their second innings earlier in the day. With the lower order disintegrating quickly after Harry Brook’s century. However, England proceeded to feast on Pakistan’s bowling for the majority of the opening hour. With Brook and Ben Stokes extending their sixth wicket partnership to 101 until the latter slog swept Mohammad Nawaz to the fielder at deep.
His removal cleared the path for England’s downward spiral, with even the lower order batsmen not holding back. Robinson clean up by Abrar Ahmed after he fail to connect on a forceful swipe. Zahid Mahmood then took over, taking three wickets in two overs. Wood edge a legbreak to slips, Brook hole out to deep midwicket, and Anderson caught legbefore.
