Pakistan stunned England yet again as they left the visitors tottering at 110/5 from 30 overs. Sajid Khan and Noman Ali picked all the five wickets as Shan Masood used spin right away. Joe Root who started the series with 262 in the first Test in Multan was out for just 5 runs.
Sajid Khan bowled a quicker ball that the former England skipper played back to. The umpire had no hesitation in giving the batter out. Root scored 34 and 18 in the previous Test match which was played in Multan. Both Root and Sajid Khan were involved in a huge battle of wits in the last game.
Earlier in the day, Ben Stokes had won the toss and chose to bat first. The visitors made two changes as Gus Atkinson and Rehan Ahmed came in for Brydon Carse and Matthew Potts. Pakistan came into the game unchanged after registering their first Test win at home for 3 years.
Pakistan spinners topple England’s batting order
Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley opened for England and added 56 runs for the 1st wicket. Shan Masood pressed both Noman Ali and Sajid Khan in to bowl with the new ball. The English openers didn’t look troubled as both Duckett and Crawley were scoring runs with ease.
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Pouched safely and Noman Ali strikes for the first wicket of the day! ☝️#PAKvENG | #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/uXJx1pLOip
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 24, 2024
Crawley was caught by Saim Ayub at point for 29 to give Noman Ali his first wicket. Sajid Khan then struck thrice to give a massive jolt to the England batting unit. Ollie Pope was going for a sweep and was adjudged LBW for 3 off 14 balls. Harry Brook heard the death rattle when he was bowled for 5 while going for a sweep against Sajid Khan.
Star spin duo dictating the proceedings on the first morning 👏
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 24, 2024
Duckett and Brook also depart ☝️#PAKvENG | #TestAtHome pic.twitter.com/RgjaDcKwXE
Ben Duckett played well to score 52 off 84 balls with four boundaries and a six. The left-handed batter was out LBW to Ali to a ball that spun in sharply. At the time of writing, England skipper Ben Stokes was batting on 6 with Jamie Smith on 5 runs. Both Sajid Khan and Noman Ali had bowled 15 overs each.
Here’s how the fans reacted
3 consecutive failures for Joe Root on comparatively tough pitches, bro only knows to score on flatties 😭😭 pic.twitter.com/SKmNvkQ6Yf
— Pr𝕏tham (@Prxtham_18) October 24, 2024
Joe Root got out on 5 runs.
— Tanuj Singh (@ImTanujSingh) October 24, 2024
- First single digit score of Joe Root after 17 Test innings. pic.twitter.com/aoYj8Xgkig
1st Single Digit Dismissal for Joe Root after 17 Innings 😮#PAKvENG pic.twitter.com/qgHzZt0b7O
— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) October 24, 2024
After this handshake, Joe Root has failed for the third time in a row.. He had no idea what was about to hit him 😭 https://t.co/PSArpAWYPn pic.twitter.com/AGmVuC4lId
— - (@hi_abdulhere07) October 24, 2024
SAJID KHAN YOU BEAUTY
— junaiz (@dhillow_) October 24, 2024
Joe Root dismissed for 5 ! England 3 down! pic.twitter.com/rtyx2YuzUo
Joe “better than smith” root when the ball turns pic.twitter.com/btT0zou5z6
— C0l0mbianps5 (@Colombianps5) October 24, 2024
Every time Joe Root gets out, it brings me joy.
— 🥂 (@virushkaholic2) October 24, 2024