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Second Test, day two, Multan
Another over goes by with just a single to Ben Duckett from it.
Noman Ali and Sajid Khan have got good control at the moment. The pitch is turning, the odd one is staying low and England's batters are having to work hard.
Andy Zaltzman
Statistician on Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesBen Duckett has made it into the nineties!
He has been out in the eighties four times. It's only the fifth time he's got past 90.
Joe Root just can't get going at the moment and misses with another sweep to end Sajid Khan's over.
We're still waiting for Pakistan's third frontline spinner, Zahid Mahmood, to get a bowl.
The two finger spinners are bowling well at the moment but you'd think the leggie would get a go before too long.
Ben Duckett chips down the ground for two before pushing a single through the on side to move that bit closer to three figures.
Meanwhile, Pakistan's spinners are doing a good job of keeping Joe Root tied down but he's got the experience and the nous not to let it get to him just yet.
So good from Ben Duckett.
Quickly down for the reverse sweep and he middles it. Four more to take him to 90.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
Cricviz analyst
For the first time in the game, England's WinViz has gone above 50%.
WinViz currently - Pakistan 45%, England 51%, Draw 4%
Start of Day Two - Pakistan 64%, England 29%, Draw 7%
Start of the game - Pakistan 64%, England 28%, Draw 8%
Eng 155-2
The ball passed close to the bat but there's no spike on UltraEdge and, as expected, Joe Root was hit well outside the line for the lbw.
Pakistan lose a review. But this is a good spell for the hosts, the spinners are in the game.
Eng 155-2
Joe Root misses with a sweep to end the over and Pakistan go up.
I think it was for lbw and he was well outside the line but Shan Masood reckons he might have got bat on it - and it did pop up to a fielder.
Upstairs we go.
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Does anyone else like Stokes at 3 and Woakes slotting back in at 7, with Smith as the allrounder at 6?
Dave, remaining unconvinced with Pope at 3.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I don't know how that's not hit the stumps.
It's a daisy cutter and it is so close to hitting the leg stump. It goes through Rizwan's legs who can't believe it.
Ben Duckett gets lucky.
Ben Duckett is clocked on the helmet as a ball from Noman Ali pops up out of the rough as he went to sweep.
He waves away the concussion test and then reverse-sweeps firmly through point for two.
The England opener is onto 83 and that was nearly it as he missed with a reverse sweep and the ball misses leg stump by millimetres!
Noman thought he had a wicket, instead it's three byes.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
Cricviz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesThe last seven times Pope has gone past 20 in away Tests.
29 - Today
39 - 3rd Test v India, Rajkot
23 - 2nd Test v India, Visakhapatnam
23 - 2nd Test v India, Visakhapatnam
196 - 1st Test v India, Hyderabad
49 - 1st Test v New Zealand, Mount Maunganui
42 - 1st Test v New Zealand, Mount Maunganui
Ollie Pope has converted only one of the last seven times he's gone past 20 to a fifty-plus score in away Tests.
A hint of width from Sajid Khan and Ben Duckett throws his bat at it.
The left-hander gets a thick outside edge but the ball runs away to to deep third boundary.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
That's the first maiden over bowled from a Pakistan spinner in this Test series.
Frustration all round from the penultimate ball of Noman Ali's over.
It's short and wide so Joe Root tries to cut but it stays low and scoots through to Muhammad Rizwan.
Root's frustrated not to thump it to the fence, Pakistan are disappointed he didn't nick it. Maiden over.
Alex Hartley
Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Salman Ali Agha has done well to anticipate that sweep shot.
He has moved to where the ball should be hit, but Ben Duckett hit it too fine.
Root 6, Duckett 76
It might not be easy to start against spin on this pitch but Ben Duckett is showing what's possible when you get set.
He skips down and thumps Sajid Khan back over his head for four before cutting square for two.
Sajid does get one to spin past the outside edge before Duckett reverse-sweeps for four more to end the over.
The slip fielder read it but the England man didn't get all of it so the ball goes finer - pretty much where slip was before he moved...
Joe Root is a fine player of spin but it is never easy starting against spin, especially when the pitch is just starting to turn as this one in Multan finally appears to be doing.
The England number four gets through the over from Noman Ali comfortably enough, though, flicking through leg for two.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe latest ICC player rankings are out and Harry Brook has jumped up to joint second in the batting rankings on the back of his triple century last week.
Joe Root still leads the way at the top but Brook has climbed 11 places to join New Zealand's Kane Williamson in equal second.
India's Yashasvi Jaiswal is fourth and Australia's Steve Smith fifth.
Here comes Joe Root, fresh from a career-best score in the first Test.
But he gets a decent ball first up, turning back from outside off to take an inside edge that runs into the leg side.
Root gets two for that then reverse-sweeps fine for a couple more.
Plenty of noise around the bat now, though, after a successful over for Sajid Khan and Pakistan.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah Shafique,bowled Leach Abdullah Shafique, bowled Leach | 7 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 25.00 |
Saim Ayub,caught Stokes, bowled Potts Saim Ayub, caught Stokes, bowled Potts | 77 | 160 | 7 | 0 | 226 | 48.13 |
Shan Masood,caught Crawley, bowled Leach Shan Masood, caught Crawley, bowled Leach | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 42.86 |
Kamran Ghulam,bowled Bashir Kamran Ghulam, bowled Bashir | 118 | 224 | 11 | 1 | 306 | 52.68 |
Saud Shakeel,caught Smith, bowled Carse Saud Shakeel, caught Smith, bowled Carse | 4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 28.57 |
Muhammad Rizwan,caught Smith, bowled Carse Muhammad Rizwan, caught Smith, bowled Carse | 41 | 97 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 42.27 |
Salman Ali Agha,caught Smith, bowled Potts Salman Ali Agha, caught Smith, bowled Potts | 31 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 58.49 |
Aamer Jamal,bowled Carse Aamer Jamal, bowled Carse | 37 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 53.62 |
Sajid Khan,caught Root, bowled Leach Sajid Khan, caught Root, bowled Leach | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.22 |
Noman Ali,caught Carse, bowled Leach Noman Ali, caught Carse, bowled Leach | 32 | 61 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 52.46 |
Zahid Mehmood,not out Zahid Mehmood, not out | 2 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9.52 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 3, total 12 Extras, no balls 2, wides 3, byes 4, leg byes 3, total 12 | ||||||
Total,366 all out 123.3 overs Total,366 all out 123.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Potts | 26.0 | 9 | 66 | 2 | 2.53 |
Carse | 20.0 | 6 | 50 | 3 | 2.50 |
Leach | 38.3 | 2 | 114 | 4 | 2.96 |
Bashir | 28.0 | 1 | 85 | 1 | 3.03 |
Root | 6.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.00 |
Stokes | 5.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
15 for 1 (7.3 overs) | Abdullah Shafique |
19 for 2 (9.4 overs) | Shan Masood |
168 for 3 (55.6 overs) | Saim Ayub |
178 for 4 (60.5 overs) | Saud Shakeel |
243 for 5 (84.2 overs) | Kamran Ghulam |
264 for 6 (92.6 overs) | Muhammad Rizwan |
302 for 7 (100.6 overs) | Salman Ali Agha |
309 for 8 (103.5 overs) | Sajid Khan |
358 for 9 (117.1 overs) | Aamer Jamal |
366 for 10 (123.3 overs) | Noman Ali |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Noman Ali Crawley, caught Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Noman Ali | 27 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 75.00 |
Duckett,caught Salman Ali Agha, bowled Sajid Khan Duckett, caught Salman Ali Agha, bowled Sajid Khan | 114 | 129 | 16 | 0 | 184 | 88.37 |
Pope,bowled Sajid Khan Pope, bowled Sajid Khan | 29 | 37 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 78.38 |
Root,bowled Sajid Khan Root, bowled Sajid Khan | 34 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 69 | 62.96 |
Brook,bowled Sajid Khan Brook, bowled Sajid Khan | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 100.00 |
Stokes,caught Abdullah Shafique, bowled Noman Ali Stokes, caught Abdullah Shafique, bowled Noman Ali | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.00 |
batting,Smith,not out batting, Smith, not out | 12 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 36.36 |
batting,Carse,not out batting, Carse, not out | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.50 |
Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 7, leg byes 0, total 11 Extras, no balls 4, wides 0, byes 7, leg byes 0, total 11 | ||||||
Total,239 for 6 52.3 overs Total,239 for 6 52.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aamer Jamal | 6.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 6.50 |
Sajid Khan | 19.0 | 1 | 86 | 4 | 4.52 |
Noman Ali | 21.0 | 4 | 75 | 2 | 3.57 |
Zahid Mehmood, bowling | 5.3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4.90 |
Salman Ali Agha | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
73 for 1 (12.1 overs) | Crawley |
125 for 2 (23.3 overs) | Pope |
211 for 3 (41.3 overs) | Root |
224 for 4 (43.1 overs) | Duckett |
225 for 5 (43.6 overs) | Brook |
225 for 6 (44.2 overs) | Stokes |
