After an embarrassing defeat in the first Test against England in Multan, Pakistan have done very well to challenge their opponents. The Shan Masood-led side won the second Test comprehensively and have impressed many with their performance so far in the third Test. Pakistan's bowlers performed very well to bowl out England for 267. In fact, at one point, Pakistan's dominance was such that England's batsmen could hardly play the aggressive style of cricket (baseball) with which they have become synonymous.
As Pakistan's bowlers tightened their grip on England's batsmen, wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan mocked batsman Harry Brook by saying, “No more.”
Rizwan on stump mic “No More Buzzball” pic.twitter.com/FvCSlOctPz
– Talha (@tal_h_a) 24 October 2024
A few dot balls and Mohammad Rizwan shouts “No more buzzballs” #PAKvENG #Cricket pic.twitter.com/DJaXROjEi0
– (@UR_Cristian00) 24 October 2024
As far as the match was concerned, Pakistan off-spinner Sajid Khan bowled exceptionally well on the first day of the third and final Test, his six wickets bowling out England for 267 runs. At stumps on the first day, Pakistan are at 73/3 with Shan Masood and Saud Shakeel out. Unbeaten at the crease. The host team is still behind by 194 runs in the Rawalpindi Test.
Earlier in the day, England captain Ben Stoke won the toss and elected to bat first in the series decider.
Batting first, England could score only 267 runs in the first innings. The highest scorer for the team was their wicketkeeper-batsman Jamie Smith, who scored 89 runs from 119 balls, which included five fours and six sixes in his innings.
Opener Ben Duckett also scored a half-century. The left-handed batsman scored 52 runs in his innings in 84 balls with the help of four fours and one six. All-rounder Gus Atkinson played a valuable inning of 39 runs off 71 balls, which came with the help of five fours in his innings.
For the hosts, Sajid Khan was the best bowler, taking six wickets in his spell of 29.2 overs, giving away 128 runs in his spell, where he bowled four maiden overs.
Left-arm spinner, Noman Ali took three wickets in his 28 overs, where he conceded 88 runs and managed to bowl two maiden overs. Leg spinner Zahid Mahmood also took one wicket in his 10-over spell, where he conceded 44 runs and bowled one maiden over.
In reply to England's 267 runs, the Shan Masood-led team took three wickets with the help of Saeem Ayub (19 runs in 36 balls with the help of 1 four), Saud Shakeel (16* runs in 34 balls with the help of 1 four) Scored 73 runs at the loss of . ), Masood (16* runs off 32 balls), and Abdullah Shafiq (14 runs off 27 balls, 1 four).
For the Three Lions, Jack Leach, Gus Atkinson and Shoaib Bashir took one wicket each in their respective spells.
With ANI inputs
Please switch to dark mode to save the world – Turn pixel off to save energy.
GIPHY App Key not set. Please check settings