Pakistan lost the first Test against England by an innings of .47 runs

Pakistan lost the first Test against England by an innings of .47 runs

..(Asghar Ali Mubarak)..

England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the first Test match of the series played in Multan. On the fourth day of the first Test of the three-match series being played in Multan,

Pakistan resumed their incomplete first innings with 152 runs and 6 out, needing 116 more runs to avoid an innings defeat. Seventh wicket last day. Aamir Jamal and Agha Salman, who added 69 runs for,

opened the batting again and soon Salman completed his half-century. Agha Salman batted confidently and put on 109 runs for the seventh wicket with Aamir Jamal,

who at one point looked as if he would be able to score his second century of the match, but an inbound delivery from Jack Leach. He was dodged and declared LBW.

Agha Salman played a turn of 63 runs and the Pakistan team lost the seventh wicket for 191 runs. Aamir Jamal at the other end also completed his half-century, thanks to which Pakistan had a illusory hope of avoiding an innings defeat, but no player from the other end could support him.

Shaheen Shah Afridi got an opportunity as soon as he came to the crease when the English fielder failed to hold his catch but the fast bowler could not capitalize on the opportunity and went on to score 10 runs. After that, it did not take long for England to wrap Pakistan’s checkerboard,

Naseem Shah hit a six on the first ball and was stumped on the next ball while Abrar Ahmed could not come to bat due to ill health.

The entire Pakistan team returned to the pavilion on 220 runs and England won the match by an innings and 47 runs, Aamir Jamal scored 55 runs. It should be noted that Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first and scored 556 runs thanks to the centuries of Captain Shaan Masood,

Abdullah Shafiq and Agha Salman as well as Saud Shakeel’s 82 runs. In reply, England scored 823 for 7 thanks to Joe Root’s double and Harry Brook’s triple century as well as a record partnership of 454 runs between the two and took a first innings lead of 267 runs.

In the second innings of the match, Pakistan’s top order flopped badly and six players had returned to the pavilion for 82 runs, Agha Salman and Aamir Jamal scored half-centuries to avoid the defeat in the match for a day,

but they also gave the team an innings could not avoid the defeat and the whole team piled up on 220 runs and faced the defeat of the innings. In the second innings, the ninth wicket of the Pakistani team was declared as the end of the match and Abrar Ahmed could not come to bat.

In the first Test match of the series played in Multan, the Pakistan team was bowled out for 220 runs in the second innings and when Pakistan’s ninth wicket fell in the form of Naseem Shah, the end of the innings was announced as spinner Abrar Ahmed was out to bat. On the third day of the match,

Abrar Ahmed bowled 31 overs and on the fourth day he did not come to the field along with the rest of the team due to fever and body pain. Even on the fourth day of the match, despite the batting charge by the English batsmen,

Abrar could only bowl four overs in which he could not take any wicket and suffered a thrashing of 174 runs at an average of about 5 runs per over. Later, Abrar was transferred to the hospital in Multan due to the increase in fever and pain and according to the statement issued by the Pakistan Cricket Board,

several tests of the spinner were also conducted and an update regarding them should be issued when the test reports are received. Abrar’s current condition, his participation in the second Test against England looks unlikely.