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1st Test In Multan, Day 2: England 96/1 At Stumps In Reply To Pakistan's 556

England were 96 for one in their first innings at stumps in reply to Pakistan’s 556 on the second day of first cricket test in Multan.

Zak Crawley was unbeaten on 64 with joe root on 32 when the stumps were drawn. Skipper ollie pope was caught out on duck off Naseem Shah.

England need another 261 runs to avoid a follow-on.

Earlier, Pakistan resumed their first innings on the overnight score of 328 for 4.

It was another tough day for bowlers as an unbeaten century from Salman Ali Agha and 82 by Saud Shakeel swelled Pakistan’s total, which was set up by Shan Masood's 151 and Abdullah Shafique's 102.

Pakistan lost nightwatchman Naseem Shah after he made 33 runs, hitting three sixes and one four.

Saud Shakeel's 82 runs knock laced with eight fours. While Mohammad Rizwan out on duck.

Salman Ali Agha played a blistering knock with tailenders and completed his century.

Salman Agha made unbeaten 104 runs with the help of 10 fours and three sixes.

Salman, who also completed 1,000 test runs during this knock when he reached 71, added a rapid 85 for the ninth wicket with Shaheen Shah Afridi, who scored 26.

Aamer Jamal and Abrar Ahmed scored 7 and three runs respectively.

For England, Jack Leach bagged three while Gus Atkinson and Brydon Carse took two wickets each.

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