Pakistan’s openers got among the runs on a placid pitch Friday as they took the home team to 181 without loss in reply to England’s mammoth 657 in the first Test in Rawalpindi.
At close on day two, Imam-ul-Haq (90) and Abdullah Shafique (89) were approaching hundreds when umpires called stumps with 17 overs remaining.
The home team still need 277 runs to avoid the follow-on.
The pitch was again unresponsive to bowlers as the England attack, led by James Anderson, toiled in the same manner as the home side.
Shafique was lucky to survive a confident caught behind appeal by Ollie Pope off a rising delivery. Although umpire Joel Wilson gave a soft signal for out, television official Marais Erasmus over-ruled it.
Haq, who scored a century in each innings on the same pitch in a Test against Australia in March, pushed spinner Jack Leach for two to complete 1,000 runs in his 17th Test.
Shafique, who also scored a hundred against Australia in the March Test, cracked two boundaries to reach his fifth half-century in his eighth Test, highlighting his rapid progress.
Haq followed suit soon after, taking a single off Joe Root for his fifth half-century.
Harry Brook plays a revers sweep shot during the second day of the first Test between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi on December 2, 2022.
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Earlier, resuming at 506-4, England added 151 runs in 125 minutes, with Harry Brook taking his overnight score of 101 to 153 — one of four centurions in the innings.
Skipper Ben Stokes (41), debutant Liam Livingstone (nine), and Brook were all dismissed by pacer Naseem Shah, who finished with 3-140.
Leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood conceded 235 for his four wickets — the most by a bowler on a Test debut.
Previously, Sri Lankan off-spinner Suraj Randiv conceded 222 against India in Colombo in 2010.
England’s total is their highest against Pakistan in all Tests, improving on their 589-9 at Manchester in 2016.
On Thursday England became the first team to score 500 runs on the opening day of a Test match, bettering Australia’s 112-year-old record of 494-6 against South Africa in Sydney.
Zak Crawley (122), Ollie Pope (108) and Ben Duckett (107) were the other centurions in the innings.
The three-match Test series is England’s first in Pakistan for 17 years, having declined to tour in the interim because of security fears.
Scoreboard:
England 1st innings: Zak Crawley b Haris Rauf 122 Ben Duckett lbw Zahid Mehmood 107 Ollie Pope lbw Mohammad Ali 108 Joe Root lbw Zahid Mehmood 23 Harry Brook c Saud Shakeel b Naseem Shah 153 Ben Stokes b Naseem Shah 41 Liam Livingstone c Saud Shakeel b Naseem Shah 9 Will Jacks c Naseem Shah b Mohammad Ali 30 Ollie Robinson lbw Zahid Mehmood 37 Jack Leach Not Out 6 James Anderson c Imam ul-Haq b Zahid Mehmood 6
Extras: (2b 10lb 2nb 1w) 15
Total: (101.0 overs) 657 all out
Fall of Wickets: 1-233 Duckett, 2-235 Crawley, 3-286 Root, 4-462 Pope, 5-515 Stokes, 6-539 Livingstone, 7-576 Brook, 8-641 Jacks, 9-649 Robinson, 10-657 Anderson
Pakistan bowling: Naseem Shah 24 0 140 3 Mohammad Ali 24 1 124 2 Haris Rauf 13 1 78 1 Zahid Mehmood 33 1 235 Agha Salman 5 0 38 0 Saud Shakeel 2 0 30 0
Pakistan 1st innings: Abdullah Shafique Not Out 89 Imam ul-Haq Not Out 90
Extras: (2b) 2
Total: (51.0 overs) 181-0
England bowling: James Anderson 8 2 16 0 Ollie Robinson 5 0 21 0 Jack Leach 19 4 68 0 Will Jacks 12 2 50 0 Joe Root 4 1 9 0 Ben Stokes 3 0 15 0
Pakistan trail England by 476 runs with 10 wickets remaining.
PAK vs ENG, 1st Test, Day 2 | Shafique and Haq give Pakistan solid start after England’s record 657
Pakistan’s Abdullah Shafique, right, is congratulated by teammate Imam-ul-Haq after scoring fifty during the second day of the first Test vs England in Rawalpindi on December 2, 2022.
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Pakistan’s openers got among the runs on a placid pitch Friday as they took the home team to 181 without loss in reply to England’s mammoth 657 in the first Test in Rawalpindi.
At close on day two, Imam-ul-Haq (90) and Abdullah Shafique (89) were approaching hundreds when umpires called stumps with 17 overs remaining.
The home team still need 277 runs to avoid the follow-on.
The pitch was again unresponsive to bowlers as the England attack, led by James Anderson, toiled in the same manner as the home side.
Shafique was lucky to survive a confident caught behind appeal by Ollie Pope off a rising delivery. Although umpire Joel Wilson gave a soft signal for out, television official Marais Erasmus over-ruled it.
Haq, who scored a century in each innings on the same pitch in a Test against Australia in March, pushed spinner Jack Leach for two to complete 1,000 runs in his 17th Test.
Shafique, who also scored a hundred against Australia in the March Test, cracked two boundaries to reach his fifth half-century in his eighth Test, highlighting his rapid progress.
Haq followed suit soon after, taking a single off Joe Root for his fifth half-century.
Harry Brook plays a revers sweep shot during the second day of the first Test between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi on December 2, 2022.
| Photo Credit:
AP
Earlier, resuming at 506-4, England added 151 runs in 125 minutes, with Harry Brook taking his overnight score of 101 to 153 — one of four centurions in the innings.
Skipper Ben Stokes (41), debutant Liam Livingstone (nine), and Brook were all dismissed by pacer Naseem Shah, who finished with 3-140.
Leg-spinner Zahid Mahmood conceded 235 for his four wickets — the most by a bowler on a Test debut.
Previously, Sri Lankan off-spinner Suraj Randiv conceded 222 against India in Colombo in 2010.
England’s total is their highest against Pakistan in all Tests, improving on their 589-9 at Manchester in 2016.
On Thursday England became the first team to score 500 runs on the opening day of a Test match, bettering Australia’s 112-year-old record of 494-6 against South Africa in Sydney.
Zak Crawley (122), Ollie Pope (108) and Ben Duckett (107) were the other centurions in the innings.
The three-match Test series is England’s first in Pakistan for 17 years, having declined to tour in the interim because of security fears.
Scoreboard:
England 1st innings: Zak Crawley b Haris Rauf 122 Ben Duckett lbw Zahid Mehmood 107 Ollie Pope lbw Mohammad Ali 108 Joe Root lbw Zahid Mehmood 23 Harry Brook c Saud Shakeel b Naseem Shah 153 Ben Stokes b Naseem Shah 41 Liam Livingstone c Saud Shakeel b Naseem Shah 9 Will Jacks c Naseem Shah b Mohammad Ali 30 Ollie Robinson lbw Zahid Mehmood 37 Jack Leach Not Out 6 James Anderson c Imam ul-Haq b Zahid Mehmood 6
Extras: (2b 10lb 2nb 1w) 15
Total: (101.0 overs) 657 all out
Fall of Wickets: 1-233 Duckett, 2-235 Crawley, 3-286 Root, 4-462 Pope, 5-515 Stokes, 6-539 Livingstone, 7-576 Brook, 8-641 Jacks, 9-649 Robinson, 10-657 Anderson
Pakistan bowling: Naseem Shah 24 0 140 3 Mohammad Ali 24 1 124 2 Haris Rauf 13 1 78 1 Zahid Mehmood 33 1 235 Agha Salman 5 0 38 0 Saud Shakeel 2 0 30 0
Pakistan 1st innings: Abdullah Shafique Not Out 89 Imam ul-Haq Not Out 90
Extras: (2b) 2
Total: (51.0 overs) 181-0
England bowling: James Anderson 8 2 16 0 Ollie Robinson 5 0 21 0 Jack Leach 19 4 68 0 Will Jacks 12 2 50 0 Joe Root 4 1 9 0 Ben Stokes 3 0 15 0
Pakistan trail England by 476 runs with 10 wickets remaining.
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