Abdul Jabbar Faisal
RAWALPINDI: England won the toss and decided to bat first, as both openers started the inning aggressively by hitting boundaries here at Pindi Cricket Stadium Rawalpindi on Thursday.
English captain Ben Stoke won the coin’s battle and decided to bat first at a dry pitch of Pindi ground. Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett started the innings with full confidence and command and aggregated 103 runs in 14 overs of first hour. Both batters hit excellent strokes and were on the wicket with 58 and 42 runs respectively.
Pakistan (Playing XIs):
Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (vice-captain & WK), Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Haris Rauf, Imam-ul-Haq, Mohammad Ali, Naseem Shah, Salman Ali Agha, Saud Shakeel, Zahid Mehmood
England (Playing XIs):
Ben Stokes (c), Joe Root, James Anderson, Harry Brook, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jack Leach, Liam Livingstone, Ollie Pope, Ollie Robinson
Schedule of Tests:
1-5 December – 1st Test, Rawalpindi
9-13 December – 2nd Test, Multan
17-21 December – 3rd Test, Karachi
