Multan Test: Pakistan fail, worst defeat by England

Multan: England defeated Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the Multan Test series on Friday.

In the match played at the International Cricket Stadium in Multan, Pakistan started their second incomplete innings with 152 runs for 6 out. Salman Ali Agha was at the wicket with 41 runs and Aamir Jamal with 27 runs.

The entire team of Pakistan got out after scoring 220 runs in the second inning. Salman Agha scored 63 runs, Saud Shakeel scored 29 runs, Saeem Ayub got out after scoring 25 runs.

Apart from this, captain Shan Masood 11, Mohammad Rizwan 10 and Babar Azam got out after scoring 5 runs. Opener Abdullah Shafiq returned to the pavilion without scoring any runs. All-rounder Aamir Jamal remained unbeaten with 55 runs while Abrar Ahmed, suffering from fever, did not come to bat.

Yesterday, Pakistan showed a very disappointing performance in the second innings and six players returned to the pavilion for only 82 runs.

Pakistan scored 556 runs in the first innings thanks to the centuries of Shaan Masood, Abdullah Shafiq and Salman Ali Agha, while in reply England scored 823 runs due to Harry Brook's triple century and Joe Root's double century in the first innings with seven players out.

It is pertinent to note that the second Test of the series between Pakistan and England will start on Tuesday in Multan, England has a one-zero lead in the three-Test series against Pakistan.