England claimed a 1-0 lead in the series after defeating Pakistan by an innings and 47 runs in the first Test match in Multan.
On the final day of the Multan Test, Pakistan resumed their second innings at 152 runs with six wickets down. Agha Salman and all-rounder Aamir Jamal continued to resist, building a 109-run partnership for the seventh wicket.
Middle-order batter Agha Salman was dismissed after scoring 63 runs. Following him, Shaheen Shah Afridi made 8 runs and Naseem Shah scored 6 before getting out. Aamir Jamal remained not out with 55 runs.
England’s Leech claimed three wickets.
On Day 4, Pakistan got off to a poor start in their second innings with a deficit of 267 runs, as they lost six wickets for 82 in 24.2 overs. Salman Ali Agha and Aamir Jamal made an unbeaten 70-run partnership for the seventh wicket.
For the tourists, Brydon Carse and Gus Atkinson bagged two wickets each.
Earlier, resuming their first innings at the overnight score of 492 for three, Joe Root and Harry Brook went on to record the fourth-highest partnership in Tests. The pair knitted a 454-run stand that saw Root amass a 375-ball 262, hitting 17 boundaries. This was Root’s sixth double century and his second double century against Pakistan.
The highlight of the fourth day’s play was right-handed batter Brook’s remarkable triple century, which made him only the sixth England batter to achieve the feat. Brook was eventually dismissed for 317 off 322 balls, smashing 29 fours and three sixes. England finally declared their innings on 823 for seven in 150 overs – the fourth-highest team total in Tests.
For Pakistan, Naseem Shah and Saim Ayub ended up taking two wickets apiece.
