Imam-ul-Haq scored 121, Abdullah Shafiq scored 114 and Babar Azam scored 136 runs
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Rawalpindi: At the end of the third day of the first Test of the series between Pakistan and England, Pakistan scored 499 runs for 7 wickets. National team openers Abdullah Shafiq and Imamul Haq while captain Babar Azam managed to complete the century. Captain Babar Azam completed his 8th Test cricket century. Imam-ul-Haq scored 121, Abdullah Shafiq scored 114, Azhar Ali scored 27, Saud Shakeel scored 37, and Babar Azam scored 136.
Will Jacks took his first Test wicket by dismissing Abdullah Shafiq for 114 runs. Imam-ul-Haq scored 121 runs and was caught out by Robinson off Leach's ball. Azhar Ali scored 27 runs and was left lbw by Jack Leach. Saud Shakeel, who played the first Test after the break, was caught out after scoring 37 runs.
Babar Azam scored 136 runs and was caught out by Will Jacks. Earlier, in the match being played at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on the second day, the English team started the game at the loss of 506 runs and 4 wickets. Initially, captain Ben Stokes lost his wicket by scoring 41 runs while Liam Livingstone could score 9 runs.
Harry Brooke played an innings of 153 runs while Will Jacks 30, Ollie Robinson 37 and Jack Leach scored 6 runs. The English team scored 151 runs in 26 overs on the second day while their 6 wickets fell, Zahid Mehmood 4, Naseem Shah 3, Muhammad Ali 2 and Haris Rauf managed to get a wicket from Pakistan. England openers Zach Crowley and Ben Duckett gave their team an aggressive start, both scoring 233 runs in the first wicket partnership, Ben Duckett scoring 107 and Zach Crowley scoring 122 runs.
Among the other players, Ollie Pope 108, who scored 23 runs, was outstanding. Earlier, England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and decided to bat first. He said that efforts will be made to bring Pakistan under pressure by playing better in the beginning. On this occasion, national team captain Babar Azam said that if he had won the toss, he would have decided to bat first. Four players are making their debut in the national team in the first Test against England, including Saud Shakeel, Haris Rauf, Muhammad Ali and Zahid Mahmood.