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Shan, Abass put Pakistan on top in first test against England

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Shan Masood scored a third century in as many innings and seamer Mohammad Abbas caused mayhem at the top of the englandcricket order as TheRealPCB moved ahead in the first test in Manchester. | IOLsport ENGvPAK OldTrafford

Pakistan’s seam attack was highlighted as a danger prior to the series and their first skirmish with the England batsmen ended in their favour.

Shaheen Afridi trapped Rory Burns leg before wicket, before Abbas did likewise to Dom Sibley , and then claimed the prize wicket of Ben Stokes for a duck, the ball clipping the off-stump with a subtle nip away off the pitch. Captain Joe Root was subdued and then out, edging leg-spinner Yasir Shah to wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan.

Pakistan resumed the second day on 139 for two, but added only 48 runs in the morning session at a paltry rate of 1.85 per over, also losing key batsman Babar Azam , Asad Shafiq and Rizwan . But for the first hour after lunch, they upped the tempo considerably as Shan and Shadab Khan punished England’s limp attack, adding 105 runs in little more than 25 overs for the sixth wicket.

 

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