Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Pakistan v England, 1st Test, Day 2 - England's reply with the bat has been good




Runs, runs and more runs were scored in Abu Dhabi. The English bowlers toiled hard in the heat of UAE and discovered  that bowling in the Gulf is tougher than challenges of playing in an Ashes series. Shoaib Malik and Asad Shafiq pressed hard and went on to script a 197-run partnership for the fifth wicket – a Pakistani record against England for the fifth wicket. 

Malik was in an audacious mood. He pummeled Adil Rashid while exhibited a composure against the pacers to mark his five-year-exile from Test cricket with a doubleton. At the other end, his batting partner, Asad Shafiq notched-up a hundred as well and as soon as their partnership was broken, the English bowlers could fetch a few more scalps.

England’s reply was good. Except Wahab Riaz, none of the Pakistani bowlers showed the right  intent. Moeen Ali and Alastair Cook looked watchful and determined to utilize the placid track. It might be the turn for the Pakistani bowlers to feel the heat of Abu Dhabi on day 3.

Thank You
Faisal Caesar

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