Multan (Web Desk): On the first day of the first cricket test against England in Multan, Pakistan in their first innings were 328 for 4 at stumps on Monday with centuries by captain Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique.
Pakistan Captain Shan Masood elected to bat first after winning the toss.
Abdullah Shafique and Saim Ayub opened the match however, Saim departed early with only 4 runs.
After Saim Ayub was removed from the game, Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood established a strong partnership and steadied the innings. Two sixes and ten fours helped Shan Masood to his century, and Abdullah Shafique also hit his century before getting out for 102. Together, the two added 253 runs.
Shortly after Abdullah Shafique’s wicket, Shan Masood was caught for 151 runs with just two additional runs added to the score.
At the closing of the first day's game, Babar Azam was out after scoring 30 runs while Saud Shakeel remains undefeated at 35 with Naseem Shah yet to score.
For England, Gus Atkinson bagged 2 wickets, while Chris Woakes took 1.
Pakistan will resume their innings tomorrow at 328 for 4.
Playing XI
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan (wicket-keeper), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Abrar Ahmad
England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope (captain), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Jamie Smith, Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Jack Leach, Shoaib Bashir