Pakistan vs England, Highlights 2nd Test Day 1: PAK 107/2 in reply to ENG's first innings total of 281

Day 1 summary: Test debutant Abrar Ahmed scalped seven wickets as Pakistan bundled out visitors England for 281 on the opening day of the second Test in Multan on Friday. Ben Duckett and Ollie Pope scored fifties for England, but the 24-year-old Abrar Ahmed was too good for England.

In reply, Pakistan were 107/2 at stumps, trailing England by 174 runs. Babar Azam (61*) and Saud Shakeel (32*) were the unbeaten batters.

Playing XI

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Zahid Mahmood, Mohammad Ali, Abrar Ahmed

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope(w), Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes(c), Will Jacks, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach, Mark Wood, James Anderson

Preview: England and Pakistan will be up against each other in the second Test in Multan. The visitors put up a brilliant show especially in the last hour of the final day of the first Test and eventually clinched a win by 74 runs after bundling out the hosts for 268 in the second innings while chasing 343.

England’s aggressive approach with the bat has done wonders for them in the recent and they continued it in the first Test as well. The visiting side posted 657 in the first innings while scored 264/7 (D) in the second. Pakistan also unveiled a good show in the first innings with the bat and put up 579 in reply.

Player of the series the last time he played in Multan