PAK vs ENG 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Cricket Score: Kamran Ghulam Brings Up His Maiden Test Fifty On Debut

PAK 168/255.4 Overs

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PAK vs NZ 2nd Test Day 1 LIVE Cricket Score: Pakistan star Babar Azam wanted to continue playing in the Test series against England but has been rested for the two remaining games, the side said on Monday. This has been the biggest talking point of the series and it needs to be seen if Pakistan perform better without their star batter.

Pakistan has rung the changes after England pulled off a remarkable win against them by an innings and 47 runs in the first Test in Multan by amassing 823/7 declared in its sole innings.

Pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah have been left out as well. Can Aamer Jamal and the three spinners turn fortunes around for Pakistan? Stay tuned for all updates:

55.4: Matthew Potts to Saim Ayub, No run.

55.3: Matthew Potts to Saim Ayub, No run.

55.2: Matthew Potts to Saim Ayub, A yorker, on off, Saim Ayub jams his bat down in time, and digs it out to cover.

55.1: Matthew Potts to Saim Ayub, Potts bowls it across off, on a fuller length. This one skids and keeps low on the bounce. Saim shoulders arms. Jamie Smith collects it on a couple of bounces behind the wickets.

54.6: Ben Stokes to Kamran Ghulam, Shaping away from outside off, on a good length, Kamran Ghulam sees the ball closely, it leaves him and he too, makes a watch leave.

54.5: Ben Stokes to Kamran Ghulam, A low full toss, tailing in, Kamran Ghulam strides across, and drives to pierce the cover gap, but Ben Duckett does well to dive and intercept it.

54.4: Ben Stokes to Kamran Ghulam, Hard length, at off, Kamran Ghulam camps back and punches it straight to cover.

54.3: Ben Stokes to Kamran Ghulam, Over the stumps now. Good deviation and carry for Stokes here! Pitches it on the fourth stump line, on a good length. It lands and zips away with the angle. Kamran Ghulam closely watches it and decides to leave it alone.

54.2: Ben Stokes to Saim Ayub, Almost a wide yorker from around the stumps, outside off, Saim Ayub shovels it out to cover-point for a quick single.

54.1: Ben Stokes to Saim Ayub, Nice and full at 126.4 kph, around off, Saim Ayub presses forward and eases it to the off side.

53.6: Matthew Potts to Kamran Ghulam, Full and at the leg stump. Ghulam flicks it to short mid-wicket. 

53.5: Matthew Potts to Saim Ayub, Lovely shot from Saim Ayub, but equally fantastic work by Harry Brook in the deep! Very full, on middle, Saim Ayub pats his front foot ahead and with a straight bat, he drives it straight down the ground. The ball trickles to the fence and Harry Brook from mid off runs puts on the sprint. Dives and flicks the ball, preventing it from reaching the fence. Saves one. The TV replay comes up and confirms that Brook did extremely well to prevent a boundary here.

53.4: Matthew Potts to Saim Ayub, Potts delivers a steep bumper this time, from around the wickets. Saim Ayub half-squats at it and lets it pass over his head.

53.3: Matthew Potts to Saim Ayub, Attacks the stumps, does Potts, on a hard length. Saim Ayub knocks it confidently to short mid on.

53.2: Matthew Potts to Saim Ayub, Swinging in again, on the stumps, full in length, Saim Ayub pushes it on the front foot and finds short mid-wicket.

53.1: Matthew Potts to Saim Ayub, Potts with a fine gully, bowls an inswinger on a length, angling in, on middle, Saim Ayub gets on the front foot and taps it in front of short mid on.

52.6: Ben Stokes to Saim Ayub, Much fuller, at off, Saim Ayub prods ahead and knocks it solidly through cover for a single to end the over.

52.5: Ben Stokes to Saim Ayub, Around the wickets, full and angling on off, Saim Ayub plays it straight to short mid on with a straight bat.

52.4: Ben Stokes to Kamran Ghulam, Attacks the pads, on a good length, Kamran Ghulam misses to connect to work it across, gets pinged on the pads and it rolls to the leg side for a leg bye.

52.3: Ben Stokes to Kamran Ghulam, Fuller length on the off stump. Ghulam taps it on the back foot.