Pak vs Eng 1st Test, Day 2: Shoaib Malik steals thunder with a scintillating double century
Abu Dhabi: Openers Alastair Cook and Moeen Ali batted solidly to take England to 56-0 after Shoaib Malik’s double century lifted Pakistan to a mammoth total in the first Test in Abu Dhabi on Wedensday.
Cook was unbeaten on 39 and with him Ali 15 not out as England trail by 467 runs in reply to Pakistan’s first innings of 523-8 declared after day two at Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
It was a day to remember for Malik as he capped his return to the Test side after a gap of five years with an epic knock of 245, his best score in Test cricket, after coming in to bat in the third over of the match on Tuesday.
Malik said he felt proud at such a memorable comeback. Asad Shafiq, who scored 107 for his ninth hundred, added 248 runs with Malik as Pakistan added 213 runs in the two sessions.
Malik hit 24 boundaries and four sixes during his 420-ball knock before he smashed a Ben Stokes delivery straight to Ian Bell at midwicket.
SCOREBOARD
Pakistan (1st innings, overnight 286 for 4): Shoaib Malik c Bell b Stokes 245 Asad Shafiq lbw b Wood 107, Sarfraz Ahmed c Bell b Stokes 2, W. Riaz (not out) 2, Z. Babar c Anderson b Stokes 0. Extras (b4, lb21, nb1) 26. Total (for eight wickets in 151.1 overs) 523 decl.
FoW: 1-5, 2-173, 3-247, 4-251, 5-499, 6-514, 7-521, 8-523.
Bowling: Anderson 22-7-42-2, Broad 21-8-44-1, Stokes 17.1-3-57-4, Wood 22-5-58-1, Rashid 34-0-163-0, Ali 30-2-121-0, Root 5-1-13-0.
England (Ist innings): A. Cook (batting) 39, Moeen Ali (batting)15. Extras (nb1, w1) 2. Total (for no loss in 21 overs) 56.
Bowling: Rahat 4-0-12-0, Khan 5-0-16-0, Babar 7-1-16-0, Riaz 4-1-10-0 (1nb, 1w), Shafiq 1-0-2-0.
