ENG 56/0 I Live Cricket Score Pakistan vs England 2015, 1st Test at Abu Dhabi, Day 2: England trail by 467 runs at stumps

Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of the second day of the ongoing first Test between Pakistan and England at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. This is Suraj Choudhari, and I will be presenting to you the live updates from the day’s play. Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first on the track that has lots of runs in store for batsman, and begins to assist the spinners over the course of play. Pakistan finished on a commanding score of 286 for the loss of four wickets at stumps on Day 1, thanks mainly to the efforts of Shoaib Malik and Mohammad Hafeez. Malik, who made his first Test appearance in nearly five years, led the way with an impressive century, his third in the format. LIVE CRICKET SCORECARD: Pakistan vs England 2015, 1st Test at Abu Dhabi, Day 2

LIVE CRICKET SCORE England 56/0 in 21 Overs: STUMPS! That’s it for today. Nothing special in the next six overs as well as the English openers comfortably score the opening 50 runs for no loss of wicket. Would be interesting to see how things unfold on Day 2. BATTING: Alastair Cook 39 (62), Moeen Ali 15 (65)

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LIVE CRICKET SCORE England 40/0 in 15 Overs: Nothing much of intense in the next five overs as both the openers continue to bat in a similar fashion, without suffering any setbacks, while Pakistan bowlers are in desperate attempt to get a breakthrough by the end of day’s play. BATTING: Alastair Cook 30 (46), Moeen Ali 8 (46)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE England 32/0 in 10 Overs: England continue to bat sensibly as the openers make sure that they don’t suffer early setback. However, there have been quite a few close calls and England have been lucky to not have suffered the setback. BATTING: Alastair Cook 24 (33), Moeen Ali 7 (27)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE England 14/0 in 5 Overs: A slow start by the English batsman, with Moeen Ali surviving a close call for a leg-before as thet review by Pakistan stands with the umpire’s decision. BATTING: Alastair Cook 10 (18), Moeen Ali 4 (12)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 523/8 in 151.1 overs: THAT’S IT!!!!! Pakistan have declared after a mammoth innings, especially from Shoaib Malik, who scored a well-deserved 245 on his comeback to Test cricket after five years. While for England, it was Ben Stokes, who claimed four for 57. The question is, how will England return the favour now? BATTING: Wahab Riaz 2 (9)

OUT! Zulfiqar Babar c James Anderson b Ben Stokes 0 (4)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 521/7 in 150 overs: GONE!!!! Finally, the big wicket of Shoaib Malik for England and it’s Ben Stokes, who claims the all-important wicket after being taken superbly by Ian Bell. Wahab Riaz is the new man in as Pakistan are seven down, although they have scored a strong total by now. BATTING: Zulfiqar Babar  0 (3), Wahab Rioaz 0 (3)

OUT! Sarfraz Ahmed c Ian Bell b Ben Stokes 2 (7), Shoaib Malik c Ian Bell b Ben Stokes 245 (420)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 510/5 in 146 overs: England have finally broken the stubborn stand for the fifth wicket between Shoaib Malik and Asad Shafiq. The right-arm pacer Mark Wood had Shafiq trapped in front of the wickets, for 107 off 218 balls. BATTING: Shoaib Malik 241 (405), Sarfraz Ahmed 1 (4)

OUT! Asad Shafiq b Mark Wood 107 (218)

It’s time for tea with Pakistan strongly placed at 499 for four, Shoaib Malik is on 231 not out, accompanied by Asad Shafiq on 107 not out. These two batsmen have added 248 runs for the fifth wicket.

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 494/4 in 143 overs: It has been yet another session belonging to Pakistan. They have not lost a wicket in this session, and Malik and Shafiq have added as many as 241 runs for the fifth wicket. Malik is less than 50 runs away from the highest score for any Pakistani against England in their Test history. BATTING: Shoaib Malik 229 (395), Asad Shafiq 104 (213)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 454/4 in 136 overs: It’s been a hectic second day for the English bowlers as Shoaib Malik and Asad Shafiq have not given any chances for them to make a comeback. Malik encrypts his name with gold in the history of cricket with his splendid double-century which came at the right moment. The duo also brought up 200 runs stand between them and further dominated the entire English attack. Shafiq too has achieved his 8th Test ton and will now look to launch an attack on the English bowlers. Pakistan will now look to set a huge total and further put the opposition under immense pressure. BATTING: Shoaib Malik 203(369), Asad Shafiq 100(198)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 428/4 in 128 overs: Pakistani batsmen have stuck to their guns and came out hard after lunch. Shoaib Malik is progressing towards his maiden double-century and playing a career defining innings in his comeback Test whereas Asad Shafiq has quietly moved on to 80s. The duo have anchored the Pakistani innings and achieved a good total. English bowlers still looking for a wicket but Pakistan have not provided any room for error.  BATTING: Shoaib Malik 188(347), Asad Shafiq 85(171)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 389/4 in 116 overs: Pakistan undoubtedly dominated the first session of day two of the first Test with 103 runs being scored in 29 overs. Malik and Shafiq remain unbeaten on 168 and 66 respectively. The partnership has been instrumental and the Pakistani batsmen have scored on every lose opportunity provided to them by English bowlers. BATTING: Shoaib Malik 168(318), Asad Shafiq 66 (129)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 379/4 in 112 overs: Shoaib Malik and Asad Shafiq are slowly for surely capitalising the solid start they’ve got . Malik making the utmost use of the reprieve he got early on in the innings and is comfortably batting on 167. Both the batsmen are playing sensible cricket as they are rotating the strike and scoring those odd boundaries in almost every over. The stage is set and the platform is built for a 500 plus total in the first innings with Sarfraz Ahmed next to bat. BATTING: Shoaib Malik 167(302), Asad Shafiq 61 (120)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 354/4 in 106 overs: Shoaib Malik and Asad Shafiq are looking extremely comfortable at the crease. There is some turn for the spinners in the wicket but Pakistani batsmen are confronting it with perfection. Malik and Shafiq now share a 100 runs partnership between them as Pakistan are cruising towards a mammoth total. Shafiq scores his 12th Test half-century and looks good for another hundred.   BATTING: Shoaib Malik 159(286), Asad Shafiq 50 (107)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 342/4 in 101 overs: Shoaib Malik taking Adil Rashid for cleaners with his exquisite footwork and not letting him settle. He reached his maiden 150 with a boundary which is also his finest performance in Test cricket. He’s playing a sensible innings and has surpassed his career best score of 148* in style. English bowlers are having a difficult time in breaking the partnership which is scoring runs a good pace now. The duo have now accounted for a 91 runs stand for the fifth wicket between them and look hungry for more. BATTING: Shoaib Malik 151(270), Asad Shafiq 40 (87)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 311/4 in 96 overs: Shoaib Malik and Asad Shafiq are steadily building a partnership for Pakistan. With spin in command for England,  Pakistani batsmen bringing their experience into play and looking to attack Adil Rashid. English bowlers trying their level best to break the partnership. Malik taking his chances and scoring runs at brisk pace against Rashid whereas Shafiq is playing a magnificent supporting role. BATTING: Shoaib Malik 136(255), Asad Shafiq 32 (77)

LIVE CRICKET SCORE Pakistan 291/4 in 91 overs: Pakistan are well placed at 291 with two determined batsmen at the crease. Not much of a seam movement for the English bowlers and are testing the Pakistani batsmen with short pitched deliveries. Shoaib Malik has resumed from where he left yesterday and looks all set for a big score. BATTING: Shoaib Malik 128 (244), Asad Shafiq 12 (56)

Hafeez was dismissed just two runs short of what would have been his ninth Test hundred. He set the platform for Pakistan’s domination with the bat on the opening day by sharing a 168-run stand for the second wicket with Malik after opener Shan Masood was dismissed for a score of two with just five runs on the board. The highlight of the day however, was Younis Khan, who became the highest run-getter for Pakistan in Tests, surpassing Javed Miandad’s record of 8,832 runs. Younis was dismissed for a score of 38 off 57 balls, with skipper Misbah-ul-Haq departing after scoring just three runs. Malik and Asad Shafiq were batting at the end of the day, with Malik setting his sights at a possible double-ton.

Teams:

Pakistan: Mohammad Hafeez, Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq (c), Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), Wahab Riaz, Zulfiqar Babar, Rahat Ali, Imran Khan

England: Alastair Cook (c), Moeen Ali, Ian Bell, Joe Root, Jonathan Bairstow (wk), Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid, Stuart Broad, Mark Wood, James Anderson

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