Aamir Jamal Stunning Catch Vs England: Pakistan fast bowler Aamir Jamal grabbed a stunning catch to force the dismissal of Ollie Pope, as England suffered an early stutter in their innings. The moment took place on Day 2 of the 1st Test match between Pakistan and England at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan, during the final session, as England were under huge amount of pressure to cut dwon the trailing margin of 556 runs.
Watch Aamir Jamal's catch here:
"Yeah it is a tough wicket to bowl but as the game progresses the wicket will get slower so we need to get a first Innings lead. I think we have to attack the stumps, bowl wicket to wicket and make the batters do the mistake. We will be really positive, bowl well tomorrow morning and hopefully we get a big first Innings lead," said Aamir Jamal after the conclusion of Day 2's play.
England End Day 2 At 96/1 After Restricting Pakistan On 556
England recovered well from their early dismissal of skipper Ollie Pope, as the duo of Zack Crawley and Joe Root notched up runs at the run rate of 4.8, as they ended Day 2 at 96/1.
Pakistan, after getting a splendid start from captain Shan Masood, failed to live up to the tempo been set by him as Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel slowed down the innings. However, Agha Ali Salman scored a powerful 104 off 119 balls, as his knock helped the hosts reach 556.
Six bowlers were used by England and everyone of them managed to scalp a wicket, and the visitiors will be hoping that their batters give Pakistani bowlers a hard time on Day 3.
Breakdown of Day 2's play:
- Session 1: 69 runs and 2 wickets in 26 overs
- Session 2: 118 runs and 2 wickets in 26 overs
- Session 3: 137 runs and 3 wickets in 31 overs