Young gun Harry Brook continued his rich vein of form, smashing his third Test century of the series, to help England wrest ccontrol with 254 for 5 on the board at Tea on Day 2, trailing Pakistan by 50 runs at the National Stadium in Karachi. He added an unbeaten 109-run stand for the sixth wicket with Ben Foakes. The 114 runs scored in the afternoon session, for the loss of only a single wicket, tilted the scales in favour of the visitors.
Brief Scores: Pakistan 304 (Babar Azam 78, Agha Salman 56; Jack Leach 4-140) lead England 254/5 (Harry Brook 108*, Ollie Pope 51; Nauman Ali 2-88, Abrar Ahmed 2-112) by 50 runs
Maiden Test wicket! 🤩
Well done, @Wasim_Jnr 👏#PAKvENG | #UKSePK pic.twitter.com/Sn9nshw67y
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 18, 2022
A first Test wicket for Wasim 👏
And Brook just walks off 😬 pic.twitter.com/6IY0fFC5JO
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) December 18, 2022