PAK vs ENG Live Score Updates 1st Test Day 3: Joe Root Slams Ton As England Eye 400 vs Pakistan

PAK vs ENG Live Score 1st Test Day 3: Joe Root slammed his 35th Test century to put England back on track on Day 3 of the 1st Test against Pakistan in Multan.

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Updated: October 09, 2024 05:22 PM IST

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Pakistan vs England Live Score 1st Test Day 3: Joe Root slammed his 35th Test century to put England back on track on Day 3 of the 1st Test against Pakistan in Multan. Earlier in the day, Root became England’s highest run scorer in Tests, and the fifth highest of all time, when he drove Pakistan seamer Aamer Jamal for a straight boundary to reach 71. England still trail by more than 100 runs after Pakistan made 556 in their first innings. (Live Scorecard)

PAK vs ENG 1st Test Live Score Updates

Abrar Ahmed to Harry Brook

1 run.

Abrar Ahmed to Harry Brook

A loopy full toss outside off, Harry Brook rises up and slaps it through cover for a single.

Abrar Ahmed to Harry Brook

Goes a bit on the leg stump, and drags his length, Harry Brook rocks back and taps it off the back foot.

Abrar Ahmed to Harry Brook

Full and at the stumps. Brook again gets forward and drive it to cover.

Abrar Ahmed to Harry Brook

Flighted delivery on the stumps. Brook presses forward and defends it.

Naseem Shah to Joe Root

One more appeal for LBW this time and Dharmasena again shakes his head in denial. Naseem steams in and gets it to nip back in on a touch off the seam, on a fuller length, Joe Root is trapped in front to push it straight but gets a healthy inside edge on the pads. Masood doesn’t opt for a review here.

Naseem Shah to Joe Root

A pleading appeal for LBW by Naseem and the Pakistani players, but Kumar Dharmasena is unmoved. Shan Masood opts for a review, the last one left for Pakitan. Pitched on the good length, slightly nipping into the batter. Joe Root takes a half stride out and plays over the line of the ball and it sneaks through the inside edge to ping his pad. UltraEdge shows no bat involved but to Pakistan’s disappointment, Ball Tracking comes up with the ball hitting the sticks on the umpire’s call. A grim expression on Naseem Shah’s face and things just aren’t going Pakistan’s way at the moment.

Naseem Shah to Joe Root

Banged into the surface, outside off, Joe Root does not play at it.

Naseem Shah to Joe Root

Wayward down the leg side on the back of a length, Joe Root moves away from the line and Rizwan collects it behind the sticks.

Naseem Shah to Joe Root

Hard length, on middle, Joe Root weighs on the back foot and tucks it to short mid-wicket.

Naseem Shah to Harry Brook

Back of a length over the top of the middle, Harry Brook gets on the back foot and wrists it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Abrar Ahmed to Harry Brook

Flatter one around middle, punched away from the crease down to long on for a single.

Abrar Ahmed to Joe Root

Dropped short over middle, Joe Root rocks back and pulls it through mid-wicket for one more.

Abrar Ahmed to Harry Brook

Tossed up on off, Harry Brook steps out and hits it firmly down to long off for a single.

Abrar Ahmed to Harry Brook

FOUR! Lovely shot! Flighted up around off, just too full, Harry Brook gets on the front foot and creams it through extra cover for another boundary.

Abrar Ahmed to Joe Root

Full and outside off, driven away firmly down to deep cover for a single.

Abrar Ahmed to Joe Root

FOUR! Tossed up on the stumps, a rank full toss and Joe Root swats it away through the gap at mid-wicket and picks up a boundary.

Naseem Shah to Harry Brook

Full and on the off stump, Harry Brook gets behind the line and punches it solidly off the back foot.

Naseem Shah to Joe Root

Short on the body, Root swivels and rolls his wrists on the pull to deep backward square leg for a run. England trail exactly by 100 runs now.

Naseem Shah to Joe Root

FOUR! Dispatched by Root! Not a short-pitched delivery at all, on the stumps, Joe Root transfers the weight on the back foot and brings the bat with a vertical swing, meets the sweet spot and slaps it through mid-wicket for a cracking boundary.

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