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Pakistani openers Abdullah Shafiq and Saim Ayub started beating against England on Tuesday in the second in Multan ground following Pakistan won toss.
Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the toss and decided to try their luck with the bat again.
England had won the first Test of the three-match series played on the same ground.
It is worth noting that the English captain Ben Stokes is making a comeback in the side after missing the first Test due to hamstring injury, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Monday.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s star batters, including Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, and Naseem Shah are excluded from the squad announced on Sunday.
Pakistan Playing XI:
Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Shan Masood (captain), Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Salman Ali Agha, Aamir Jamal, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan and Zahid Mehmood.
England Playing XI:
Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook, Ben Stokes (captain), Jamie Smith (wk), Brydon Carse, Matt Potts, Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir.
