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England vs Pakistan 3rd Test: Pakistan Bowled Out for 133, England Take 23-Run Lead at Edgbaston
ENG vs PAK 3rd Test, England vs Pakistan 3rd Test Update, Pakistan vs England Test: Pakistan's situation once again looked dire in the Birmingham Test against England. The entire team was all out for 133 runs in the first innings, while England took the lead by 156 runs by the end of the first day's play.
Even though there was massive outrage from the PCB following the second Test, there has been no improvement in the cricket situation in Pakistan. The entire Pakistani team got bowled out for just 133 runs in the first innings of the Birmingham Test. This is the fifth time in succession where Pakistan could not even touch 200 runs in the tour of England. Meanwhile, England managed to make 156 runs losing only four wickets and have a lead of 23 runs over Pakistan.
The position of Pakistan is critical in the third Test. Pakistan had come into the game making several changes to the squad like Sam Ayub, Gaza Dori, and Imran Randhawa. But England captain Joe Root won the toss and got Pakistan to bat first. Half of the team of Pakistan got out at the score of 48. The contribution of 43 runs by Saud Shakeel took Pakistan past 100 runs. Then Mohammad Abbas contributed 21 runs and Razaullah 11 runs taking Pakistan to 133.
Eight batsmen failed to reach double figures. Ollie Robinson and Jofra Archer took three wickets each, while Josh Tongue took four. In reply, England's start was also poor. Ben Duckett was dismissed for 11, Jordan Cox for 4, and captain Joe Root for 8. Although Emilio Gaye played a good innings of 60 runs, Harry Brook scored a half-century. At the end of the first day's play, Harry Brook is at the crease with 52 runs and Dan Lawrence with 5 runs.
