Pakistan vs England Live Day 3: Harry Brook century powers England
Harry Brook scores his third hundred in as many matches and sets a new record for most runs by an England batter in a Test series in Pakistan as the tourists take a 50-run lead in Karachi
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Harry brook scored 111 off 150 balls on Day 2Brook (111 off 150) took the blame for captain Ben Stokes' (26) dismissal shortly after lunch - at which point England were still 161 runs behind Pakistan's first innings total of 304 at 143-5 - and joined Foakes (64 off 121) in setting the score on 117 runs as the tourists made 354 all out on day two in Karachi.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A third century on the tour for Harry Brook 🤯<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PAKvENG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PAKvENG</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WTC23?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WTC23</a> | 📝: <a href="https://t.co/y5SkcqY16s">https://t.co/y5SkcqY16s</a> <a href="https://t.co/0EVAMKYFP2">pic.twitter.com/0EVAMKYFP2</a></p>— ICC (@ICC) <a href="https://twitter.com/ICC/status/1604409559954726912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Foakes' 51-run partnership with Mark Wood (35 off 41) in the eighth wicket put England ahead before both went down in attack against the spinners. At the same time, Ollie Robinson (29 off 20) made a late comeback amid some questionable Pakistani tactics and fielding as he scored 30 runs with Jack Leach.
Day 2 Match Summary
Pakistan is 21-0, trailing England by 29
England all out for 354 in Karachi, leading by 50 after the first innings
Harry Brook(111 off 150) scores his third century in the series.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="tl" dir="ltr">HARRY BROOK!!! 😍<br><br>Rawalpindi 💯<br>Multan 💯<br>Karachi 💯<br><br>WOW. WOW. WOW. <a href="https://t.co/KgBO5uSegf">pic.twitter.com/KgBO5uSegf</a></p>— England's Barmy Army (@TheBarmyArmy) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheBarmyArmy/status/1604409257386205185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Brook & Foakes (64 off 121) provided 117 for the sixth wicket.
Nauman (4-126), Abrar (4-150), Wasim (1-71);
Pope (51) and Ben Stokes(26) was run out after a mix-up with Harry Brook after lunch.
Pakistan scored 304 on the first day after opting to bat
England aims for a historic 3-0 win in Pakistan