The day one of the first Test between Pakistan and England went in favor of the hosts who crossed 300-run mark for the loss of four wickets at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Skipper Shan Masood played a captain’s knock of 151(177) on the first day of the three-match Test series. Apart from that, opener Abdullah Shafique also came up with a century as the hosts had an upper hand against England on day one of the first Test. However, the fans were not happy with the flat pitch for the Multan Test as the batters didn’t have any problem in scoring big runs.
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen took a dig at the surface of Multan Cricket Stadium. He reacted to the condition of Multan pitch on the social media platform X with a post which read, “That wicket in Multan - bowlers GRAVEYARD!” On the other hand, another English great Michael Vaughan also compared the pitch with a road while praising Shan Masood for his captain’s knock. Vaughan wrote, “Looks like a road in Multan .. Great toss to have won .. also nice to see @shani_official batting in what looks like Padel shoes ..”
Centuries by Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood power Pakistan to 328/4 on day one
Coming to bat after winning the toss, Pakistan lost their first wicket in the form of Saim Ayub (4 of 10) at the score of 8 runs in 3.4 overs. After that, Abdullah Shafique and skipper Shan Masood took the innings further, and put up a partnership of 253 runs for the second wicket. Shafique got out after scoring 102 runs off 184 balls with 10 fours and two sixes. After a few overs, Masood also took his wicket after a well-made 151 runs from 177 balls, hitting 13 fours and two sixes. Pakistan finished day 1 at a score of 328 runs for the loss of 4 wickets.
The fans came up hilarious memes and trolls for the batting-friendly pitch of the Multan Cricket Stadium for the ongoing first Test between Pakistan and England. Let’s have a look at fan reactions for Multan pitch in the first Test.
