MULTAN: England Harry Brook brought up his second Test century against Pakistan and powered his side to set a commendable 355-run target for Pakistan on Day 3 of the second Test.
England, resuming at an overnight score of 202/5, managed to accumulate a further 73 runs at the cost of their remaining wicket.
Left-handed batter Brook led the way for England, who brought up his second Test century against Pakistan in as many matches after he resumed his overnight 79-run knock.
The touring side had an unwanted start to their proceedings as they lost their skipper Ben Stokes for a vital 41-run knock and could add 54 runs on the third day with Brook.
Following Stokes’ dismissal, England began to lose wickets at a frustrating pace and soon slipped to 270/8.
Brook, however, stood firm and kept the scoreboard ticking single-handedly and went on to smash his second Test century.
The left-handed batter also fell victim to England’s batting collapse and was dismissed by Zahid Mahmood in the 65th over.
Brook top-scored for England in the second innings with his magnificent knock of 108 off 149 deliveries, laced with 14 boundaries and a six.
Besides him, Ben Duckett (79) and English captain Stokes (41) were the notable run-getter for England in their last innings.
Debutant Abrar Ahmer once again was clinical with the ball as he returned with brilliant bowling figures of 4/120, while Zahid picked up three wickets, followed by Mohammad Nawaz, who bagged one.
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KARACHI: Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf hugged England batter, Harry Brook, after delivering a fierce bouncer that hit the latter’s helmet and stuck in it.
The video showed that the English batter Harry Brook was puzzled by the vigorous bouncer of Haris Rauf and the ball got trapped into his helmet grill.
Later, Rauf ran toward Brook and hugged him. The heartwarming moment was captured by camera during the third T20I between Pakistan and English played at the National Stadium Karachi.
The video was posted on the Twitter account of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) with the caption, “Caught in the grille’ Brook gets a hug from Rauf after the sharp bouncer.”
England’s middle-order batter Harry Brook took on Pakistan bowlers and scored a quickfire 81 runs before right-arm pacer Mark Wood wreaked havoc over the Pakistan batting line-up and powered the touring side cruise to a resounding 63-run victory in the third T20I.
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KARACHI: England’s right-handed batter Harry Brook shared his affiliation with Pakistan and termed it almost like a home to him.
Brook, who played a quickfire match-winning knock of 81 runs to aid England’s resounding victory over Pakistan in the third T20I shared that the right-handed batter likes Pakistan and partaking in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) helped him a lot.
“I like Pakistan. Obviously, I had a bit of success in the PSL so, it feels like I’m almost at home here. It’s been good and I really enjoyed batting out there,” said Brook.
The right-handed batter then went on to reveal that he had no certain plan for his knock and was just playing according to the situation.
“I was just playing according to the situation. I didn’t plan anything and just enjoyed my knock and thankfully it proved out to be beneficial for the team,” he shared.
It is pertinent to mention that Brook’s quickfire 81-run knock bolstered England to a massive total of 221/3 in 20 overs before England bowlers displayed combined effort to restrict Pakistan to 158/8 and guide their side to a convincing 63-run victory.
For his magnificent knock and two catches, Brook was awarded the player of the match.
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