Aamer Jamal took an absolutely stunning catch to dismiss Ollie Pope in the ongoing first Pakistan vs England Test in Multan on Tuesday (October 8).
With the opener Ben Duckett Papa, suffering from injury, had to come on to open the innings. Duckett injured his left thumb after taking the catch of Abrar Ahmed to end Pakistan’s innings. Papa and Zak Crawley opened the scoring for the visitors.
Crawley faced the first over from Shaheen Afridi and went off the last ball for a four. Papa could only face two deliveries in the innings as Aamer Jamal’s brilliant effort sent him back. He didn’t even open his account as England captain Naseem Shah dismissed him for a two-ball duck.
On the second ball of the over, Naseem hit a slightly short one and Papa went for a strike. The right-handed batsman connected very well with the ball before Aamer Jamal came up with a stunner. Pakistan’s Aamer Jamal jumped to his right side and caught the ball with one hand while in the air.
Check out the amazing catch from Aamer Jamal:
INCREDIBLE CATCH
Aamer Jamal pulls it out of the air to bring the England captain back
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– Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) October 8, 2024
At the time of writing this report, England were at 30 for 1 in the 8th place. Zak Crawley and ex-captain Joe Root battled it out in the middle for the visitors. Crowley was unbeaten on 20 and Root was unbeaten on 10.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan ended their first innings with 556 runs. Electing to bat first, Pakistan scored 328/4 on the opening day of the Test thanks to centuries from Captain Shan Masood and opener Abdullah Shafiq. Masood scored 151 runs and Shafique scored 102 runs as the duo shared a massive stand of 253 runs for the second innings.
On the second day, Agha Salman led Pakistan’s attack with the bat, scoring an unbeaten century. After Pakistan were reduced to 463/8, Salman shared crucial stands with the lower order players to guide his side to 556 runs. He remained unbeaten on 104 runs. Saud Shakeel also played an important knock of 82 runs.
Jack Leach was the pick of the bowlers for England, taking three wickets, while debutant Brydon Carse and Gus Atkinson took two wickets each.
