ISLAMABAD: Pakistani spinners Nauman Ali and Abrar Ahmed troubled English batters on Sunday, taking four wickets between themselves to put the visitors in trouble at the National Stadium of Karachi.
After winning the three-match Test series 2-0, England have locked horns with Pakistan for the third and final Test match of the series in Karachi.
The visitors dismissed Pakistan on Day 1 for 304 runs, with spinner Jack Leach grabbing 4/140 and debutant Rehan Ahmed finishing with 2/89.
For Pakistan, skipper Babar Azam top-scored with 78 before getting run-out while Agha Salman pitched i with an impressive 56 runs.
However, England found it difficult to negotiate a skilled Pakistani spin attack on a turning wicket. After striking and dismissing Zak Crawley in the very first over, Ahmed went on to pick one more wicket on Day 2, that of Ollie Pope, who scored 51 from 64 balls.
Ali, on the other hand, deal serious damage to England, taking two wickets from two balls. He trapped the dangerous Ben Duckett for 26 from 37 balls and on the very next ball, dismissed Joe Root on a golden duck.
Under pressure to avoid their first-ever 3-0 whitewash at home, Pakistan made four changes from the second-Test line-up while England made two, bringing in Ben Foakes and Ahmed.
