England picked up three wickets in the first session on Day 2 in Multan but Pakistan were helped by useful lower order contributions as they moved to 358/8 at Lunch. Pakistan scored 99 runs in the 27 overs bowled in the session, getting the runs at a rate of 3.66 an over.

England lost a review early in the morning session after Matthew Potts struck Mohammad Rizwan on the pad. The batter then struck a boundary through cover-point to enter the 40s. However, Rizwan's outing ended soon after as Brydon Carse found the outside edge with a short of length delivery.

Agha Salman, who was on 6 off 29 at the time of Rizwan's dismissal, changed gears as he struck a flurry of boundaries. He received good support from Aamer Jamal from the other end as the seventh-wicket pair built a steady partnership.

Salman used the field to his advantage as he guided a couple of Matthew Potts deliveries to the third man fence to help Pakistan past the 300 mark. But Potts had the last laugh as he got Salman to edge to the keeper with a delivery that had extra bounce, ending a 38-run stand. Soon after the drinks interval, Pakistan lost their eighth wicket as Sajid Khan was drawn into a drive by Jack Leach and ended up chipping the ball to cover.

Jamal then put away a couple of short balls from Potts for boundaries and was assisted by Noman Ali, who also hit fours regularly, in a useful ninth-wicket partnership that powered Pakistan past 350. They extended their partnership to 49 and both were unbeaten at the Lunch break, having scored nine fours between them.

Source: cricbuzz