PAK vs ENG 2nd Test Jack Leach Record: The second Test match between Pakistan and England is being played from October 15 at Multan International Cricket Stadium, in which Pakistan has won the toss and decided to bat first. Babar Azam has been dropped from Pakistan team in this match. England spinner Jack Leach has made a big record in his name in the first session on the first day of this test. Jack Leach has made this record by breaking the 135 year old record of Johnny Briggs.
Jack Leach broke 135 years old record
In the second test match, Jack Leach took two wickets for Pakistan in the beginning. The first was Abdullah Shafiq who was out after scoring 7 runs in 28 balls. After this he took the wicket of captain Shan Masood. Shan Masood scored only 3 runs on 7 balls. He took both these wickets within 10 overs. After which Jack Leach became the first English spinner after Johnny Briggs in 1889 to take 2 wickets in the first 10 overs.
Johnny Briggs’ international career
England’s legendary cricketer Johnny Briggs started his international cricket career in 1884. He played his last international match in 1899. He played both these matches against Australia. Johnny Briggs has played 33 test matches in his international career. In these 33 test matches, he has taken 118 wickets at an economy of 2.35. Johnny Briggs has scored 815 runs in these 33 Test matches at an average of 18.11, which included one century and five half-centuries.
What happened in the morning session?
Pakistan batted 29 overs till the lunch break of the first innings, in which opener Abdullah Shafiq and captain Shan Masood returned to the pavilion. Till 29 overs, Pakistan had scored 79 runs after losing 2 wickets. At the crease, Sam Ayub is unbeaten on 40 runs on 83 balls, while Kamran Ghulam is unbeaten on 29 runs on 56 balls.