Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik continued to destroy England’s bowlers on day two of the first Test in Abu Dhabi.
The 33-year-old, making his first Test appearance in five years, walked back to the pavilion at Tea on 231 not out, having faced 400 balls.
Malik, smashed 24 fours and three sixes, including this huge maximum off the bowling of Adil Rashid, whose figures were a disastrous 163/0 at the end of the game’s fifth session.
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Malik is closing on his country’s Test record for the highest score against England. The record is currently held by Zaheer Abbas, who made 274 at Edgbaston in 1971.
Pakistan reached Tea on day two on 499/4, with Asad Shafiq unbeaten on 107. He and Malik currently share partnership of 248.
Shan Masood, Misbah-ul-Haq, Younis Khan and Mohammad Hafeez are the four batsmen to lose their wickets so far, scoring two, three, 38 and 98 respectively.
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