Before lunch, Pakistan was bowled out for 579, giving England some early pause.

RAWALPINDI: On the last day of the first Test, here on Sunday at Pindi Cricket Stadium, Pakistan pacers took two early wickets before lunch, allowing England to increase their advantage to 124 in the second innings.

Ben Duckett, the first innings centurion, was bowled by Naseem Shah in the first over of England’s batting, giving Pakistan an early victory.

After Ollie Pope had scored 15 points off of 13, debutant Mohammad Ali knocked him down, limiting the visiting team to 46/2 before the first session was called.

Despite the early worries, England’s batsmen are on the offensive and trying to immediately extend their advantage and amass a substantial total in order to avoid a tie in the game.

Part-timer earlier To book Pakistan early on Day four when they resumed from their overnight total of 499/7, Will Jacks delivered dream figures of 6 for 161, hunting down the final three wickets.

Before falling victim to off-spinner Jack, who later dismissed Haris Rauf and Zahid Mahmood, all-rounder Agha Salman had reached his half-century.

When Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam dominated the visiting party’s bowlers earlier on Day Three and achieved his 8th Test hundred after both the openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique got hundreds as well, they provided a suitable response to England’s record total.

Abdullah produced an incredible knock of 209 balls for 114, while Imam contributed 121 off 207, as the Pakistani openers amassed an extraordinary 221-run partnership.

However, captain Babar scored an amazing 136 off 168 balls while putting up a stunning 123-run partnership with Saud Shakeel for the fourth wicket.

In addition to Jacks’ impressive bowling statistics for England, pacers Ollie Robinson and James Anderson had one wicket apiece, while spinner Jack Leach claimed two victims.