DHAKA: A hundred from Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq seized the initiative after England threatened to take control of the second Test on day one in Dubai.

Misbah, 41, hit two sixes off Moeen Ali's final over of the day to reach 102 and take Pakistan to 282-4, repots the BBC.
 
A disciplined bowling performance had earlier seen Pakistan reduced to 178-4.

James Anderson, Moeen Ali, Mark Wood and Ben Stokes took a wicket each, while Shan Masood (54) and Younus Khan (56) both made half-centuries.

England can be pleased with their effort on a surface that holds few problems for batsmen, but one that has offered more encouragement for the pace bowlers than the drawn first Test in Abu Dhabi.

And even if Pakistan did threaten to waste the advantage of batting first, Misbah put them in the stronger position, especially with fit-again leg-spinner Yasir Shah likely to bowl last on a wicket that is set to turn.

England team      

AN Cook*, MM Ali, IR Bell, JE Root, JM Bairstow, BA Stokes, JC Buttler†, AU Rashid, SCJ Broad, MA Wood, JM Anderson


Pakistan Team

Mohamamd Hafiz, Shan Masood, Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed†, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar, Imran Khan

BDST: 2021 HRS, OCT 22, 2015
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