Pak vs Eng, 1st Test

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Pak vs Eng, 1st Test

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Pak vs Eng, 1st Test

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Pak vs Eng, 1st Test

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Pak vs Eng, 1st Test

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Pak vs Eng, 1st Test

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Pak vs Eng, 1st Test

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Pak vs Eng, 1st Test

[{"selector":"#anim-f0fbae7e-c72e-493e-bbb2-8818e56577e4","keyframes":{"opacity":[1,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f59ac4e5-ad56-4a7e-9a84-7dc394208420","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(3)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Teams: Pakistan : Abdullah Shafique, Imam-Ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (captain), Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Ali, Zahid Mahmood.

Pak vs Eng, 1st Test

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