Captain Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique struck aggressive half centuries and led Pakistan’s positive start in the first test against a new-look England pace attack.

Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the coin toss and elected to bat in the first test against England on Monday. Pakistan had been searching for its first test win at home in more than 3-1/2 years since last beating South Africa in early 2021.

(Reuters) -Pakistan captain Shan Masood smashed 153 and forged a 253-run partnership with fellow centurion Abdullah Shafique to put the hosts on course for a massive first innings total in the opening test against England on Monday.

The aurora was the result of a massive solar flare, the strongest since 2017, that the sun unleashed late last week.

There’s a possible chance for the aurora borealis, also known as northern lights, to be seen in Rhode Island Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The chance of visibility is because of a strong solar flare from Thursday morning.

Northern lights were visible in Connecticut over the weekend due to a rare geomagnetic storm, allowing people to witness the spectacular colors of aurora borealis without having to travel to Alaska or Canada.

Join Adam Collins for updates as England look to build on their promising start to the tournament. Good afternoon. Welcome to some Group B action from the T20 Women’s World Cup in the UAE. Today we’re down the Sharjah end of the freeway for a fixture that may not necessarily dictate which team advanced from England and South Africa – all things being equal,

England coasted to a 21-run win in their opening World Cup fixture against Bangladesh, with Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s crucial first-innings 41 the difference between the two sides.