Southampton: Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali scored a much needed fifty to help his side reach 158/5 against England at Tea on Day 3 of the third Test against England at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday.
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That's a very good catch! Come on lads! 🙌
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 23, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/JVsNai1pz8#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/1LjYYP2U2n
">That's a very good catch! Come on lads! 🙌
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 23, 2020
Scorecard/Clips: https://t.co/JVsNai1pz8#ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/1LjYYP2U2nThat's a very good catch! Come on lads! 🙌
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) August 23, 2020
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At the break, Ali was batting on 82 with wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan on 22 as the pair added 83 runs for the sixth wicket.
Earlier, England pace spearhead James Anderson snared four wickets to leave Pakistan reeling at 41/4 at lunch.
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Tea Break 🍵
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Pakistan trail by 425 runs. #ENGvPAK Scorecard: https://t.co/OrbJ93vfwB pic.twitter.com/MXkS1gPHYq
">Tea Break 🍵
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 23, 2020
Pakistan trail by 425 runs. #ENGvPAK Scorecard: https://t.co/OrbJ93vfwB pic.twitter.com/MXkS1gPHYqTea Break 🍵
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 23, 2020
Pakistan trail by 425 runs. #ENGvPAK Scorecard: https://t.co/OrbJ93vfwB pic.twitter.com/MXkS1gPHYq
Just after the break, the visitors lost Fawad Alam with spinner Dom Bess having him caught behind by Jos Buttler for 21.
Ali looked in good nick as he staved off challenges from the likes of Anderson, Stuart Broad and the gun-quick Jofra Archer to hold one end up. Veteran Anderson added to his three wickets from the second day as he removed Asad Shafiq who was caught at slip by skipper Joe Root for just five runs.
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6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Test runs for Azhar Ali 🎉 👏
— ICC (@ICC) August 23, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
He is just the fifth batsman to reach the mark for Pakistan 🇵🇰 #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/esWYWtny1j
">6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Test runs for Azhar Ali 🎉 👏
— ICC (@ICC) August 23, 2020
He is just the fifth batsman to reach the mark for Pakistan 🇵🇰 #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/esWYWtny1j6️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Test runs for Azhar Ali 🎉 👏
— ICC (@ICC) August 23, 2020
He is just the fifth batsman to reach the mark for Pakistan 🇵🇰 #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/esWYWtny1j
Pakistan still trail England by 425 runs. Earlier, England tailenders helped the hosts pile up 583/8d before Anderson knocked off Pakistan's top three towards the end of the second day.
Earlier, Jos Buttler was dismissed by Fawad Alam, who had never bowled before in Test cricket. Looking to steer the ball along the ground, Buttler ended up offering it straight back into the hands of the bowler, thus ending his innings on 152 off 311 balls.
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Fawad Alam's unusual technique has drawn plenty of comments, but one coach and former cricketer thinks we should celebrate such unorthodoxy 👇 #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/pZ3CbKwqYM
— ICC (@ICC) August 23, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Fawad Alam's unusual technique has drawn plenty of comments, but one coach and former cricketer thinks we should celebrate such unorthodoxy 👇 #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/pZ3CbKwqYM
— ICC (@ICC) August 23, 2020Fawad Alam's unusual technique has drawn plenty of comments, but one coach and former cricketer thinks we should celebrate such unorthodoxy 👇 #ENGvPAK pic.twitter.com/pZ3CbKwqYM
— ICC (@ICC) August 23, 2020
Chris Woakes, Dom Bess and Stuart Broad then put up a combined 53 runs before England captain Joe Root declared the innings.
England then managed to squeeze in about 11 overs. Shan Masood was the first to go, falling to James Anderson yet again after making just 4. Masood's opening partner Abid Ali was then caught in the slips in Anderson's very next over after which captain Azhar Ali and Babar Azam stuck around nervously for some time.
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5️⃣0️⃣ up for Azhar Ali 👏
— ICC (@ICC) August 23, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
An important knock from the 🇵🇰 skipper.#ENGvPAK SCORECARD ▶️ https://t.co/ZFClksEjKM pic.twitter.com/fSBO6qk6v7
">5️⃣0️⃣ up for Azhar Ali 👏
— ICC (@ICC) August 23, 2020
An important knock from the 🇵🇰 skipper.#ENGvPAK SCORECARD ▶️ https://t.co/ZFClksEjKM pic.twitter.com/fSBO6qk6v75️⃣0️⃣ up for Azhar Ali 👏
— ICC (@ICC) August 23, 2020
An important knock from the 🇵🇰 skipper.#ENGvPAK SCORECARD ▶️ https://t.co/ZFClksEjKM pic.twitter.com/fSBO6qk6v7
Brief scores: England 583/9d (Crawley267, Buttler 152; Fawad Alam 2/46) vs Pakistan 158/5 (Ali 82, Anderson 4/42)
