England vs Pakistan: Pakistan take 103-run lead
Pakistan were all out for exactly 400 runs near tea on Day Three of the third Test match against England at Edgbaston.
Pakistan were all out for exactly 400 runs near tea on Day Three of the third Test match against England at Edgbaston.
Azhar Ali was the top-scorer with 139 runs for Pakistan. Meanwhile, Sami Aslam (82), Misbahul Haq (56) and Sarfraz Ahmed (46*) also made useful contributions.
For England, Stuart Broad and Chris Woakes bagged three wickets apiece. James Anderson, who was barred from bowling at the end of the Pakistani innings for running onto the restricted area of the pitch thrice, bagged two wickets also.
Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq patiently steered his side into a first-innings lead over England on the third day of the third Test at Edgbaston on Friday.
At lunch, Pakistan were 336/5 — 39 runs ahead of England’s 297.
Misbah was 44 not out, his so far two-hour innings featuring five fours in 89 balls. By contrast, Sarfraz Ahmed had made a typically brisk 20 not out off just 27 balls.
Pakistan had scored at a modest rate of barely three runs an over during Friday’s morning session but they had now kept England in the field for nearly eight-and-a-half hours in total.
With the four-Test series all square at 1-1, Pakistan resumed on 257 for three after Azhar Ali had been dismissed for 139 off the last ball of Thursday’s play, following partnerships of 181 and 76 with Sami Aslam (82) and Younis Khan (21 not out) respectively.
All-rounder Chris Woakes, who had dismissed Azhar, struck again on his Warwickshire home ground when he got rid of Younis for 31.
Scoreboard (at tea) England (1st innings): 297 Pakistan (1st innings o/n 257/3): Mohammad Hafeez c Ballance b Anderson 0, Sami Aslam run out (Vince) 82, Azhar Ali c Cook b Woakes 139, Younis Khan c Bairstow b Woakes 31, Misbah-ul-Haq b Anderson 56, Asad Shafiq b Broad 0, Sarfraz Ahmed (not out) 46, Yasir Shah run out 7, Mohammad Amir lbw b Woakes 1, Sohail Khan lbw b Broad 7, Rahat Ali c Root b Broad 4. Extras: (b5, lb21, nb1) 27. Total: (in 136 overs) 400. FoW: 1-0, 2-181, 3-257, 4-274, 5-296, 6-358, 7-367, 8-368, 9-386. Bowling: Anderson 29.1-7-54-2, Broad 30-4-83-3 (1nb), Finn 27.5-7-76-0, Woakes 30-7-79-3, Ali 17-2-79-0, Vince 1-0-2-0, Root 1-0-1-0.