Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq followed his first innings hundred with a duck as England fought back on the third day of the first Test at Lord’s on Saturday.
London: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq followed his first innings hundred with a duck as England fought back on the third day of the first Test at Lord’s on Saturday.
Pakistan’s Sarfraz Ahmed bats against England during Day Three of the Lords Test on Saturday. Pic/Getty Images
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At the close of Day Three, Pakistan were 214 for eight in their second innings — a lead of 281 runs. A becalmed Younis Khan, who played several exaggerated leave shots, was 19 not out off 86 balls. But Asad Shafiq had kept the scoreboard ticking over with an unbeaten 29 off 46 balls including five boundaries.
Saturday’s second session saw England all-rounder Chris Woakes follow his Test-best six for 70 in the first innings with two wickets. Pakistan were 1-40 at lunch after Mohammad Hafeez had carelessly fallen for a duck in cutting Stuart Broad straight to Joe Root. But they lost opener Shan Masood soon afterwards when the left-hander, once more fallible outside off stump, flat-footedly edged paceman Woakes to England captain Alastair Cook at first slip. Azhar Ali (23) then fell lbw to a desperately tight umpire’s call as Woakes reduced Pakistan to 3-59.
Misbah, in his maiden Test knock at Lord’s, had made 114 in Pakistan’s first innings. But fell for nought when he hoisted off-spinner Moeen Ali legside and Alex Hales, running round to the mid-wicket rope, held a good catch.
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