16 July,2010 08:19 AM IST | | AFP
Salman Butt scored his second fifty of the match and remained unbeaten at the close of the third day yesterday to give Pakistan hope of a win in the first Test against Australia at Lord's.
Butt was 58 not out and Test debutant Azhar Ali 28 not out with Pakistan at 114 for one, and needing a further 326 runs to reach what would be a record-breaking total of 440. That would surpass the highest total ever scored in a fourth innings to win a Test of 418 for seven made by the West Indies against Australia in Antigua in 2002/03.
Pakistan's Umar Amin, due in next, insisted a win was still possible. "Definitely, the way Salman and Azhar Ali have played today," said the Test debutant. "If they carry on tomorrow, we have a very good chance of winning the game."
Butt, playing pace and spin with equal assurance, scored nine boundaries in his 86-ball fifty.
