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.
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.
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