BOC TO ORGANISE P31 WATER POLO COURSE SPORTS 2432 Wednesday, November 4, 2015 Third Test
PakistanSharjah fight back “We need to bat like this Azhar Ali was unfortunate pener Mohammad tomorrow as well to post to be run out for 34, as he Pakistan v England third test scoreboard Hafeez notched a a challenging target for drove spinner Adil Rashid to Obrilliant 97 under pressure England and I am hopeful extra cover and saw Hafeez Scores at close on the third day to help Pakistan stage a that we will do that.” scampering for a single. Ali Pakistan 1st innings 234 J. Anderson b Malik 7 Pakistan 2nd innings comeback in the third and Pakistan were off to a reacted late and was run out (Misbah-ul-Haq 71; J. B. Stokes b Malik 0 Mohammad Hafeez not out 97 final Test against England in confident start of 101 -- only at the non-striker’s end. Anderson 4-17) Extras: (lb6, nb4) 10 Azhar Ali run out 34 Sharjah yesterday. their second 50-plus opening Malik, who scored a Total: (all out, 126.5 overs) Shoaib Malik lbw b Anderson 0 The 35-year-old was just stand in Sharjah -- with brilliant 245 in the first England 1st innings 306 Younis Khan lbw b Broad 14 three runs away from his Hafeez earning the lead by Test, was caught napping (overnight 222-4) Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Ali), Rahat Ali not out 0 ninth Test hundred as he hitting spinner Samit Patel by a sharp inswinger from A.Cook c Ali b Shah 49 2-90 (Cook), 3-97 (Root), 4-139 Extras: (lb1) 1 took Pakistan to 146-3 at for a four and then taking Anderson which struck him M. Ali c Younis b Malik 14 (Bell), 5-228 (Taylor), 6-245 Total: (for three wkts; 53 the close on the third day at three runs. right in front of the wicket, I. Bell st Ahmed b Shah 40 (Bairstow), 7-285 (Rashid), overs) 146 Sharjah stadium, leading by He completed his 13th Test continuing his slide in form. J. Root c Ahmed b Rahat 4 8-287 (Patel), 9-296 (Anderson) Fall of wickets: 1-101 (Ali), 74 runs with seven wickets half-century with another Earlier, it was Malik’s J. Taylor c Ahmed b Rahat 76 Bowling: Rahat 22-12-48-2 2-105 (Malik), 3-146 (Younis) intact. boundary off Patel and then off-breaks which derailed J. Bairstow b Babar 43 (1nb), Shah 36-3-99-3, Riaz Bowling: Anderson 14-5-36-1, Nightwatchman Rahat Ali hoisted James Anderson for England who lost their last S. Patel b Shah 42 20-5-33-0 (3nb), Babar 37-6- Broad 12-4-19-1, Patel 11-0- was the other not out batsman a six and four to post the six wickets on either side of Adil Rashid c Ali b Malik 8 80-1, Malik 9.5-3-33-4, Ali 2-0- 40-0, Ali 6-1-25-0, Rashid 10-2- on nought as Pakistan lost 100-mark. lunch. S. Broad not out 13 7-0 25-0 the key wicket of Younis Khan for 14, trapped leg- before by fast bowler Stuart Broad with just two overs to go in the day. But Hafeez held the innings together well, smashing nine boundaries and three sixes during his aggressive 155- ball knock as Pakistan seek to avoid squandering a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Pakistan won the second Test in Dubai while the first Test ended in a draw in Abu Dhabi. Earlier, off-spinner Shoaib Malik took a career best 4-33 as England were bowled out for 306 in their first innings, taking a 72-run lead over Pakistan’s total of 234. James Taylor top-scored with 76. Pakistan were lucky not to lose Hafeez after Australian umpire Bruce Oxenford gave him caught behind off paceman James Anderson in the fifth over of the innings with the score on four. But Hafeez, then on two, challenged the decision and got away on referral as television replays showed there was a gap between ball and bat, much to the relief of the Pakistan camp. Hafeez said he was happy to lead the fightback. “We needed a good start and I am happy that Ali and I gave that,” said Hafeez. England’s wicket keeper Jonny Baistow (R) tries to catch the ball played by Pakistan’s Mohammad Hafeez
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