On the third day of the historic series’ third and decisive Test at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium, Pakistan resumed their first innings on 90-1, behind Australia by 301 runs.
At the start of the game, Abdullah Shafique and Azhar Ali were leading the home side’s batting.
After the departure of Iman-ul-Haq, who was sent back to the pavilion by Australian skipper Pat Cummins, the duo put up an unbroken 70-run stand to launch Pakistan’s robust response to Australia’s first innings total of 391 on the second day on Tuesday.
Playing XIs:
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan, Shaheeh Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah
Australia: Usman Khawaja, David Warner, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Sweepson, Nathan Lyon
