A 110-run partnership between Babar Azam and Saud Shakeel briefly revived Pakistan’s innings but a triple strike from Rehan Ahmed late in the second session handed England a 1-0 lead in the third Test at the National Stadium in Karachi on Monday. Once again put in a dominant position, reducing the hosts to 177. For 6 on tea.
A six-ball triple strike from Jack Leach –
Babar and Shakeel, who had joined forces in the morning session after Pakistan were reduced to 54 for 3. Following Jack Leach’s triple strike in a space of six balls, kept the English bowlers at bay for most of the post Lunch session.
They were content to play the waiting game, turning on the strike from time to time, and capitalizing on the occasional loose delivery by the English bowlers – most prominently by Ben Stokes, who would often drive them with overpitch deliveries. Used to lure.
Shakeel at times stepped up against Jack Leach, whom he had featured in the previous season, with good effect, but remained mostly defensive as he scored his fourth Test half-century in the company of his captain. He also scored a half-century.
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However, as soon as they reached their respective positions, they were undone by a legbreak from debutant Rehan Ahmed. Babar was a bit unlucky as his attempt to send a half-tracker only went to Ollie Pope at mid-wicket.
Eventually edging out a legbreak from Rehan to the ‘keeper’ –
Mohammad Rizwan had a brief but interesting stay in the middle. Soon after Pope edged Leach’s delivery to silly point, he was dropped by Jack Crawley at short cover. Nevertheless, he could only go with his luck, eventually edging out a legbreak from Rehan to the ‘keeper.
Shakeel, much like Babar threw his wicket away, top edging a sweep to the backward square leg fielder as Pakistan were reduced from 164 for 3 to 177 for 6, before Agha Salman and Faheem Ashraf saw through the remaining period of play before tea.
