Cameron Green and Alex Carey struck resolute half-centuries to assist Australia submit a wholesome first-innings complete towards Pakistan on Tuesday within the deciding third and remaining check in Lahore.
All-rounder Green scored 79 and wicketkeeper Carey made 67 earlier than the touring aspect had been all out for 391 at tea on the second day after successful the toss on the Gaddafi Stadium.
Fast bowlers Naseem Shah and Shaheen Shah Afridi completed with 4 wickets apiece for the hosts with an excellent show of reverse-swing bowling on a pitch providing variable bounce.
The first two checks of the collection — the primary between the edges in Pakistan since 1998 — had been drawn.
Resuming on 232-5 towards the second new ball which was taken in a single day, Carey and Green batted by way of to lunch.
It was the second session within the match that Pakistan went wicketless after the hosts failed to say one between lunch and tea on the opening day.
A number of balls continued to remain low whereas the Pakistan quick bowlers extracted loads of reverse swing however had been unable to discover a manner by way of the dogged resistance of the Australian pair.
Pakistan got here closest to selecting up a wicket when Carey, on 27, survived regardless of a supply from seamer Hasan Ali clipping his off-stump however failing to dislodge the bails.
Carey was given out caught behind by the umpire on that event however the left-hander overturned the choice, with replays confirming the ball had flicked the wicket on the way in which to the keeper.
Left-arm spinner Nauman Ali broke the stand when he dismissed Carey lbw with an arm-ball earlier than teenager Naseem cleaned up Green with a quick, reverse-swinging supply for his third scalp of the innings.
After the 135-run stand between Green and Carey, Australia misplaced their final 5 wickets for 50 runs with the lower-middle order unable to face as much as the fiery quick bowling from Naseem and Afridi.
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