Pakistan vs Australia, third Test, Day 4 Live Updates: We are simply three periods away from getting winner of the historic Test sequence between Pakistan and Australia. The decider at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore has entered its ultimate day the place the hosts want to attain 278 runs to win the sport they usually have all 10 wickets intact. Australia will certainly look ahead to getting these 10 scalps to script historical past in Pakistan.
On Thursday, opening batters Imam-ul-Haq, 42 not out, and Abdullah Shafique, 27 not out, survived tv referrals towards offspinner Nathan Lyon to go away the house group nonetheless needing 278 runs in a minimal 90 overs on the final day Friday.
Captain Pat Cummins declared Australias second innings at 227-3 shortly after tea, Usman Khawaja having achieved an unbeaten 104, his second successive century to spherical off an excellent tour to the nation of his delivery.
It gave Australia almost 4 periods to have a crack at Pakistan, after lacking out within the second check at Karachi the place Pakistan batted for 171.4 overs and compelled an epic draw.
The worn-out pitch at Lahore inspired Cummins after Pakistan collapsed to 268 within the first innings towards the brutal reverse swing of Cummins and Mitchell Starc to concede an enormous 123-runs lead.
Khawaja featured in three half-century stands and raised his hundred on the stroke of tea as Australia blunted the reverse swing of Naseem Shah (1-23) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (1-45) whereas scoring freely towards spinners Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan.
Khawaja made 97 within the drawn first check at Rawalpindi and adopted with 160 and 44 not out at Karachi. Despite being in poor health on the opening day of this check, Khawaja scored 91 within the first innings. The left-hander has a powerful 496 runs at a sequence common of 165.33.
Khawaja mixed in a 96-run opening stand with David Warner, who was clear bowled on 51 by Afridi within the penultimate over earlier than lunch.
In an eventful morning session, Pakistan missed out on dismisings Warner early; Khawaja escaped on 31 after he was bowled off Naseems no-ball after which umpire Aleem Dar was concerned in an animated dialog with Warner seemingly about how and the place the veteran was working on the deteriorating pitch.
Pakistan Playing XI: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Sajid Khan, Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Afridi
Australia Playing XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson
(With AP Inputs)
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