Pakistan vs Australia, third Test, Day 4 Live Updates: After Mitchell Starc lightened up the third day of the Lahore Test together with his outstanding tempo bowling, the Aussies will look to take an enormous 2nd-ininngs lead on Thursday once they take area in opposition to hosts Pakistan.
Pakistan had been bundled out for 268 in opposition to the persistent tempo of Pat Cummins and Starc, conceding a large 123-run lead. In a sensational collapse after tea on Day 3, Pakistan misplaced seven wickets for 41 runs — the final 4 wickets with out including a run — as Cummins completed with 5-56 and Starc took 4-36.
Australia, which was bowled out for 391 within the first innings, had stretched its result in 134 runs by reaching 11-0 by stumps with Usman Khawaja not out on 7 and David Warner unbeaten on 4.
Starc, who bowled solely two overs with the second new ball, returned within the final session and knocked again the off stumps of Fawad Alam (13) and Mohammad Rizwan (1) with Pakistan batters struggling to deal with the reverse swing.
Pakistan’s lengthy tail didn’t final lengthy with captain Babar Azam making a 67 off 131 balls. The dwelling group had dropped all-rounder Faheem Ashraf to go along with an additional quick bowler after drawing the primary two take a look at matches.
Earlier, Azhar Ali, enjoying in his 94th take a look at match however for the primary time in his hometown of Lahore, turned the fifth Pakistani batter to finish 7,000 take a look at runs when he reached 74 by sweeping laborious at Lyon to deep sq. leg for a single.
Former take a look at captains Younis Khan (10,099), Javed Miandad (8,832), Inzamam-ul-Haq (8,829) and Mohammad Yousuf (7,530) are the opposite Pakistan batters to attain greater than 7,000 take a look at runs.
But Pakistan folded in opposition to Cummins and Starc after tea, dropping the final six wickets off 40 balls.
(With AP Inputs)
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