LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan survived an intriguing final session to achieve 73-0 on day 4 after a daring declaration by Australia set a difficult goal of 351 runs within the series-deciding third take a look at on Thursday.
Opening batters Imam-ul-Haq, 42 not out, and Abdullah Shafique, 27 not out, survived tv referrals in opposition to offspinner Nathan Lyon to depart the house crew nonetheless needing 278 runs in a minimal 90 overs on the final day Friday.
Shafique had a detailed escape when Steve Smith’s poor run within the slips continued because the Australia vice-captain couldnt maintain onto a pointy likelihood off Marnus Labuschagne’s penultimate ball of the day.
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 start.
It gave Australia practically 4 classes to have a crack at Pakistan, after lacking out within the second take a look at 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 in opposition to 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 in opposition to spinners Nauman Ali and Sajid Khan.
Khawaja made 97 within the drawn first take a look at at Rawalpindi and adopted with 160 and 44 not out at Karachi. Despite being ailing on the opening day of this take a look at, 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.
Labuschagne, with 36, then shared one other brisk 65-run stand with Khawaja earlier than he swept exhausting at left-arm spinner Nauman and was caught at deep midwicket within the second session.
Smith scored solely 17 however on 7 turned the quickest batter to eight,000 take a look at runs in his 151st inning, one faster than former Sri Lanka skipper Kumar Sangakkara. Naseem discovered the skin fringe of Smith’s bat quickly after tea.
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 possible about how and the place the veteran was operating on the deteriorating pitch.
Warner even eliminated his helmet and gloves, exchanging phrases with Dar earlier than play resumed after practically three minutes.
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