 DUBAI: England, chasing a big 324-run target, closed the third day at 36-0 in the third and final Test against Pakistan at Dubai Stadium on Sunday.
Andrew Strauss (19) and Alastair Cook (15) were at the crease when the stumps were drawn. They need another 288 runs for a win with all ten wickets intact.
Pakistan, leading the series 2-0, made 365 in their second innings.
Scoreboard:
Pakistan 1st innings 99 (Asad Shafiq 45; S. Broad 4-36, J. Anderson 3-35)
England 1st innings 141 (A. Strauss 56; Abdul Rehman 5-40, Saeed Ajmal 3-59)
Pakistan 2nd innings (overnight 222-2)
Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Panesar 21
Taufiq Umar c Strauss b Anderson 6
Azhar Ali c Cook b Swann 157
Younis Khan lbw b Broad 127
Misbah-ul Haq lbw b Panesar 31
Asad Shafiq lbw b Panesar 5
Adnan Akmal b Panesar 0
Abdul Rehman c Anderson b Swann 1
Saeed Ajmal c Anderson b Swann 1
Umar Gul lbw b Panesar 4
Aizaz Cheema not out 0
Extras: (b1, lb10, nb1) 12
Total: 365
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Umar), 2-28 (Hafeez), 3-244 (Younis), 4-331 (Misbah), 5-339 (Shafiq), 6-345 (Adnan), 7-346 (Rehman), 8-350 (Ajmal), 9-363 (Ali).
Bowling: Anderson 28-7-51-1 (nb1), Broad 24-7-55-1, Panesar 56.4-13-124-5, Swann 39-6-101-3, Trott 2-0-14-0, Pietersen 3-0-9-0
Overs: 152.4
England 2nd innings
A Strauss not out 19
A Cook not out 15
Extras: (nb2) 2
Total: (for no loss) 36
Bowling: Gul 4-1-11-0 (nb2), Cheema 2-0-5-0, Hafeez 5-2-6-0, Rehman 7-0-12-0, Ajmal 2-1-2-0
Overs: 20
Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS) and Steve Davis (AUS)
TV umpire: Shavir Tarapore (IND)
Match referee: Jeff Crowe (NZ) |
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Updated at: 18 May 2012
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