A sprightly begining to the run chase by Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley has helped England to a decent 112 for 2 at the end of third day’s play at the National Stadium in Karachi, only 55 runs short of the target to inflict a whitewash on Pakistan.
Chasing a fairly manageable 167 for a win, the England openers added 87 runs in only 11.3 overs before Zak Crawley got trapped legbefore by Abrar Ahmed on a run-a-ball 41. Earlier, Rehan Ahmed turned the tide around, registering a five-wicket haul on Test debut.
Brief Scores: Pakistan 304 (Babar Azam 78, Agha Salman 56; Jack Leach 4-140) & 216 (Babar Azam 54, Saud Shakeel 53; Rehan Ahmed 5-48, Jack Leach 3-72) lead England 354 (Harry Brook 111, Be Foakes 64, Ollie Pope 51; Nauman Ali 4-126, Abrar Ahmed 4-150) & 112/2 (Ben Duckett 50*, Zak Crawley 41; Abrar Ahmed 2-43) by 54 runs
FIVE-STAR AHMED! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
The spinner becomes the youngest Test cricketer to take a five-wicket haul on debut as Pakistan all out for 216 🤯👏 pic.twitter.com/AzXtng9FV1
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) December 19, 2022
