Sensational six-hitting by No. The Pakistanis were expected to follow the previous two tests in the series and be cleaned up during day three of the third and last test by an England pace attack that has been rampant against the lackluster visitors. 9 batter Razaullah on debut capped an extraordinary Pakistan fightback against England in the Edgbaston cricket test on Friday. But Pakistan finally flexed its batting muscles to be dismissed for 449 in the last over of the day, snatch a lead of 129 runs and force a fourth day of action nobody predicted.
Saud Shakeel’s Knock Ends as Pakistan Struggles
Saud Shakeel reached a milestone of 2,000 Test runs but was dismissed for 29 after attempting to defend against a bouncer from Jofra Archer. His departure left Pakistan at 306-6, losing their last recognized batsman in the process. Shakeel’s innings included frustrating England by placing balls just beyond the reach of fielders.
Masood was moving his feet and looking nimble. Gutsy half-centuries by Shan Masood (95), captain Babar Azam (76) and opener Azan Awais (59) lifted Pakistan to the brink of wiping out a 320-run deficit on the first innings, then Razaullah and No. 10 batter Mohammad Abbas smashed past it in style in a thrilling late-day partnership. It scored 397 runs in 84 overs on Friday, including its first two century partnerships of the tour. He was dropped at point before his half-century in 81 balls and was five runs from a century when he was out caught in the slips by a fantasic ankle-high grab by Dan Lawrence to give Atkinson his first wicket of the match.
