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24-Oct-2015 19:10:00 GMT
Pakistan v England, 2nd Test, Dubai, day 3

Younis, Misbah put Pakistan on top

Dubai: Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq push Pakistan lead over England to 358 on day three of the second Test in Dubai on Saturday.

England's hopes of winning the second Test against Pakistan hang by a thread after a disastrous third day.

Resuming in a strong position at 182-3, the tourists were bundled out for 242 in a dreadful morning session.

Joe Root, Ben Stokes and the out-of-form Jos Buttler fell victim to Wahab Riaz's pace, before Yasir Shah's leg spin bamboozled the lower order.

Senior batsmen Younis Khan (71) and Misbah-ul-Haq (87) were at the crease as Pakistan were in strong position to take a 1-0 lead in the three match series.

It was a truly abject morning for England, who lost their final seven wickets for 36 runs to be 242 all out and all but wreck their chances of becoming the first team to defeat Pakistan in a test series in the UAE.

That collapse meant England realistically needed to bowl out Pakistan cheaply to stand any chance of achieving a remarkable comeback and Alastair Cook's men got off to the best possible start after lunch.

Opener Shan Masood (one) had been fortunate as a diving Jos Buttler spilled his nick off Stuart Broad, but England's wicketkeeper made amends, snaffling another Masood edge off James Anderson the following over.

Pakistan were one for one and number three Shoaib Malik (seven) lasted little longer, driving a full Mark Wood ball onto his stumps which reduced Pakistan to 16 for two.

Captain Cook rotated his attack, using seven bowlers for scant reward until Mohammad Hafeez (51) lazily edged Wood to Joe Root at slips.

Stuart Broad had predicted Saturday's first hour of play could decide the test and the all-rounder's words proved prescient but in the opposite way that he would have hoped.

England started the day on 183 for three, Root and Jonny Bairstow on 76 and 27 respectively and seeking to extend their partnership of 55.

Pakistan began with the contrasting threat of Wahab's scorching pace and Yasir's canny leg-spin.

After three scoreless overs, England's batsmen registered 24 runs in the next three and seemed at ease.

However, Wahab (4-66) then removed Root (88), Ben Stokes (four) and Buttler (nought), all caught by wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed, as the 30-year-old's devastating four-over spell yielded three wickets for just one run.

Yasir (4-93) then dismissed Adil Rashid (nought), caught by Hafeez in the covers, and Bairstow (46) leg before wicket in the same over as England slumped to 223 for eight.

Brief scores
Pakistan -
378 (Misbah 102, Wood 3-39, Moeen 3-108) and 222 for 3 (Misbah 87*, Younis 71*)
England - 242 (Root 88, Cook 65, Riaz 4-66, Shah 4-93)
Status - Pakistan lead by 358 runs


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