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Pakistan vs Australia, Live Score, Second Test, Day 3 in Abu Dhabi: Lyon Strikes Twice in Succession, Pakistan Eight Down

Cricketnext Staff | Updated: October 18, 2018, 5:46 PM IST

2nd Test, Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi 16 - 20 October, 2018

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17:45(IST)

Well, Pakistan is on 394-8 now, and it would be interesting to see if captain Sarfraz Ahmed changes his approach to the game. He's batting with the tail now.

17:43(IST)

OUT! And Lyon strikes again. Yasir Shah does not offer a shot and he is trapped in front of the stumps. The review was taken more in hope then expectation, and unsurprisingly, the umpire's call stands.

17:41(IST)

OUT! Nathan Lyon deserved the luck here, as he dismisses Bilal Asif for 15 off 21 balls. The ball was edged but falls fortuitously for the close fielder there. Travis Head makes no mistake.

17:33(IST)

And it's time for drinks. One hour of play remains.

17:32(IST)

For now, Bilal Asif has smashed another ball to the boundary, his third four of the innings. It looks like he's been told to be the aggressor and rack up as many runs as he can, as quickly as possible. 

17:30(IST)

This is interesting, Mickey Arthur is in conversation with an official at the boundary rope and it is suspected it might be to decide on the declaration.

17:29(IST)

FOUR! And Bilal Asif gets his first boundary of the day, He feathers the ball down to third man and the chasing Ashton Agar cannot get to it. Pakistan are 379-6 and lead by 516 runs.

17:26(IST)

Australia already have a daunting task here as Pakistan's lead has crossed 500, and they are not showing any signs of declaring soon. If at all they are to make a match of this, Australia will have to start extremely well.

17:18(IST)

That was a close review for Bilal, who took an lbw call against the wishes of his captain Sarfraz. However, the decision is overturned, smart by Pakistani batsman!

17:12(IST)

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17:08(IST)

Heartbreak for Babar Azam! Unfortunately for him he's trapped in front of the stumps by Mitchell Marsh and the umpire raises his finger. Azam reviews it prompted by his captain, but the ball was always going to crash into the stumps. Umpire stays with his original decision. Out for 99!

17:03(IST)

Azam is on strike now. A single away from his 100.

17:00(IST)

FOUR! Babar Azam cuts one away with power from Peter Siddle, great roll of the wrists and timing involved here. He moves to 98, and then follows it up by taking a single off the next ball. He's one run away from the century now.

16:56(IST)

Record for Sarfraz Ahmed, and it's about time! 

16:52(IST)

Babar Azam has shown good restraint here, and isn't in a hurry to reach that three figure mark. No sign of nerves either! Pakistan are 360-5 at the end of 107 overs.

16:49(IST)

It's been a hard day for the likes of Marsh and Peter Siddle who have steamed in the whole day bending their back, but hardly receiving any help from the pitch. The Pakistani batsmen have taken their time to get their eye back in after the tea break. Pakistan are 357-5.

16:47(IST)

Calculated?

16:44(IST)

And Babar Azam bats out the last over from Peter Siddle, which was a maiden. 356-5 here.

16:43(IST)

That's revelatory. Azam is sticking to a clear chain of thought and plan over here.

16:39(IST)

Peter Siddle has steamed in to bowl the first over of the last session, after both teams got a deserving tea break in the scorching heat. Pakistan still have a vice like grip on this game, and are unwilling to give it up easily now. Babar Azam is nearing his century, and the score reads 354-5 after the end of the second over after tea.

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16:12(IST)

It's tea here, and Pakistan are in a commanding position going into tea. The score reads 350-2, and they've scored at about four runs an over in this session, a healthy pace for a Test match.

16:09(IST)

We may see the last over before tea here.

16:08(IST)

100 overs have been bowled here and Pakistan stand on 348-5. Babar Azam is about to enter the 90's and he'd want to overcome the 'nervous' stage of his innings to bring up what will be a truly well deserved 100 against Australia if he was to get to the milestone.

16:01(IST)

FOUR! Babar Azam hits yet another ball to the boundary as Pakistan end the 98th over on 343-5.

15:57(IST)

Pakistan are chipping along well over here. The Australian bowlers are growing weary, and the odd loose ball is being sent to the fence. Babar Azam moves into the eighties as he sends the last ball of Holland's ball to the boundary. The score is 332-5 at the end of 97 overs.

15:44(IST)

FOUR and FOUR! Babar Azam showing his class now. Two glorious boundaries to complete the previous Mitchell Marsh over. The first was sweetly flicked off his pads towards midwicket and the second was cut to precision towards point. He is motoring along now.

15:37(IST)

FOUR! 300 up for Pakistan and the lead has now crossed 440 runs. The hit on the helmet has certainly not affected Sarfraz's scoring. Mitchell Marsh give some width to the Pakistan captain and he capitalizes on it, standing tall and punching it to the third man boundary.

15:31(IST)
15:27(IST)

Ouch! The variable bounce on the pitch has been evident since the morning. Peter Siddle attempts a short delivery but the ball does not rise as much as expected. He tried ducking under the ball but it follows him and strikes on the helmet. Paine, Siddle, Babar Azam come over and check with the Pakistan captain. He gestures he's fine but the physio has come out to ensure Sarfraz is fine. Hasan Ali runs out to hand him a replacement helmet. He picks one among three choices and play resumes after a small break.

15:22(IST)

Finally, Australia have succeeded in their attempt to change the ball. The ball is only seven overs old and it looks to have gone out of shape. The umpires have picked out another ball and given it to Tim Paine, who hands the ball to Peter Siddle to start the new over.

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Catch all the action and live scores from Day 3 of the second Test between Pakistan and Australia through in Abu Dhabi through our live blog.

Preview: Mohammad Abbas and Bilal Asif ripped through Australian batting before Fakhar Zaman and Asif Ali hit half-centuries as Pakistan ended Day 2 of the second Test in complete control in Abu Dhabi. Pakistan had reached 144/2 with a commanding lead of 281 at stumps. Ali remained unbeaten on 54 with Harris Sohail (17) batting at the other end. Zaman (66) and Ali had put on a 91-run stand to put Pakistan in charge before Nathan Lyon took a stunning return catch to send back the Pakistan opener for 66. Mitchell Starc had removed Mohammad Hafeez early for 13. Earlier, it was Abbas who continued to wreak havoc with the ball, picking 5/33 as Australia continued to struggle against the right-arm pacer.

Abbas removed Shaun Marsh (3) in the fourth over of the day before dismissing Travis Head (14). Then, it was the spinners led by Asif (3/23) and supported by Yasir Shah (1/59) who got into the action for Pakistan. Shah got the wicket of Mitchell Marsh, caught close to the wicket for 13. Asif removed Aaron Finch (39) - the only batsman who looked like putting up a fight and then also got the better of the Australian captain Tim Paine (3) in the last over before lunch.

Australia were then left struggling at 91-7 after the 1st session. After that, it was all about providing some respectability to the total and Marnus Labuschagne along with Mitchell Starc did exactly that, stitching together a 37-run stand before a freakish run-out ended Labuschagne's stay at the crease. He backed up too far and a straight drive from Starc was deflected to the stumps by Shah which caught the Australian out of his crease. Abbas then ended Starc's fight, removing him for 34 as Australia were dismissed for a paltry 145, giving Pakistan a healthy lead of 137. Zaman's fine form continued and Ali's half-century meant Australia will need nothing less than a miracle to save this game with three full days still left.

Teams:

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Hafeez, Azhar Ali, Haris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, Babar Azam, Sarfraz Ahmed(w/c), Bilal Asif, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Mir Hamza

Australia: Usman Khawaja, Aaron Finch, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Tim Paine(w/c), Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle, Nathan Lyon, Jon Holland
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RankTeamPointsRating
1 India 4397 116
2 South Africa 3712 106
3 Australia 3499 106
4 England 4722 105
5 New Zealand 2354 102
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