England vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd Test at Southampton, Day 3: Azhar Ali Completes Ton as PAK Cross 200
England vs Pakistan 2020 Live Score and Latest Updates of 3rd Test at Southampton: 200 is up now for Pakistan and Azhar Ali brings up his century too! What a skipper's knock this has been, this will surely silence the critics a tad. The real question is though, can they keep going? This 135-run knock is impressive but Pakistan need more.
OUT! Woakes gets the breakthrough in the most unlikely manner possible. He angles one down leg side to Rizwan who tries to flick it to fine leg but only gets a bit of bat on it and Buttler takes the catch.
21:51 (IST)
200 is up now for Pakistan and Azhar Ali brings up his century too! What a skipper's knock this has been, this will surely silence the critics a tad. The real question is though, can they keep going? This 135-run knock is impressive but Pakistan need more.
20:31 (IST)
It's tea on Day 3. Mohammad Rizwan and Azhar Ali have shown some fight, which is what Pakistan have lacked in the last few days. Pakistan 158 for 5, with the sixth wicket stand currently standing at 83*.
20:07 (IST)
The partnership is approaching 70, with RIzwan and Azhar Ali being stubborn. Delaying the inevitable? Or is there a fight on? We'll wait and watch. Woakes and Archer bowling in tandem.
18:46 (IST)
OUT! England get the breakthrough courtesy of Dom Bess and Fawad has to depart. He pokes at a wonderful off-spinner from Bess and edges one to Buttler behind the stumps.
17:11 (IST)
Heavy rains means early lunch has been taken on Day 3. This session pretty much belonged to the hosts thanks to Anderson. Pakistan will have a lot of work to do to save this match when play resumes.
16:47 (IST)
Oh dear oh dear. The drizzle returns again and the players are forced off the ground. The hover cover makes a return as well. Not what fans would have wanted to see at all. Let's hope this shower clears up too!
16:10 (IST)
ENGLAND REVIEW! Stuart Broad hits Azhar Ali on the pad with one that nips in, but that's missing leg. Review lost. Broad was as always convinced and began his celebr-appeal.
16:05 (IST)
Back live. Huge huge task ahead of Pakistan. Anderson is on a roll and just three away from 600 Test wickets. He's bowling to Fawad Alam, who is under tremendous pressure having made a 0 in his comeback game.
15:58 (IST)
11.35 local time. That is 4.05 PM IST - that's when we'll have a restart. The rain has stopped.
15:40 (IST)
And with that wicket, the players walk off the field as rain has come down. Let's see how long this stoppage is.
15:39 (IST)
WICKET! Anderson with his fourth wicket. Poor shot from Shafiq. Fishes outside off, edge goes straight to slip where Root takes a simple catch. Pakistan 30 for 4. That's his 597th wicket.
15:25 (IST)
Pakistan might have missed a trick yesterday by not sending in a night watchman to protect Babar Azam. Shoaib Akhtar, who has been very active with his comments in the last few months, said the same too.
22:01 (IST)
OUT! Woakes gets the breakthrough in the most unlikely manner possible. He angles one down leg side to Rizwan who tries to flick it to fine leg but only gets a bit of bat on it and Buttler takes the catch.
21:51 (IST)
200 is up now for Pakistan and Azhar Ali brings up his century too! What a skipper's knock this has been, this will surely silence the critics a tad. The real question is though, can they keep going? This 135-run knock is impressive but Pakistan need more.
20:31 (IST)
It's tea on Day 3. Mohammad Rizwan and Azhar Ali have shown some fight, which is what Pakistan have lacked in the last few days. Pakistan 158 for 5, with the sixth wicket stand currently standing at 83*.
20:07 (IST)
The partnership is approaching 70, with RIzwan and Azhar Ali being stubborn. Delaying the inevitable? Or is there a fight on? We'll wait and watch. Woakes and Archer bowling in tandem.
18:46 (IST)
OUT! England get the breakthrough courtesy of Dom Bess and Fawad has to depart. He pokes at a wonderful off-spinner from Bess and edges one to Buttler behind the stumps.
17:11 (IST)
Heavy rains means early lunch has been taken on Day 3. This session pretty much belonged to the hosts thanks to Anderson. Pakistan will have a lot of work to do to save this match when play resumes.
16:47 (IST)
Oh dear oh dear. The drizzle returns again and the players are forced off the ground. The hover cover makes a return as well. Not what fans would have wanted to see at all. Let's hope this shower clears up too!
16:10 (IST)
ENGLAND REVIEW! Stuart Broad hits Azhar Ali on the pad with one that nips in, but that's missing leg. Review lost. Broad was as always convinced and began his celebr-appeal.
16:05 (IST)
Back live. Huge huge task ahead of Pakistan. Anderson is on a roll and just three away from 600 Test wickets. He's bowling to Fawad Alam, who is under tremendous pressure having made a 0 in his comeback game.
15:58 (IST)
11.35 local time. That is 4.05 PM IST - that's when we'll have a restart. The rain has stopped.
15:40 (IST)
And with that wicket, the players walk off the field as rain has come down. Let's see how long this stoppage is.
15:39 (IST)
WICKET! Anderson with his fourth wicket. Poor shot from Shafiq. Fishes outside off, edge goes straight to slip where Root takes a simple catch. Pakistan 30 for 4. That's his 597th wicket.
15:25 (IST)
Pakistan might have missed a trick yesterday by not sending in a night watchman to protect Babar Azam. Shoaib Akhtar, who has been very active with his comments in the last few months, said the same too.
22:01 (IST)
OUT! Woakes gets the breakthrough in the most unlikely manner possible. He angles one down leg side to Rizwan who tries to flick it to fine leg but only gets a bit of bat on it and Buttler takes the catch.
21:51 (IST)
200 is up now for Pakistan and Azhar Ali brings up his century too! What a skipper's knock this has been, this will surely silence the critics a tad. The real question is though, can they keep going? This 135-run knock is impressive but Pakistan need more.
21:29 (IST)
Pakistan have done well in the final session thus far. Azhar Ali is nearing in on his century and Rizwan has done well to support him thus far. England need a wicket soon.
21:03 (IST)
The final session of the day is underway and Pakistan have made a bright start to it. They need to think about getting a big partnership in order to have any chance of even drawing this match though.
20:31 (IST)
It's tea on Day 3. Mohammad Rizwan and Azhar Ali have shown some fight, which is what Pakistan have lacked in the last few days. Pakistan 158 for 5, with the sixth wicket stand currently standing at 83*.
20:07 (IST)
The partnership is approaching 70, with RIzwan and Azhar Ali being stubborn. Delaying the inevitable? Or is there a fight on? We'll wait and watch. Woakes and Archer bowling in tandem.
19:26 (IST)
England are clearly looking for quick wickets as Root has brought back both Anderson and Broad into the attack. Neither have found any success yet but Rizwan and Azhar deserve some credit for their dogged approach thus far.
19:03 (IST)
Bess is getting plenty of turn now, even putting wicketkeeper Buttler through some discomfort due to the spin and bounce he is generasting off the track. New batsman Mohammad Rizwan manages to sweep one for four but England won't mind too much.
18:46 (IST)
OUT! England get the breakthrough courtesy of Dom Bess and Fawad has to depart. He pokes at a wonderful off-spinner from Bess and edges one to Buttler behind the stumps.
18:22 (IST)
Jofra Archer has been putting on a fast bowling clinic during his spell, steaming in and regularly bowling at 90 mph. He hasn't been rewarded with a wicket yet but he has unsettled the batsmen just a tad.
18:07 (IST)
Fawad and Azhar have been in decent touch so far in the second session. For the sake of the visitors, these two will need to bat for a long time. At this point even a draw will seem a good result.
17:45 (IST)
Hello and welcome back to the second session. Thankfully play was able to resume without much loss in time. England will eye more wickets whereas for Pakistan, the aim remains to survive for now.
17:11 (IST)
Heavy rains means early lunch has been taken on Day 3. This session pretty much belonged to the hosts thanks to Anderson. Pakistan will have a lot of work to do to save this match when play resumes.
16:47 (IST)
Oh dear oh dear. The drizzle returns again and the players are forced off the ground. The hover cover makes a return as well. Not what fans would have wanted to see at all. Let's hope this shower clears up too!
16:39 (IST)
Fawad Alam and Azhar Ali are hanging in there for now, which is the most one can expect out of any batsmen when Broad and Anderson are in such fine form. The batsmen have a major job on their hands though.
16:14 (IST)
And Fawad Alam is off the mark. He'll be relieved.
16:10 (IST)
ENGLAND REVIEW! Stuart Broad hits Azhar Ali on the pad with one that nips in, but that's missing leg. Review lost. Broad was as always convinced and began his celebr-appeal.
16:05 (IST)
Back live. Huge huge task ahead of Pakistan. Anderson is on a roll and just three away from 600 Test wickets. He's bowling to Fawad Alam, who is under tremendous pressure having made a 0 in his comeback game.
15:58 (IST)
11.35 local time. That is 4.05 PM IST - that's when we'll have a restart. The rain has stopped.
15:45 (IST)
Just before the rain came down...
Jimmy has all four! That's Test wicket 5️⃣9️⃣7️⃣! 🙌
And with that wicket, the players walk off the field as rain has come down. Let's see how long this stoppage is.
15:39 (IST)
WICKET! Anderson with his fourth wicket. Poor shot from Shafiq. Fishes outside off, edge goes straight to slip where Root takes a simple catch. Pakistan 30 for 4. That's his 597th wicket.
15:32 (IST)
We're into live action, with Stuart Broad running in to Asad Shafiq. Can Pakistan make a game out of this?
15:25 (IST)
Pakistan might have missed a trick yesterday by not sending in a night watchman to protect Babar Azam. Shoaib Akhtar, who has been very active with his comments in the last few months, said the same too.
15:09 (IST)
“When Misbah was initially appointed as head coach and chief selector last year, the first person in Pakistan cricket history to be given this dual role, there was scepticism whether the former captain would be able to do justice to both responsibilities,” the source said. He said that the option of having a new chief selector is also under consideration because the Board wants to inject more life into the selection process. “A former fast bowler known for his outspoken comments and who was a big star in his playing days is under consideration and after the England series is over things will be finalized with him,” the source added.
15:03 (IST)
“The PCB now feels that it is best if the burden was reduced on Misbah and allow him to focus on his job as head coach as there are a number of important ICC events coming up in the next three years,” the source told PTI. “Wasim Khan the PCB CEO was in England recently and has also observed from close quarters how Misbah is handling both responsibilities. Wasim also spoke to Misbah in England and having a new chief selector is now an option for the Board.
14:55 (IST)
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq could be asked to relinquish his role as chief selector after the team returns from England as the cricket authorities are considering appointing a new person for the job. According to a PCB source, a high-profile former fast bowler is under consideration to replace Misbah as the chief selector.
14:49 (IST)
“This will be followed by IPL 2021 in April,” Ganguly said in an email to all the affiliated units. “The BCCI is making all efforts to ensure that domestic cricket resumes as and when the conditions permit. The health and safety of players and all other involved in domestic cricket is of utmost importance to BCCI and we are constantly monitoring all aspects,” Ganguly wrote in the letter.
14:43 (IST)
Crawley, who is playing his eighth Test only, Shared a partnership of 359 with Jos Buttler. The latter too scored a 150. The latter scored his second ton in Tests. He is the third youngest England player to score a double ton, after David Gower and Len Hutton. Meanwhile, Ganguly has said that India are all set to host England next year, and 2023 World Cup. “The BCCI and the Indian cricket team will continue to fulfil its FTP commitments. The senior Indian men’s team will travel to Australia for its series starting in December this year, and will come back to the country for a series against England starting February next year.
14:35 (IST)
Zak Crawley scored a brilliant 267 in the third Test against Pakistan and has won accolades from all over the world. Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly too has lauded the efforts of the 22-year-old, and has gone on to say that Crawley should look to represent England in all three formats. “England have found a very good No. 3 in Crawley,” former India captain Sourav Ganguly tweeted during the innings. “Looks a class player .. hope to see him in all formats regularly.”
England vs Pakistan 2020 Live Score and Latest Updates of 3rd Test at Southampton: OUT! Woakes gets the breakthrough in the most unlikely manner possible. He angles one down leg side to Rizwan who tries to flick it to fine leg but only gets a bit of bat on it and Buttler takes the catch.
Day 2 Review: Zak Crawley converted his maiden Test hundred into a superb innings of 267 on Saturday as England piled on the runs against Pakistan in their series finale at Southampton before James Anderson rocked the tourists with a late treble strike. Crawley and Jos Buttler, who made 152, shared a stand of 359 that powered England to 583-8 declared on the second day of the third Test. England, 1-0 up in a three-match contest and looking for a first series win over Pakistan in a decade, then saw Anderson reduce the tourists to 24-3 at the close -- a deficit of 559 runs -- as he moved to within four of becoming the first paceman to take 600 wickets in Tests. Shan Masood was plumb lbw for four before fellow opener Abid Ali (one) edged Anderson low to Dom Sibley at third slip.
And with what became the last ball of the day, Anderson had star batsman Babar Azam lbw for 11 with one that cut back. Anderson had stumps figures of 3-13 in 5.5 overs. England's total was their highest in Tests since they made 589-8 declared against Pakistan at Old Trafford four years ago. Three of Pakistan's frontline bowlers conceded over 100 runs each, with leg-spinner Yasir Shah (2-173 from 39 overs) and teenage paceman Naseem Shah (1-109 in 27) both going for more than four an over. Crawley's innings was the seventh highest maiden hundred in 143 years of Test-match cricket and the 10th highest score by any England batsman. His partnership with Buttler was also a new England fifth-wicket record in Tests, surpassing the 254 shared by Keith Fletcher and Tony Greig against India at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai in February 1973.
One of the few false shots of his innings saw Crawley, 186 not out at lunch, go to 200 when he edged a four past second slip off Naseem -- his 25th boundary in 331 balls. But he still received applause from his team-mates in a match being played behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The 22-year-old Crawley was the seventh England batsman to turn his maiden Test hundred into a double century and the first since Rob Key against the West Indies at Lord's in 2004. Earlier, Buttler completed just the second hundred of his 47-match Test career and first as a wicketkeeper. Crawley, advancing down the pitch, lofted Yasir over long-off for six before a clipped boundary off paceman Mohammad Abbas saw him to 250. But his near 10-hour innings end when he was stumped down the legside by Mohammad Rizwan off part-time spinner Asad Shafiq.
Crawley faced 393 balls, hitting 34 fours and one six, in what was the 10th-highest Test score by an England batsman. Together with Buttler, he had taken England from 127-4 to 486-5 against an increasingly ragged Pakistan. World Cup-winner Buttler saw his seven-and-a-half-hour innings -- the longest of his career -- end tamely when he chipped a gentle return catch to Fawad Alam, another occasional spinner. England resumed Saturday in a commanding position at 332-4. Crawley was 171 not out, in his eighth Test, with Buttler unbeaten on 87. Buttler, in a morning interrupted by rain breaks, had moved on to 99 when, after opposing wicketkeeper Rizwan came up to the stumps, he was given out caught behind off Abbas. Buttler immediately reviewed umpire Richard Illingworth's decision and replays showed the ball had missed the bat. Next ball, Buttler punched Abbas through point to complete a 189-ball hundred with 10 fours and two sixes. It was just the 29-year-old's second Test century in 47 Tests following his 106 against India at Nottingham two years ago.
England vs Pakistan Live Score, 3rd Test at Southampton, Day 3: Azhar Ali Completes Ton as PAK Cross 200
England vs Pakistan 2020 Live Score and Latest Updates of 3rd Test at Southampton: 200 is up now for Pakistan and Azhar Ali brings up his century too! What a skipper's knock this has been, this will surely silence the critics a tad. The real question is though, can they keep going? This 135-run knock is impressive but Pakistan need more.
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3rd Test TEST, The Rose Bowl, Southampton, 21 August, 2020
England
583/8
(154.4) RR 3.77
Pakistan
236/6
(80.2) RR 2.94
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HIGHLIGHTS
OUT! Woakes gets the breakthrough in the most unlikely manner possible. He angles one down leg side to Rizwan who tries to flick it to fine leg but only gets a bit of bat on it and Buttler takes the catch.
200 is up now for Pakistan and Azhar Ali brings up his century too! What a skipper's knock this has been, this will surely silence the critics a tad. The real question is though, can they keep going? This 135-run knock is impressive but Pakistan need more.
It's tea on Day 3. Mohammad Rizwan and Azhar Ali have shown some fight, which is what Pakistan have lacked in the last few days. Pakistan 158 for 5, with the sixth wicket stand currently standing at 83*.
The partnership is approaching 70, with RIzwan and Azhar Ali being stubborn. Delaying the inevitable? Or is there a fight on? We'll wait and watch. Woakes and Archer bowling in tandem.
OUT! England get the breakthrough courtesy of Dom Bess and Fawad has to depart. He pokes at a wonderful off-spinner from Bess and edges one to Buttler behind the stumps.
Heavy rains means early lunch has been taken on Day 3. This session pretty much belonged to the hosts thanks to Anderson. Pakistan will have a lot of work to do to save this match when play resumes.
Oh dear oh dear. The drizzle returns again and the players are forced off the ground. The hover cover makes a return as well. Not what fans would have wanted to see at all. Let's hope this shower clears up too!
ENGLAND REVIEW! Stuart Broad hits Azhar Ali on the pad with one that nips in, but that's missing leg. Review lost. Broad was as always convinced and began his celebr-appeal.
Back live. Huge huge task ahead of Pakistan. Anderson is on a roll and just three away from 600 Test wickets. He's bowling to Fawad Alam, who is under tremendous pressure having made a 0 in his comeback game.
11.35 local time. That is 4.05 PM IST - that's when we'll have a restart. The rain has stopped.
And with that wicket, the players walk off the field as rain has come down. Let's see how long this stoppage is.
WICKET! Anderson with his fourth wicket. Poor shot from Shafiq. Fishes outside off, edge goes straight to slip where Root takes a simple catch. Pakistan 30 for 4. That's his 597th wicket.
Pakistan might have missed a trick yesterday by not sending in a night watchman to protect Babar Azam. Shoaib Akhtar, who has been very active with his comments in the last few months, said the same too.
22:01 (IST)
OUT! Woakes gets the breakthrough in the most unlikely manner possible. He angles one down leg side to Rizwan who tries to flick it to fine leg but only gets a bit of bat on it and Buttler takes the catch.
21:51 (IST)
200 is up now for Pakistan and Azhar Ali brings up his century too! What a skipper's knock this has been, this will surely silence the critics a tad. The real question is though, can they keep going? This 135-run knock is impressive but Pakistan need more.
21:29 (IST)
Pakistan have done well in the final session thus far. Azhar Ali is nearing in on his century and Rizwan has done well to support him thus far. England need a wicket soon.
21:03 (IST)
The final session of the day is underway and Pakistan have made a bright start to it. They need to think about getting a big partnership in order to have any chance of even drawing this match though.
20:31 (IST)
It's tea on Day 3. Mohammad Rizwan and Azhar Ali have shown some fight, which is what Pakistan have lacked in the last few days. Pakistan 158 for 5, with the sixth wicket stand currently standing at 83*.
20:07 (IST)
The partnership is approaching 70, with RIzwan and Azhar Ali being stubborn. Delaying the inevitable? Or is there a fight on? We'll wait and watch. Woakes and Archer bowling in tandem.
19:26 (IST)
England are clearly looking for quick wickets as Root has brought back both Anderson and Broad into the attack. Neither have found any success yet but Rizwan and Azhar deserve some credit for their dogged approach thus far.
19:03 (IST)
Bess is getting plenty of turn now, even putting wicketkeeper Buttler through some discomfort due to the spin and bounce he is generasting off the track. New batsman Mohammad Rizwan manages to sweep one for four but England won't mind too much.
18:46 (IST)
OUT! England get the breakthrough courtesy of Dom Bess and Fawad has to depart. He pokes at a wonderful off-spinner from Bess and edges one to Buttler behind the stumps.
18:22 (IST)
Jofra Archer has been putting on a fast bowling clinic during his spell, steaming in and regularly bowling at 90 mph. He hasn't been rewarded with a wicket yet but he has unsettled the batsmen just a tad.
18:07 (IST)
Fawad and Azhar have been in decent touch so far in the second session. For the sake of the visitors, these two will need to bat for a long time. At this point even a draw will seem a good result.
17:45 (IST)
Hello and welcome back to the second session. Thankfully play was able to resume without much loss in time. England will eye more wickets whereas for Pakistan, the aim remains to survive for now.
17:11 (IST)
Heavy rains means early lunch has been taken on Day 3. This session pretty much belonged to the hosts thanks to Anderson. Pakistan will have a lot of work to do to save this match when play resumes.
16:47 (IST)
Oh dear oh dear. The drizzle returns again and the players are forced off the ground. The hover cover makes a return as well. Not what fans would have wanted to see at all. Let's hope this shower clears up too!
16:39 (IST)
Fawad Alam and Azhar Ali are hanging in there for now, which is the most one can expect out of any batsmen when Broad and Anderson are in such fine form. The batsmen have a major job on their hands though.
16:14 (IST)
And Fawad Alam is off the mark. He'll be relieved.
16:10 (IST)
ENGLAND REVIEW! Stuart Broad hits Azhar Ali on the pad with one that nips in, but that's missing leg. Review lost. Broad was as always convinced and began his celebr-appeal.
16:05 (IST)
Back live. Huge huge task ahead of Pakistan. Anderson is on a roll and just three away from 600 Test wickets. He's bowling to Fawad Alam, who is under tremendous pressure having made a 0 in his comeback game.
15:58 (IST)
11.35 local time. That is 4.05 PM IST - that's when we'll have a restart. The rain has stopped.
15:45 (IST)
Just before the rain came down...
15:40 (IST)
And with that wicket, the players walk off the field as rain has come down. Let's see how long this stoppage is.
15:39 (IST)
WICKET! Anderson with his fourth wicket. Poor shot from Shafiq. Fishes outside off, edge goes straight to slip where Root takes a simple catch. Pakistan 30 for 4. That's his 597th wicket.
15:32 (IST)
We're into live action, with Stuart Broad running in to Asad Shafiq. Can Pakistan make a game out of this?
15:25 (IST)
Pakistan might have missed a trick yesterday by not sending in a night watchman to protect Babar Azam. Shoaib Akhtar, who has been very active with his comments in the last few months, said the same too.
15:09 (IST)
“When Misbah was initially appointed as head coach and chief selector last year, the first person in Pakistan cricket history to be given this dual role, there was scepticism whether the former captain would be able to do justice to both responsibilities,” the source said. He said that the option of having a new chief selector is also under consideration because the Board wants to inject more life into the selection process. “A former fast bowler known for his outspoken comments and who was a big star in his playing days is under consideration and after the England series is over things will be finalized with him,” the source added.
15:03 (IST)
“The PCB now feels that it is best if the burden was reduced on Misbah and allow him to focus on his job as head coach as there are a number of important ICC events coming up in the next three years,” the source told PTI. “Wasim Khan the PCB CEO was in England recently and has also observed from close quarters how Misbah is handling both responsibilities. Wasim also spoke to Misbah in England and having a new chief selector is now an option for the Board.
14:55 (IST)
Pakistan head coach Misbah-ul-Haq could be asked to relinquish his role as chief selector after the team returns from England as the cricket authorities are considering appointing a new person for the job. According to a PCB source, a high-profile former fast bowler is under consideration to replace Misbah as the chief selector.
14:49 (IST)
“This will be followed by IPL 2021 in April,” Ganguly said in an email to all the affiliated units. “The BCCI is making all efforts to ensure that domestic cricket resumes as and when the conditions permit. The health and safety of players and all other involved in domestic cricket is of utmost importance to BCCI and we are constantly monitoring all aspects,” Ganguly wrote in the letter.
14:43 (IST)
Crawley, who is playing his eighth Test only, Shared a partnership of 359 with Jos Buttler. The latter too scored a 150. The latter scored his second ton in Tests. He is the third youngest England player to score a double ton, after David Gower and Len Hutton. Meanwhile, Ganguly has said that India are all set to host England next year, and 2023 World Cup. “The BCCI and the Indian cricket team will continue to fulfil its FTP commitments. The senior Indian men’s team will travel to Australia for its series starting in December this year, and will come back to the country for a series against England starting February next year.
14:35 (IST)
Zak Crawley scored a brilliant 267 in the third Test against Pakistan and has won accolades from all over the world. Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly too has lauded the efforts of the 22-year-old, and has gone on to say that Crawley should look to represent England in all three formats. “England have found a very good No. 3 in Crawley,” former India captain Sourav Ganguly tweeted during the innings. “Looks a class player .. hope to see him in all formats regularly.”
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England vs Pakistan 2020 Live Score and Latest Updates of 3rd Test at Southampton: OUT! Woakes gets the breakthrough in the most unlikely manner possible. He angles one down leg side to Rizwan who tries to flick it to fine leg but only gets a bit of bat on it and Buttler takes the catch.
Day 2 Review: Zak Crawley converted his maiden Test hundred into a superb innings of 267 on Saturday as England piled on the runs against Pakistan in their series finale at Southampton before James Anderson rocked the tourists with a late treble strike. Crawley and Jos Buttler, who made 152, shared a stand of 359 that powered England to 583-8 declared on the second day of the third Test. England, 1-0 up in a three-match contest and looking for a first series win over Pakistan in a decade, then saw Anderson reduce the tourists to 24-3 at the close -- a deficit of 559 runs -- as he moved to within four of becoming the first paceman to take 600 wickets in Tests. Shan Masood was plumb lbw for four before fellow opener Abid Ali (one) edged Anderson low to Dom Sibley at third slip.
And with what became the last ball of the day, Anderson had star batsman Babar Azam lbw for 11 with one that cut back. Anderson had stumps figures of 3-13 in 5.5 overs. England's total was their highest in Tests since they made 589-8 declared against Pakistan at Old Trafford four years ago. Three of Pakistan's frontline bowlers conceded over 100 runs each, with leg-spinner Yasir Shah (2-173 from 39 overs) and teenage paceman Naseem Shah (1-109 in 27) both going for more than four an over. Crawley's innings was the seventh highest maiden hundred in 143 years of Test-match cricket and the 10th highest score by any England batsman. His partnership with Buttler was also a new England fifth-wicket record in Tests, surpassing the 254 shared by Keith Fletcher and Tony Greig against India at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai in February 1973.
One of the few false shots of his innings saw Crawley, 186 not out at lunch, go to 200 when he edged a four past second slip off Naseem -- his 25th boundary in 331 balls. But he still received applause from his team-mates in a match being played behind closed doors because of the COVID-19 outbreak. The 22-year-old Crawley was the seventh England batsman to turn his maiden Test hundred into a double century and the first since Rob Key against the West Indies at Lord's in 2004. Earlier, Buttler completed just the second hundred of his 47-match Test career and first as a wicketkeeper. Crawley, advancing down the pitch, lofted Yasir over long-off for six before a clipped boundary off paceman Mohammad Abbas saw him to 250. But his near 10-hour innings end when he was stumped down the legside by Mohammad Rizwan off part-time spinner Asad Shafiq.
Crawley faced 393 balls, hitting 34 fours and one six, in what was the 10th-highest Test score by an England batsman. Together with Buttler, he had taken England from 127-4 to 486-5 against an increasingly ragged Pakistan. World Cup-winner Buttler saw his seven-and-a-half-hour innings -- the longest of his career -- end tamely when he chipped a gentle return catch to Fawad Alam, another occasional spinner. England resumed Saturday in a commanding position at 332-4. Crawley was 171 not out, in his eighth Test, with Buttler unbeaten on 87. Buttler, in a morning interrupted by rain breaks, had moved on to 99 when, after opposing wicketkeeper Rizwan came up to the stumps, he was given out caught behind off Abbas. Buttler immediately reviewed umpire Richard Illingworth's decision and replays showed the ball had missed the bat. Next ball, Buttler punched Abbas through point to complete a 189-ball hundred with 10 fours and two sixes. It was just the 29-year-old's second Test century in 47 Tests following his 106 against India at Nottingham two years ago.
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ManchesterLuxembourg T20I Tri-Series, 2020 | Match 2 | Sat, 29 Aug, 2020
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