England vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 3 Live Cricket Score Updates: Azhar leads PAK resistance
England vs Pakistan (ENG vs PAK) 3rd Test Day 3 Live Cricket Score Streaming Online Updates: Azhar Ali, who has scored a century, has led Pakistan's resistance.
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Updated: August 23, 2020 10:13:05 pm
England vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 3 at Rose Bowl, Southampton
England vs Pakistan (ENG vs PAK) 3rd Test Day 3 Live Cricket Score Updates:ย Pakistan are batting in the 3rd Test vs England, facing a tough fight to stave off the hosts. Azhar Ali, who has scored a 100, is leading the resistance.
Azhar Ali found an ally in Mohammad Rizwan, and the two put on a 138-run partnership.ย James Anderson picked four Pakistan wickets to fall, closing in on 600 Test scalps. Dom Bess cleaned up Fawad Alam for 21 after that. Azhar Ali led Pakistan’s resistance on Day 3, scoring his first 50 outside Asia since 2018. With Rizwan, Azhar took the visitors to Tea at 158/5. Chris Woakes got Rizwan’s wicket after a 138-run partnership.
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22:13 (IST)23 Aug 2020
Edged four for Yasir
Yasir Shah joins Azhar Ali, with Pakistan having lost a wicket against the run of play, just as they were looking like they were getting into a comfortable position. Yasir, the new batsman, is the one who hits the first boundary in a long time, but it is via fortunate means, via an edge that runs through the slip cordon. PAK 229/6 after 79
21:58 (IST)23 Aug 2020
Sixth wicket - Rizwan is out for 53
Woakes bowls a maiden. A drinks break is taken in the third sesion. England continue with spin from one end. And then Woakes gets the breakthrough. Rizwan falls for 53. Caught by a diving Buttler on the leg side. A 138-run partnership comes to an end. PAK 213/6 after 75.1
Azhar Ali moves to 99 with a pull against Woakes. Woakes gets it just past his bat to end an over. Nervous 99 times for Azhar. Rizwan quickly hands over the strike to his skipper. And he gets there with a four off Bess! 100 for Azhar Ali.
England stick with Archer for now, even though the slips are pushed back to the outfield now. Archer keeps bowling bouncers. Rizwan shoulders arms to him. Azhar Ali, in his 90s now, looks to consolidate just a bit. There is a drop in his scoring rate. Rizwan, at the other end, steps out to Bess and clobbers him over long off for six. 200 comes up with that. PAK 200/5 after 71
A second fifty in as many innings for Mohammad Rizwan ๐
More runs against Archer. Rizwan gets a four with an upper cut as Archer continues bowling fast and short. No protection for the upper cut and Archer is proving to be expensive. Strauss says on air it might be best to take him off for now and bring him back on when a new batsman comes in. PAK 185/5 after 67
21:09 (IST)23 Aug 2020
100 partnership
Azhar Ali gets a boundary off Archer too. Brings the 100 runs for this partnership up with that four. Uses his pace and bounce to ramp him over the slip cordon. Archer's fire not being very effective against this dogged pair. Broad keeps firing balls into pads. PAK 176/5 after 65
21:01 (IST)23 Aug 2020
Rizwan gets runs off Archer
Rizwan gets two boundaries in the Archer over, as Archer partners Broad with the ball to start off the session. Cut through point for the first down and driven down the ground for the second. Broad, bowling on a middle stump line and a full length, more economical. PAK 170/5 after 63
With the weather forecast not very good for the next two days, England will be wanting to take as many wickets as they can in this final session. They would want to get Pakistan to bat again today, if they have their way. We can have play extended in this final session. Stuart Broad starts off for them under bright sunlight, with Rizwan and Azhar Ali continuing their 83-run stand. This could be a long session for one of the two teams. Here we go!
20:31 (IST)23 Aug 2020
Tea on Day 3 - PAK trail by 425
Dom Bess bowls the last over before Tea. Pakistan have a reasonably good time in the session. Azhar Ali, on 82, and Rizwan take them to the break. This partnership has been worth 83 so far. A partnership between a Number 3 batsman and a wicketkeeper batsman has already had a big say in this match, can this pair also do the same for Pakistan? At Tea, Pakistan are 158/5 after 60 overs, trailing by 425 runs.
Azhar Ali keeps the runs flowing without seeming to take any undue risks. Sweeps hard against Bess for a four. Woakes defended for five balls and then as the bowler strays too full, Azhar opens the face of his bat and steers the ball to third man for four. The last few minutes of the second session coming up. PAK 158/5 after 59
20:12 (IST)23 Aug 2020
Shout for Woakes
Woakes gets a big shout for LBW with the one that comes back into Azhar Ali's pads. Michael Gough says No. England do not have any Reviews remaining, of course, having splurged on them in the morning. Would be bit of a bad call to question umpire Gough on his calls now though. Has been the only umpire in the last 2 years to have a DRS accuracy rate over 90%. Bess brought back into the attack as well. PAK 143/5 after 56
Weather Update: The dark clouds of the morning have cleared. Bright sunshine and blue skies the order of the day, though some dark clouds are hovering on the periphery.
20:03 (IST)23 Aug 2020
Captain's knock from Azhar Ali
Azhar Ali is playing a captain's knock. Anderson offers him width and he cuts with power for four again. An overthrow in the over brings up another four runs off one ball. 10 runs come off the Anderson over. Rizwan now ducking with alacrity as Archer keeps digging it in short. Azhar Ali now finding easy runs against all the bowlers, pulls for his 10th four. PAK 139/5 after 54
Grey clouds gather above the Ageas Bowl in Southampton, during day three of the Third Test match between England and Pakistan
Azhar Ali gets another four to the third man area, steering Anderson with control. Archer crashes a bouncer into Rizwan's grille, which brings the medical staff out to check on the batsman. Archer keeps firing it in short and fast later in the over, Rizwan ducks under one. PAK 122/5 after 52
19:44 (IST)23 Aug 2020
50 for Azhar Ali
Archer cranks up the heat and Azhar throws it back at him with interest. Cuts a short ball for four and flicks off his pads for another four later in the over. That brings up 50 for the skipper. Delivering under pressure! This is the Pakistan Test captain's first half century outside Asia since 2018. PAK 117/5 after 50
Azhar brings up 6000 Test runs in his career with a four to backward point. Anderson slammed through a similar area by Rizwan in the next over. Dots and boundaries the order of the day now as both batsmen look to not give anything away. PAK 109/5 after 49
Azhar is the fifth batsman from Pakistan to reach the mark. Fewest innings to 6000 Test runs for Pakistan:
Pakistan cross 100 - Azhar Ali plays the patient game
Azhar Ali gets 2 more runs on the leg side to get Pakistan's score into triple digits. He's faced 100+ balls from seamers in a Test on 42 occasions - never has he scored so few of his runs through cover and mid off. Patient batting from the skipper. Meanwhile, dark clouds have surrounded the stadium again, with Anderson and Broad in the attack. PAK 101/5 after 47
19:19 (IST)23 Aug 2020
Anderson returns
Broad goes up in big appeal for LBW against Rizwan with a ball that seams into his pads. Umpire says Not Out and England have no Reviews remaining. Impact was outside off but Wickets was hitting, shows DRS. James Anderson, who was off the field for a bit in the second session, comes back into the attack, on the hunt to fill his insatiable apetite for Test wickets. PAK 99/5 after 45
19:10 (IST)23 Aug 2020
Runs against Bess
Runs for Rizwan against the spinner, a boundary coming with a firm sweep through to backward square. And Azhar Ali then sweeps Bess with power in the same area for another four. England's batsmen attacked Yasir Shah, and Pakistan are looking to do the same with Bess. It was a defensive stroke against Bess that got Fawad Alam out, so might be the way to go here. PAK 96/5 after 43
18:58 (IST)23 Aug 2020
Azhar Ali's highest score of series
Azhar Ali has been subject to a lot of criticism over this series, but he is the one propping up the Pakistani resistance this innings. Rizwan is yet to get off the mark. Azhar Ali, on his highest score of the series so far, taking most of the strike. Is working hard for his runs but is not offering too many false shots either. England continue rotating their quicks, it's Broad's turn now. PAK 79/5 after 40
The fifth wicket falls. Bess gets Fawad Alam, with some turn from the pitch. Outside edge from the batsman goes through to Buttler for a simple catch. Alam falls for 21. Rizwan comes out at 7, with England breaking the partnership that had seemed to steady the ship somewhat. PAK 75/5 after 37
Jos Buttler holds onto a sharp catch off Bess, Fawad goes for 21.#PAk - 75/5 trailing by 508 runs.
Crawley and Buttler (152) negotiated the second new ball in the morning session and went on to add 359 runs, surpassing England's previous record fifth-wicket stand of 254 shared by Keith Fletcher and Tony Greig against India in 1973. Chris Woakes, Dom Bess and Stuart Broad added another 82 runs to help England post their highest total in four years.Pakistan lost openers Shan Masood and Abid Ali along with Babar Azam in just under 11 overs. Anderson claimed all three wickets and is only four short of becoming the first pace bowler to reach the milestone of 600 in Tests. Pakistan need a victory to level the series after England won the opening match in Manchester by three wickets, and the rain-hit second game ended in a draw.
England vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 3 at Rose Bowl, Southampton
Yasir Shah joins Azhar Ali, with Pakistan having lost a wicket against the run of play, just as they were looking like they were getting into a comfortable position. Yasir, the new batsman, is the one who hits the first boundary in a long time, but it is via fortunate means, via an edge that runs through the slip cordon. PAK 229/6 after 79
Woakes bowls a maiden. A drinks break is taken in the third sesion. England continue with spin from one end. And then Woakes gets the breakthrough. Rizwan falls for 53. Caught by a diving Buttler on the leg side. A 138-run partnership comes to an end. PAK 213/6 after 75.1
Azhar Ali moves to 99 with a pull against Woakes. Woakes gets it just past his bat to end an over. Nervous 99 times for Azhar. Rizwan quickly hands over the strike to his skipper. And he gets there with a four off Bess! 100 for Azhar Ali.
England stick with Archer for now, even though the slips are pushed back to the outfield now. Archer keeps bowling bouncers. Rizwan shoulders arms to him. Azhar Ali, in his 90s now, looks to consolidate just a bit. There is a drop in his scoring rate. Rizwan, at the other end, steps out to Bess and clobbers him over long off for six. 200 comes up with that. PAK 200/5 after 71
More runs against Archer. Rizwan gets a four with an upper cut as Archer continues bowling fast and short. No protection for the upper cut and Archer is proving to be expensive. Strauss says on air it might be best to take him off for now and bring him back on when a new batsman comes in. PAK 185/5 after 67
Azhar Ali gets a boundary off Archer too. Brings the 100 runs for this partnership up with that four. Uses his pace and bounce to ramp him over the slip cordon. Archer's fire not being very effective against this dogged pair. Broad keeps firing balls into pads. PAK 176/5 after 65
Rizwan gets two boundaries in the Archer over, as Archer partners Broad with the ball to start off the session. Cut through point for the first down and driven down the ground for the second. Broad, bowling on a middle stump line and a full length, more economical. PAK 170/5 after 63
With the weather forecast not very good for the next two days, England will be wanting to take as many wickets as they can in this final session. They would want to get Pakistan to bat again today, if they have their way. We can have play extended in this final session. Stuart Broad starts off for them under bright sunlight, with Rizwan and Azhar Ali continuing their 83-run stand. This could be a long session for one of the two teams. Here we go!
Dom Bess bowls the last over before Tea. Pakistan have a reasonably good time in the session. Azhar Ali, on 82, and Rizwan take them to the break. This partnership has been worth 83 so far. A partnership between a Number 3 batsman and a wicketkeeper batsman has already had a big say in this match, can this pair also do the same for Pakistan? At Tea, Pakistan are 158/5 after 60 overs, trailing by 425 runs.
Azhar Ali keeps the runs flowing without seeming to take any undue risks. Sweeps hard against Bess for a four. Woakes defended for five balls and then as the bowler strays too full, Azhar opens the face of his bat and steers the ball to third man for four. The last few minutes of the second session coming up. PAK 158/5 after 59
Woakes gets a big shout for LBW with the one that comes back into Azhar Ali's pads. Michael Gough says No. England do not have any Reviews remaining, of course, having splurged on them in the morning. Would be bit of a bad call to question umpire Gough on his calls now though. Has been the only umpire in the last 2 years to have a DRS accuracy rate over 90%. Bess brought back into the attack as well. PAK 143/5 after 56
Weather Update: The dark clouds of the morning have cleared. Bright sunshine and blue skies the order of the day, though some dark clouds are hovering on the periphery.
Azhar Ali is playing a captain's knock. Anderson offers him width and he cuts with power for four again. An overthrow in the over brings up another four runs off one ball. 10 runs come off the Anderson over. Rizwan now ducking with alacrity as Archer keeps digging it in short. Azhar Ali now finding easy runs against all the bowlers, pulls for his 10th four. PAK 139/5 after 54
Azhar Ali gets another four to the third man area, steering Anderson with control. Archer crashes a bouncer into Rizwan's grille, which brings the medical staff out to check on the batsman. Archer keeps firing it in short and fast later in the over, Rizwan ducks under one. PAK 122/5 after 52
Archer cranks up the heat and Azhar throws it back at him with interest. Cuts a short ball for four and flicks off his pads for another four later in the over. That brings up 50 for the skipper. Delivering under pressure! This is the Pakistan Test captain's first half century outside Asia since 2018. PAK 117/5 after 50
Azhar brings up 6000 Test runs in his career with a four to backward point. Anderson slammed through a similar area by Rizwan in the next over. Dots and boundaries the order of the day now as both batsmen look to not give anything away. PAK 109/5 after 49
Azhar is the fifth batsman from Pakistan to reach the mark. Fewest innings to 6000 Test runs for Pakistan:
120 Mohammad Yousuf
126 Younis Khan
133 Javed Miandad
135 Inzamam-ul-Haq
151 Azhar Ali*
Azhar Ali gets 2 more runs on the leg side to get Pakistan's score into triple digits. He's faced 100+ balls from seamers in a Test on 42 occasions - never has he scored so few of his runs through cover and mid off. Patient batting from the skipper. Meanwhile, dark clouds have surrounded the stadium again, with Anderson and Broad in the attack. PAK 101/5 after 47
Broad goes up in big appeal for LBW against Rizwan with a ball that seams into his pads. Umpire says Not Out and England have no Reviews remaining. Impact was outside off but Wickets was hitting, shows DRS. James Anderson, who was off the field for a bit in the second session, comes back into the attack, on the hunt to fill his insatiable apetite for Test wickets. PAK 99/5 after 45
Runs for Rizwan against the spinner, a boundary coming with a firm sweep through to backward square. And Azhar Ali then sweeps Bess with power in the same area for another four. England's batsmen attacked Yasir Shah, and Pakistan are looking to do the same with Bess. It was a defensive stroke against Bess that got Fawad Alam out, so might be the way to go here. PAK 96/5 after 43
Azhar Ali has been subject to a lot of criticism over this series, but he is the one propping up the Pakistani resistance this innings. Rizwan is yet to get off the mark. Azhar Ali, on his highest score of the series so far, taking most of the strike. Is working hard for his runs but is not offering too many false shots either. England continue rotating their quicks, it's Broad's turn now. PAK 79/5 after 40
The fifth wicket falls. Bess gets Fawad Alam, with some turn from the pitch. Outside edge from the batsman goes through to Buttler for a simple catch. Alam falls for 21. Rizwan comes out at 7, with England breaking the partnership that had seemed to steady the ship somewhat. PAK 75/5 after 37