17/12Result
3rd Test, England tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Dec 17-20 2022
England won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Harry Brook
Harry BrookEngland
17/12Result
3rd Test, England tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Dec 17-20 2022
England won by 8 wkts
Player of the Match
Harry Brook
Harry BrookEngland

4.45pm: So England have scraped and finagled their way to a 50-run lead. How significant will that be? They'll have time, too, for a few overs at Pakistan's batters before the sun slips below the horizon, to try and increase the dividend. Run rate of 4.33 for the England innings, which either suggests scoring wasn't too easy or they've tempered their approach. Pakistan's spinners bowled 64.4 out of 81.4 overs, though Mohammad Wasim Jnr did get a decent spell of reverse swing going after tea. Back shortly

81.4
W
Abrar Ahmed to Robinson, OUT, bowled him, top of off! Abrar finishes it with a straight-onner, some natural variation as the new nut slides through Robinson's swipe across the line. They didn't come cheaply, but it's another four-for for Harry Ahmed

OE Robinson b Abrar Ahmed 29 (27m 20b 5x4 0x6) SR: 145.00

81.3
4
Abrar Ahmed to Robinson, FOUR, Robbo reverses four more, stretching out to play the ball deftly through backward point

"Common sense says that on this pitch you want as big a first innings lead as you can get," reckons Richard Holroyd

81.2
1
Abrar Ahmed to Leach, 1 run, tossed up and swept, good connection but just one to deep backward square
81.1
0
Abrar Ahmed to Leach, no run, flicks out a loopy legbreak, spins to hit the back leg. Leach was stood outside leg stump

Can Abrar finish England's fun? Slip and short leg now

END OF OVER:
81 | 8 Runs | ENG: 349/9

  • Ollie Robinson25 (18b)
  • Jack Leach8 (14b)
  • Noman Ali30-1-126-4
  • Abrar Ahmed34-5-145-3
80.6
4
Nauman Ali to Robinson, FOUR, round the wicket, tossed up outside off, Robinson reverse-dabs for four more! More valuable runs for this last-wicket pair
80.5
1
Nauman Ali to Leach, 1 run, uses the feet, Leach is not to the pitch but sliced safely in the air through point
80.4
0
Nauman Ali to Leach, no run, this grips and turns into Leach., who defends coming across
80.3
0
Nauman Ali to Leach, no run, over the wicket, flat and skidding through at 87kph, beats Leach's forward prod
80.2
1
Nauman Ali to Robinson, 1 run, full delivery, looks to come down, inside-edged behind square on the leg side

Pakistan now take the second new ball

80.1
2
Nauman Ali to Robinson, 2 runs, lofted over the covers, Robinson steps out and picks up a couple more

Second new ball is available

And Hamid is chirpsing: "I'm a bit surprised. Bazball mentality suggests Stokes should have declared at the fall of Foakes wicket to give the bowlers a chance to take some early Pakistan wickets in fading light "

END OF OVER:
80 | 11 Runs | ENG: 341/9

  • Jack Leach7 (11b)
  • Ollie Robinson18 (15b)
  • Abrar Ahmed34-5-145-3
  • Noman Ali29-1-118-4
79.6
4
Abrar Ahmed to Leach, FOUR, Leach reverses Abrar for four! Click, clunk and on to the front foot, gets it away behind square on the off side

Shafique is on his knees now, so he can stay as low as possible

79.5
0
Abrar Ahmed to Leach, no run, edged, but taken on the bounce! Just an inch or so short of being taken by the man at gully
79.4
2
Abrar Ahmed to Leach, 2 runs, spinning across the left-hander from over the wicket, stabs an edge low past the catchers for two

Slip and gully for Leach

79.3
1
Abrar Ahmed to Robinson, 1 run, dabbed through point playing back
79.2
4
Abrar Ahmed to Robinson, FOUR, floated full, swept hard! No messing about as Robinson uses his reach and picks up four
79.1
0
Abrar Ahmed to Robinson, no run, googly, not sure Robinson picked it, kicks up past the shoulder of the bat! Very nicely bowled

END OF OVER:
79 | 3 Runs | ENG: 330/9

  • Ollie Robinson13 (12b)
  • Jack Leach1 (8b)
  • Noman Ali29-1-118-4
  • Abrar Ahmed33-5-134-3
78.6
1
Nauman Ali to Robinson, 1 run, drops a touch short and Robinson goes back to cut, keeps the strike

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WktRunsPlayers
1st87BM DuckettZ Crawley
2nd10BM DuckettRehan Ahmed
3rd73BA StokesBM Duckett