Summary Pakistan, leading the series 1-0, made 234 in their first innings
SHARJAH (AFP) - Pakistan were 146-3 at close on the third day of the third Test, leading England by 74 runs in Sharjah on Tuesday.
Opener Mohammad Hafeez was unbeaten on 97 and with him nightwatchman Rahat Ali was yet to get off the mark after England gained a 72-run lead by scoring 306 in their first innings.
Pakistan, leading the series 1-0, made 234 in their first innings.
Scores at close on the third day of the third and final Test between Pakistan and England at Sharjah Stadium on Tuesday:
Pakistan 1st innings 234 (Misbah-ul-Haq 71; J. Anderson 4-17)
England 1st innings (overnight 222-4)
A.Cook c Ali b Shah 49
Moeen Ali c Younis b Malik 14
I. Bell st Ahmed b Shah 40
J. Root c Ahmed b Rahat 4
J. Taylor c Ahmed b Rahat 76
J. Bairstow b Babar 43
S. Patel b Shah 42
Adil Rashid c Ali b Malik 8
S. Broad not out 13
J. Anderson b Malik 7
B. Stokes b Malik 0
Extras: (lb6, nb4) 10
Total: (all out, 126.5 overs) 306
Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Ali), 2-90 (Cook), 3-97 (Root), 4-139 (Bell), 5-228 (Taylor), 6-245 (Bairstow), 7-285 (Rashid), 8-287 (Patel), 9-296 (Anderson)
Bowling: Rahat 22-12-48-2 (1nb), Shah 36-3-99-3, Riaz 20-5-33-0 (3nb), Babar 37-6-80-1, Malik 9.5-3-33-4, Ali 2-0-7-0
Pakistan 2nd innings
Mohammad Hafeez not out 97
Azhar Ali run out 34
Shoaib Malik lbw b Anderson 0
Younis Khan lbw b Broad 14
Rahat Ali not out 0
Extras: (lb1) 1
Total: (for three wkts; 53 overs) 146
To bat: Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Wahab Riaz, Yasir Shah, Zulfiqar Babar
Fall of wickets: 1-101 (Ali), 2-105 (Malik), 3-146 (Younis)
Bowling: Anderson 14-5-36-1, Broad 12-4-19-1, Patel 11-0-40-0, Ali 6-1-25-0, Rashid 10-2-25-0
Toss: Pakistan
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (AUS) and Chris Gaffaney (NZL)
TV umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)
Also read: Day 3: England bowled out for 306 in third Pakistan Test
England were bowled out in their first innings for 306 on the third day of the third and final Test against Pakistan, gaining a lead of 72 runs.
England lost Samit Patel for 42 after they resumed after lunch on 285-7 at Sharjah stadium.
For Pakistan, off-spinner Shoaib Malik returned career-best figures of 4-33 while leg-spinner Yasir Shah finished with 3-99.
Pakistan lead the three-match series 1-0.
