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Australia 253 & 334Pakistan 148 & 114/1 (37.0 ov)Pak need 326 more runs to beat AustraliaStar opening batsmen Salman Butt lead from the front in Pakistans fight against Australia on the third day of first test.Butt scored back to back half centuries in the both innings of the game, at the close of play today Butt was not out at 58, well supported by young debut player Azhar Ali who is on crease at 28. Pakistan only lost one wicket of opener Imran Farhat who was caught by Watson on 24.Earlier during the day Australia resumed their innings with four wickets down. Opener Katich played sensibly and managed to score 83 runs. During the end of the Australian innings Hilfenhaus 56 and Paine chipped with 47 crucial runs to extend the Australian lead to 334 runs.
