Third Test, day two, Rawalpindi
Series level at 1-1
Pakistan level scores by reaching 267-8 at tea
Saud brings up century off 181 balls in superb stand of 88 with Noman
Ahmed & Bashir claim three wickets each
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Trail by 85
Three singles from Shoaib Bashir's over with Saud Shakeel keeping strike as he rushes through for a quick one to end it.
Time for one more over before lunch. Can Rehan Ahmed sign off his exceptional morning with a fourth wicket?
Trail by 88
Maiden over from Rehan Ahmed as he tries to work over Noman Ali, starting round the wicket before switching back to over.
Survival seems to be the only thing in Noman's mind so close to lunch as he dead-bats five of the six deliveries. The other was a drive to a fuller ball but hit straight to mid-on.
Image source, Getty ImagesIndia have been bowled out for 156 in Pune which means New Zealand take a very handy lead of 103 on first innings.
Mitchell Santner finished with 7-53 to give him his first five-wicket haul in Tests. Ravindra Jadeja was the highest scorer with 38.
On a turning pitch, India now have a massive task on their hands on their hands to avoid defeat.
If they lose, their unbeaten run in home series, which stretches back 18 series to 2012-13, would be over.
Trail by 88
Good over from Shoaib Bashir.
Just a couple from it and now it's Rehan Ahmed time again.
I have to say there are few things I enjoy more than watching a leggie bowl when they've got their tail up as Ahmed most certainly does now.
Noman Ali is the new batter and with two left-handers at the crease, Ben Stokes goes back to the off-spin of Shoaib Bashir.
He bowled very well in his first spell this morning.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
The beauty of wrist spin.
I think everyone was shocked at what just happened.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
Rehan Ahmed has been the man for England this morning. That all seemed to happen in slow motion.
England are now taking a grip on this Test match.
Jamal b Ahmed 14 (Pak 177-7)
Three for Rehan Ahmed!
Aamer Jamal had looked all at sea against the England leg-spinner and he's done by the googly.
The ball came back sharply as Jamal tentatively pushed at it, hit the batter's gloves and bounced back onto the stumps.
No more than Ahmed deserves. He's put England in a superb position as lunch approaches.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Boundaries are hard to come by for Pakistan at the moment.
Trail by 90
Another good 'un from Jack Leach to beat Aamer Jamal.
He draws the right-hander forward and this time there is a bit of bounce to go with the turn.
Comfortably beats the forward press of Jamal. Doing too much there.
Simon Mann
BBC Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds
England are desperate to finish off this innings as quick as they can.
It would be an interesting game if Pakistan could reach England's score.
Trail by 93
Rehan Ahmed is still causing plenty of problems for the Pakistan batters.
Even the set Saud Shakeel doesn't look entirely comfortable against him as he skips down, has a swipe and gets a thick outside edge that only just goes over the head of Ben Stokes at slip.
It has been a mightily impressive spell from the 20-year-old England man.
Soham Sarkhel
CricViz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesSweep shots in this series:
Trail by 99
The deficit is now under 100 after Aamer Jamal pounces on a short ball from Jack Leach and thumps it down the ground.
Leach responds with a ripper next ball. Dragging Jamal forward and getting the ball to turn significantly to beat the bat.
Steven Finn
Former England fast bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Everyone wondered coming into this Test match what Rehan Ahmed would be like bowling, he's really settled into his style here quickly and looks good for it.
He has done exactly what Ben Stokes needed him to.
Relief for Pakistan as they get through a Rehan Ahmed over without losing a wicket.
Can they get back to the steady accumulation we saw early in this session or is the pitch doing enough now that a more aggressive approach might be needed?
Image source, Getty ImagesJust waking up? Two quick wickets for Rehan Ahmed have given England the upper hand.
The tourists have been made to work hard this morning. Shoaib Bashir had Shan Masood caught at slip for 26 before a resolute 52-run stand between Muhammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel moved Pakistan into a strong position.
But leg-spinner Ahmed, having been held back by Ben Stokes, dismissed the sweeping Rizwan lbw in his second over of the day.
In his next over he had the dangerous Salman Ali Agha pinned in front by a lovely leg-spinner.
Pakistan are still more than 100 runs behind with four wickets left. Shakeel is still there and has been solid since Jamie Smith put down a tough chance when the left-hander was on 26.
This is also an extended morning session because of Friday prayers so England have time to nip out another before lunch at 08:30 BST.
Trail by 108
From going along very nicely with Saud Shakeel and Muhammad Rizwan, Pakistan now have work to do to get up towards parity on first-innings.
Shakeel is still there on 61 and this is a vital stand with Aamer Jamal, who is a very capable batter, but one more wicket and England are into the tail.
Jonathan Agnew
BBC cricket correspondent on Test Match Special
Well bowled Rehan Ahmed.
Trail by 111
Superb again from Rehan Ahmed.
He starts with a googly to Aamer Jamal, finds the inside edge but the ball is just out of reach of Ollie Pope at bat-pad.
Another excellent over from the young wrist-spinner.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crawley,caught Saim Ayub, bowled Noman Ali Crawley, caught Saim Ayub, bowled Noman Ali | 29 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 51 | 67.44 |
Duckett,leg before wicket, bowled Noman Ali Duckett, leg before wicket, bowled Noman Ali | 52 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 61.90 |
Pope,leg before wicket, bowled Sajid Khan Pope, leg before wicket, bowled Sajid Khan | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 21.43 |
Root,leg before wicket, bowled Sajid Khan Root, leg before wicket, bowled Sajid Khan | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 83.33 |
Brook,bowled Sajid Khan Brook, bowled Sajid Khan | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 35.71 |
Stokes,caught Salman Ali Agha, bowled Sajid Khan Stokes, caught Salman Ali Agha, bowled Sajid Khan | 12 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 54.55 |
Smith,caught Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Zahid Mehmood Smith, caught Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Zahid Mehmood | 89 | 119 | 5 | 6 | 123 | 74.79 |
Atkinson,caught and bowled Noman Ali Atkinson, caught and bowled Noman Ali | 39 | 71 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 54.93 |
Ahmed,bowled Sajid Khan Ahmed, bowled Sajid Khan | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 64.29 |
Leach,stumped Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Sajid Khan Leach, stumped Muhammad Rizwan, bowled Sajid Khan | 16 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 76.19 |
Bashir,not out Bashir, not out | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20.00 |
Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 3, leg byes 1, total 7 Extras, no balls 3, wides 0, byes 3, leg byes 1, total 7 | ||||||
Total,267 all out 68.2 overs Total,267 all out 68.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sajid Khan | 29.2 | 4 | 128 | 6 | 4.36 |
Noman Ali | 28.0 | 2 | 88 | 3 | 3.14 |
Zahid Mehmood | 10.0 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 4.40 |
Salman Ali Agha | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
56 for 1 (13.6 overs) | Crawley |
70 for 2 (18.5 overs) | Pope |
80 for 3 (20.6 overs) | Root |
98 for 4 (25.5 overs) | Duckett |
98 for 5 (26.4 overs) | Brook |
118 for 6 (32.1 overs) | Stokes |
223 for 7 (59.4 overs) | Atkinson |
241 for 8 (62.3 overs) | Smith |
258 for 9 (66.2 overs) | Ahmed |
267 for 10 (68.2 overs) | Leach |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdullah Shafique,leg before wicket, bowled Bashir Abdullah Shafique, leg before wicket, bowled Bashir | 14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 51.85 |
Saim Ayub,caught Root, bowled Leach Saim Ayub, caught Root, bowled Leach | 19 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 52.78 |
Shan Masood,caught Pope, bowled Bashir Shan Masood, caught Pope, bowled Bashir | 26 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 37.14 |
Kamran Ghulam,bowled Atkinson Kamran Ghulam, bowled Atkinson | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33.33 |
batting,Saud Shakeel,not out batting, Saud Shakeel, not out | 124 | 201 | 5 | 0 | 273 | 61.69 |
Muhammad Rizwan,leg before wicket, bowled Ahmed Muhammad Rizwan, leg before wicket, bowled Ahmed | 25 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 54.35 |
Salman Ali Agha,leg before wicket, bowled Ahmed Salman Ali Agha, leg before wicket, bowled Ahmed | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.11 |
Aamer Jamal,bowled Ahmed Aamer Jamal, bowled Ahmed | 14 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 50.00 |
Noman Ali,leg before wicket, bowled Bashir Noman Ali, leg before wicket, bowled Bashir | 45 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 53.57 |
batting,Sajid Khan,not out batting, Sajid Khan, not out | 18 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 112.50 |
Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 10, total 13 Extras, no balls 1, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 10, total 13 | ||||||
Total,302 for 8 87.3 overs Total,302 for 8 87.3 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leach | 27.0 | 2 | 90 | 1 | 3.33 |
Atkinson | 11.0 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 1.81 |
Bashir, bowling | 32.3 | 2 | 118 | 3 | 3.63 |
Root | 3.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.66 |
Ahmed | 14.0 | 2 | 54 | 3 | 3.85 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
35 for 1 (9.3 overs) | Abdullah Shafique |
43 for 2 (12.1 overs) | Saim Ayub |
46 for 3 (13.4 overs) | Kamran Ghulam |
99 for 4 (35.2 overs) | Shan Masood |
151 for 5 (49.3 overs) | Muhammad Rizwan |
155 for 6 (51.5 overs) | Salman Ali Agha |
177 for 7 (57.6 overs) | Aamer Jamal |
265 for 8 (83.1 overs) | Noman Ali |
