Post lunch, the match has been indeed critical. England is getting Pakistan’s wickets well. However, the batting team struggled and scored 215/8. Later, the session paused due to rain followed by a tea break.
The session has been truly bad for Babar Azam as he just missed to keep up on scoring fifty. Jos Buttler caught a great ball that made Babar Azam out on 47. Yasir Shah stepped in to take over. He couldn’t score a to a double-digit. Mohammed Rizwan continued on the crease, now with Shaheen Afridi. At the end of 70 overs, the score was PAK 172-7.
Classic Anderson delivery, pitching on middle and leg, shapes away late and sharp to beat the edge. This attack put Shaheen Afridi in trouble. The 74th over was interesting. The on-field umpires decide with the soft signal saying OUT. Joe Root seemed skeptical this time. The third umpire got into decision making and the result went in Pakistan’s favor. In a very short while from then the unfortunate Shah Afridi was out and Mohammed Abbas came into play.
At 180-8, England lost a review as they made an appeal of LBW for Mohammed Abbas. Mohammed Rizwan kept going unbeaten. The 80th over son saw a four by M. Rizwan which made the team cross a double century.
