England tour of United Arab Emirates, 3rd ODI: England v Pakistan at Sharjah, Nov 17, 2015
Wahab cameo lifts Pakistan to 208
Pakistan was forced to leave out leg-spinner Yasir Shah as they won the toss and opted to bat in the third day-night international against England in Sharjah on Tuesday.
Shah suffered knee problem and was replaced by left-arm spinner Zafar Gohar as the only change in the side which lost the second game by 95 runs in Abu Dhabi.
The 20-year-old Gohar is playing his first international for Pakistan.
England, who lost the first game by six wickets in Abu Dhabi, remained unchanged for the second time in a row. The four-match series is tied at 1-1.
49.5: CR Woakes to Mohammad Irfan, WICKET (Bowled)
46.3: CR Woakes to Zafar Gohar, WICKET (Caught)
41.2: RJW Topley to Wahab Riaz, WICKET (Run Out)
39.3: RJW Topley to Anwar Ali, WICKET (Caught)
35.4: CR Woakes to Iftikhar Ahmed, WICKET (Caught)
32.2: MM Ali to Mohammad Rizwan, WICKET (Run Out)
30.3: MM Ali to Sarfraz Ahmed, WICKET (Caught)
29.4: DJ Willey to Mohammad Hafeez , WICKET (Caught)
19.3: AU Rashid to Mohammad Hafeez , WICKET (Run Out)
10.6: CR Woakes to Babar Azam, WICKET (Caught)
WICKET! Woakes to Babar Azam, a shortish delivery which the batsman had a go at but couldn’t really connect. Adil Rashid takes a neat catch at fine leg.
WICKET! Unfortunate run out in the middle. Hafeez cuts Adil Rashid on the off side and calls for a single, but Azhar on the other end wasn’t really interested in one. Seeing Pakistan’s batsmen confused out there, England fielder James Taylor made no mistake and dismissed the Pakistan captain at the wicketkeeper’s end.
WICKET!Hafeez, in his attempt to go hard at the ball, finds himself caught at deep square-leg. D Willey provides England with the much-needed breakthrough as Joe Root takes a fine catch. 40-run partnership between Hafeez and Sarfraz come to an end. Shoaib Malik is the new man in for Pakistan.
WICKET Sarfaraz comes down the track to Moeen Ali’s ball and tries to hit it over long-on but it ends safely in Chris Jordan’s hands. Mohammad Rizwan comes to the crease.
WICKET Total miscommunication between Rizwan and Malik leads to the former losing his wicket cheaply. It’s slipping away from Pakistan earlier than they expected. Iftikhar is the next man in
WICKET! Young Zafar Gohar departs on run-a-ball 15. Wokes gets the wicket as the batsman tries to make it maximum. Outside edge straight to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler.
WICKET! Pakistan are clearly losing the plot here. Wahab Riaz plays it on the leg side off Topley, and Malik, on the non-striker’s end, calls for a sharp single. Despite Malik’s experience and judgement, there was never a single there. Malik finds himself run out at the non-striker’s courtesy his own poor call.
WICKET! Topley to Anwar Ali, the batsman tries to go over the top but doesn’t even manage to clear the inner circle. Moeen Ali takes an easy catch at mid-on.
WICKET Pakistan’s collapse continues as Iftikhar Ahmed mistimes a pull shot and gets caught on deep square-leg.
WICKET!Woakes cleans up Mohammad Irfan. Clean bowled. So, that’s all from Pakistan’s innings. 208 all out in 49.5 overs.
