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09/11 13:14 CDT Razaullah's six-hitting debut caps Pakistan's stunning
fightback in Edgbaston test
Razaullah's six-hitting debut caps Pakistan's stunning fightback in Edgbaston
test
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) --- Sensational six-hitting by No. 9 batter Razaullah
Khan on debut capped an extraordinary Pakistan fightback against England in the
Edgbaston cricket test on Friday.
The Pakistanis were expected to follow the previous two tests in the series and
be cleaned up during day three of the third and last test by an England pace
attack that has been rampant against the lackluster visitors.
But Pakistan finally flexed its batting muscles to be dismissed for 449 in the
last over of the day, snatch a lead of 129 runs and force a fourth day of
action nobody predicted.
England needs 130 runs on Saturday to complete a first three-test whitewash
since 2024 on the same ground against the West Indies.
Gutsy half-centuries by Shan Masood (95), captain Babar Azam (76) and opener
Azan Awais (59) lifted Pakistan to the brink of wiping out a 320-run deficit on
the first innings, then Razaullah and No. 10 batter Mohammad Abbas smashed past
it in style in a thrilling late-day partnership.
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