Manchester, 7 August 2020: Yasir Shah and Shadab Khan shared six wickets between them that earned Pakistan a vital 107-run first innings lead that had been extended to 244 runs when play ended on the third day of the first ICC World Test Championship fixture against England at Old Trafford.
Yasir Shah returned figures of four for 66 and Shadab bagged two for 13 as England were spun out for 219 after starting the day at 92 for four in reply to Pakistan’s first innings score of 326.
When stumps were drawn for the day, Pakistan had slipped to 137 for eight. Yasir Shah (12) and Mohammad Abbas (0) will resume Pakistan’s second innings on Saturday.
After the day’s play Pakistan’s spin bowling coach and team mentor Mushtaq Ahmed held his virtual media conference, which is available here for free download and editorial use.
Scorecard of the Test is available here.
