In the third ODI Pakistan won the toss and chose to bat first on the pitch that was looking good for batsmen. The start from Pakistan side was not good as early wickets hit Pakistan side badly. Pakistan made change in team and put Abdul Razzak in the team in place of Muhammad Irfan. Muhammad Hafeez was the man who got out after scoring 1 run and in the next over Kamaran Akmal was got out.
Muhammad Yousaf also unable to perform and got out early in his inning. Young batsmen Asad Shafiq and Fawad Alam stabilized Pakistan inning and both put together 64 runs. After Asad got out on 40 Umar Akmal early departures put pressure on Pakistan side.
Shahid Afridi was looking good on the wicket and he also played some handsome shots but he was run out when he was required by his team. Ball hit his bat and diverted to wicket. Fawad Alam got out after scoring 64 runs. Razzak was looking good in the end of the inning but he also fall a trap of England strategy and got catch out on boundary. In the 50th over Pakistan were all out on 241 and sets 242 runs target for England.
Tags: Abdul Razzak, Fawad Alam, Muhammad Yousaf
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