England received the Multan Check Monday by 26 runs sealing the three-match sequence 2-Zero with the final match scheduled in Karachi.
Earlier, when the day began Faheem Ashraf bought out after scoring 10 runs. Later, Mohammad Nawaz and Saud Shakeel performed responsibly and took the crew nearer to focus on earlier than shedding their wickets.
Saud Shakeel was the final man out simply earlier than lunch. He scored 94 runs and was given out in a call known as controversial by a number of former cricketers together with ex-Pakaistan skipper Waqar Younus.
Set a difficult 355 runs for victory, Pakistan ended the third day at 198-4, needing one other 157 with two full days remaining.
With reverse swing serving to the quick bowlers, England derailed Pakistan’s begin of 66 with out loss with three wickets for simply 17 runs.
However Haq (60) and Shakeel (54 not out) led a exceptional 156-minute fightback throughout their stand of 108 for the fourth wicket earlier than Jack Leach had the previous caught at slip three overs earlier than stumps.
Haq, who got here in at quantity 5 as a substitute of opening the innings following hamstring remedy, hit seven boundaries.
Allrounder Faheem Ashraf, promoted to quantity six, was three not out as Pakistan chased a series-levelling win after shedding the primary of three Assessments by 74 runs in Rawalpindi.
Earlier, spinner Abrar Ahmed took 11 wickets for 234 throughout the 2 innings — the second greatest by a bowler on debut for Pakistan, behind Mohammad Zahid’s 11-130 in opposition to New Zealand in Rawalpindi 26 years in the past.
