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Pakistan declare on 443 with Azhar 205*
- Updated: December 28, 2016
Pakistan 9 for 443 dec (Azhar 205*, Sohail 65, Shafiq 50, Hazlewood 3-50, Bird 3-113) v AustraliaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Azhar Ali posted an imperious unbeaten double-century with plenty of help from a destructive Sohail Khan to catapult Pakistan to 9 for 443 declared on the third afternoon of the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.
While rain has cut significantly into the time left in the match, Pakistan’s aggressive intent has pushed the hosts into an increasingly tight corner, and created a situation where the visitors appear to be the only team that can win.
Azhar reached 200 shortly after lunch and finished only three runs short of Viv Richards’ 32-year-old record for the highest score by a visiting batsman in a Test match on this ground. Sohail, included for his bowling potential, took a terrible …
