Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 3, Live Score Updates: Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali Partnership Key For Pakistan

Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test, Day 3, Live Score Updates: Pakistan batters Abdullah Shafique and Azhar Ali will aim to continue adding runs for the second wicket partnership after losing opener Imam-ul-Haq for 11 runs on Day 2. Pakistan were placed at 90/1 at Stumps on Day 2. Australian skipper Pat Cummins claimed the only wicket after the visitors were bowled out for 391 in the first innings. Cameron Green (79) and Alex Carey (67) batted superbly as they added crucial runs lower down the order for their team. For Pakistan, Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah were the pick of the bowlers with four wickets each. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Playing XIs

Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Naseem Shah, Sajid Khan, Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Shaheen Afridi

Australia: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Alex Carey (wk), Cameron Green, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson

Pakistan at the moment sit in a comfortable position with just one wicket lost and Abdullah Shafique and Azhar Ali playing really well. But they need to stay focused and make sure they play out the first session with a minimum casualty in order to have a firm grip on proceedings. They need to bat through the whole day in order to surpass the Australian total and go into the final two days with a lead. So, which team will make use of the morning session and press the issue? Action on Day 3 starts in a bit. Don't go anywhere.

Australia will be a tad disappointed at the end of Day 2 as they could have got more than 450 runs and then with the ball, they just didn't get much reverse and could pick up just the solo wicket. They still have a sizeable