England vs Pakistan Highlights, 3rd Test Day 2: Azan Awais, Shan Masood Steady Pakistan Before Rain Forces Early Stumps

We are all set to begin England's chase! Pakistan have picked out their preferred new ball, and their players are already out in the middle. Ben Duckett and Emilio Gay are the two openers for England. Mohammad Abbas is raring to go with the red cherry. Let's play...

A bit for the weather watchers - Overcast skies hang over Birmingham right now, with the sun only occasionally breaking through. A few short spells of rain are expected to sweep through during playing hours, nothing that should force an extended stoppage. These are the kind of conditions Pakistan's seamers would love to make something of, though with so little left to defend, England's batting looks more than capable of hunting the target down regardless. Then again, best not to get ahead of ourselves. Plenty had already written off day three as the last one this Test needed. Control the controllables, as they say. What happens with the weather isn't up to anyone in the middle, so all there is to do now is hope it holds off long enough to let this finish the way a Test should.

England eye the finish line - The equation remains straightforward for England, but they will know that Pakistan have given themselves a genuine chance by stretching the game into another day. A quick start with the ball could put the hosts under pressure, while England will back their batting to knock off the remaining runs and seal a first-ever home series whitewash over Pakistan. The contest has gone deeper than England might have expected, and with plenty still left to play for, another intriguing day awaits at Edgbaston.

A fightback that kept the contest alive - Pakistan's second innings was a far cry from their struggles earlier in the series. Shan Masood's 95, Azan Awais' 59 and Babar Azam's 76 laid the foundation before debutant Razaullah stole the show with a stunning 81. His explosive ninth-wicket partnership of 121 with Mohammad Abbas took Pakistan to 449 and gave their bowlers a total to defend.

A final push for the whitewash - Welcome back to Edgbaston for what promises to be a fascinating Day 4 of the third and final Test between England and Pakistan. What looked set to be a routine finish turned on its head late on Day 3, as Pakistan produced a remarkable fightback to ensure the contest lives on. England need 130 runs to complete a 3-0 series whitewash, while Pakistan have one final opportunity to produce something special and salvage a memorable result from a difficult tour.

... Day 4, Morning Session ...

Building up a crescendo - For the first time in this series, England have been made to work in the field and it took them a bit over a whole day to bowl Pakistan out. However, with two days still remaining, the hosts are favorites to clean sweep the series. The target for them is 130, but with some rain forecasted on Day 4, you never know what could happen. We also saw a bit of turn later on from Dan Lawrence and Pakistan will be looking to use someone like Saim Ayub productively. Day 4, which could be the final day of the series, is scheduled to begin at 10 am GMT on Saturday, September 12, but you can tune in a lot sooner for the build-up as well. Cheers!

The final frontier - Pakistan went from 306/5 to 318/8, needing just 2 more runs to get England to bat again. However, debutant Razaullah and Mohammad Abbas got together and had some fun out in the middle. Razaullah, in particular, took a liking to the English bowlers and smashed them all around the park, going on to equal the record for the most number of sixes on Test debut, at 9, which was formerly held by England's bowling coach Tim Southee. The duo of Abbas and Razaullah added 121 runs for the wicket when Abbas got out on 40 very late in the day. Razaullah failed to survive what seemed to be the final over of the day and got out on a sensational 81 off just 63 deliveries as Pakistan were bowled out for 449.

A monumental effort - The seed of this fightback with the bat was laid last evening when Azan Awais and Shan Masood got together and took Pakistan from 0/2 to 52/2. The duo carried on in the morning session and added 125 vital runs. Masood got out in the 90s and Awais too got a half century as the English pacers weren't quite able to break through. Babar Azam came in when Pakistan had got some teeth back in the contest and he played positively. He added crucial stands with Masood and then Saud Shakeel en route to 76. England then enjoyed a good spell with the ball as Gus Atkinson got a couple of breakthroughs and it seemed like Pakistan would just fall short of avoid an innings defeat, but what came later on, was simply unbelievable.

6.01 pm GMT - STUMPS, DAY 3 - Well, well. We head into Day 4, and who would have thought that? Not many people, for sure - maybe not even the Pakistani fans - but England have been frustrated and forced to come back for one more day.

OUT! STUMPED! Pakistan are bowled out for 449, but every single person at Edgbaston is up on their feet, applauding an innings from a debutant that was as brave as it was entertaining. With the way he was going about butchering the ball in all parts of the ground, he deserved to get to three figures. Full and fired down outside off, Razaullah comes flying down the track looking to launch it back over the bowler's head, but the extra pace and the lower trajectory of the ball beats the bat, and Jordan Cox is lightning quick to whip the bails off with Razaullah off-balance and out of his crease by a mile. England have been set a total of 130 runs to chase.

Given out by Paul Reiffel, but luck favors Razaullah. Another shocking decision from the umpire. Full on middle and leg, turning back in, and Razaullah goes for the full-blooded sweep by moving well across, only to be beaten on the inside edge and struck on the front pad. Surely drifting down leg from where it looked. A massive appeal for LBW, and Paul Reiffel's finger goes up without hesitation. Razaullah starts walking off but eventually takes the review. No bat involved, UltraEdge confirms it. And sure enough, Ball Tracking shows that the ball is projected to be spinning down leg. The Pakistani faithful erupt in joy and relief.

There's an appeal for LBW, and up goes the umpire's finger. Razaullah starts walking back, but he soon realizes that he can review. Seemed to be sliding down at first glance, and that's what the third umpire finds when he checks Ball Tracking. Not Out!

At 91 kph, good length and outside off, gripping and climbing off the surface. Razaullah pushes tentatively at it, but the turn beats him on the inside edge, ballooning off the front pad into the leg side.

SIX! Oh, my word! That might be the biggest six of the day! Dan drops it into the slot, full on off, Razaullah skips down the track, leaves nothing in the tank and launches it handsomely behind deep mid-wicket for a massive six.

Full and straight, on off, Ali gets his front foot out of the way and strokes it to mid off.

Deceives him with a slower one, on off, on a length. Ali has his bat dangled loosely away from his body and is comprehensively beaten.

Shortish on off stump at 135 kph, Ali looks to pull across the line but gets a bottom edge that skews off his front pad to the left of forward short leg.

This one digs in and gets big on Ali as he steps away to the leg side, and swings at it. The ball beats him on the outside edge and through to Cox.

FOUR! No sighters needed! Good-length delivery, on middle and leg, Mohammad Ali backs away, creates room and heaves it over mid-wicket for a boundary to get off the mark.