LAHORE - Pakistan built a huge lead of 312 runs over South Africa Invitation XI with five wickets still intact at the end of the third day’s play on Sunday of the four-day match between the two sides. Pakistan were 240-5 in their second innings in 78 overs with captain Misbah-ul-Haq (51) and Sarfraz Ahmed (19) on the crease.
The tourists earned a 72 runs first innings lead over the Invitation XI with a superb bowling display. Invitation XI resumed their innings on 213-7 and were bundled out for 257 in 76.5 overs. Junaid Khan and Saeed Ajmal took three wickets each while Umar Gul clinched two and Irfan one. D Villas remained unbeaten on 62.
In their second innings, Pakistan’s in-form opening pair of M Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed provided the team again a brilliant start with a 142 runs stand. S van Zyl broke the opening partnership when Hafeez was caught behind after scoring 83 runs off 109 balls laced with 13 fours and a six. In the very next over, Jamshed was clean bowled by K Abbott after hitting 51 runs on 122 balls. He hit five boundaries during his patient innings Pakistan were 142-2 at tea. After the break, the middle order batting line-up again proved fragile as Azhar Ali (3), Younus Khan (14) and Asad Shafiq (11) flopped second consecutive time in the tour game. However, Misbah found some form and scored a patient half century with his trademark slow and cool manner on 123 balls including five boundaries and two sixes. Abbott (1-21), S Harmer (1-112), W Parnell (1-35), S van Zyl (1-16) and V van Jaarsveld (1-17) were the wicket takers for Invitation XI.


 scoreboard
PAKISTAN 1ST INNINGS: 329
SA INVITATION XI 1ST INNINGS:
(OVERNIGHT: 213-7):
A Puttick lbw b Junaid    8
D Jacobs lbw b Gul    19
S van Zyl run out    45
C Chetty b Gul    0
V van Jaarsveld lbw b Ajmal    92
J Ontong c Sarfraz b Irfan    7
D Vilas not out    62
W Parnell c Irfan b Ajmal    3
S Harmer b Junaid    13
K Abbott lbw b Ajmal    1
B Hendricks b Junaid    1
EXTRAS: (b 4, nb 2)    6
TOTAL: (all out; 76.5 overs)    257
FOW: 1-27, 2-31, 3-31, 4-120, 5-141, 6-190, 7-198, 8-247, 9-248, 10-257
BOWLING: Umar Gul 12-3-32-2, Junaid Khan 18.5-0-76-3, M Irfan 12-1-54-1, M Hafeez 7-1-25-0, Saeed Ajmal 27-6-66-3
PAKISTAN 2ND INNINGS:
M Hafeez c Vilas b van Zyl    83
Nasir Jamshed b Abbott    51
Azhar Ali c Vilas b Parnell    3
Younus Khan c Vilas b van Jaarsveld    14
Misbah-ul-Haq not out    51
Asad Shafiq c Vilas b Harmer    11
Sarfraz Ahmed not out    19
EXTRAS: (lb 1, nb 7)    8
TOTAL: (5 wkts; 78 overs)    240
BOWLING: K Abbott 10-4-21-1, B Hendricks 10-3-35-0, S Harmer 25-0-112-1, W Parnell 10-0-35-1, S van Zyl 10-6-16-1, V van Jaarsveld 11-6-17-1, J Ontong 2-0-3-0
TOSS: Pakistan