Imam, Shafique close to hundreds in another wicketless meeting

 Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafique approached their separate hundreds with Pakistan cruising to 191/0, ahead by 208, at Tea on Day 5 of the primary Test.

Very much like the greater part of different meetings of the Test, the hitters approached their occupation of gathering runs at an energetic speed. Imam was quick to finish his 50 years as he utilized the converse scope off Nathan Lyon in the 34th over. His batting accomplice - Shafique - then, at that point, properly arrived at his fifty with a remove Nathan Lyon.

Both the hitters then, at that point, hoped to press the gas pedal by smacking the threesome of Lyon, Travis Head and Labuschagne for limits. Imam additionally skirted down the track to lift Lyon over the long-on district for a six. With the Test going to a draw, Australia started to involve their seasonal workers as eight choices were attempted. At the point when Tea was taken, Shafique was only one shy of gathering his lady Test ton while Imam was 11 away from collecting 100 in every innings of the Test.

Prior in the day, Nauman Ali went through Australia's lower request to get done with a six-for as the hosts took a little first-innings lead of 17. Imam and Shafique then, at that point, played with a feeling of opportunity against the triplet of Lyon, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc and guaranteed the hosts wouldn't lose a wicket before the Lunch break.

Brief scores: Pakistan476/4 decl. (Azhar Ali 185, Imam-ul-Haq 157; Pat Cummins 1-62) and 191/0 (Abdullah Shafique 99*, Imam-ul-Haq 89*)lead Australia 459 (Usman Khawaja 97, Marnus Labuschagne 90; Nauman Ali 6-107)by 208 runs.