Published 18:15 IST, August 24th 2020

Jos Buttler's spectacular diving catch to his left demoralises Pakistan; watch video

England wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler takes a diving catch behind the stumps to dismiss Shaheen Afridi on Day 3 of the ongoing England vs Pakistan 3rd Test.

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third Test of England vs Pakistan 2020 series went underway on August 21 at Rose Bowl, Southampton. Prior to match, England captain Joe Root won toss and opted to bat first. home side plundered runs on opening two days of Test and later took field to skittle Pakistani batting order to gain a substantial first-innings le.

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England vs Pakistan 2020: Jos Buttler’s brilliance behind and in front of stumps

On opening day of series-deciding third England vs Pakistan 2020 Test, wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler arrived to crease and joined forces with Zak Crawley at 127-4. duo batted and gared runs on ir way to stretching England’s score till 486 without furr dam. Zak Crawley top-scored in innings with a bold and defiant 267. Jos Buttler himself registered a rebellious ton before capitulating at 152. duo’s batting efforts enabled England to reach 583-8d.

If Jos Buttler’s batting heroics were t eugh, he later took field and snared a flying catch behind stumps. Pakistan, in ir first innings, were 247-7 at one st. However, pacer Stuart Bro banged it in short to tail-ender Shaheen Afridi, who in turn tried to play down fine from his rib-c. While Afridi mand to get a tickle, Jos Buttler behind stumps launched himself to right and grabbed ball with his outstretched right glove, thus furr denting Pakistan’s chances of avoiding a follow-on.

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On back of some red-ball brilliance from James Anderson and Stuart Bro, visitors eventually folded out for 273 to hand England a le of 310 runs. At time of publishing, Pakistan reached 41-0 in ir second innings, still an innings and 269 runs behind Joe Root-led side.

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ENG vs PAK live streaming in India is available to viewers on Sony LIV. But fans can also enjoy scores of ENG vs PAK live in India by logging onto FanCode. ENG vs PAK live streaming in India telecast would ditionally be available on Sony SIX. Apart from Sony Network, ENG vs PAK live streaming will be available on Airtel TV and Jio TV. Day 4 of third England vs Pakistan 2020 Test commenced earlier today at 3:30 PM IST.

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18:15 IST, August 24th 2020