Published 18:24 IST, August 21st 2020

Leggie Yasir Shah bamboozles Dom Sibley to put England in a spot of bother in 3rd Test

Leggie Yasir Shah bamboozled opener, Dominic Sibley, to put England in a spot of bother in the ongoing third Test match at the Ageas Rose Bowl, Southampton

Reported by: Karthik Nair
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Yasir Shah me ball do talking just at right time when English batsmen were rebuilding innings after having lost wicket of opener Rory Burns early on during Day 1 of series-deciding third and final Test match at as Rose Bowl in Southampton. 

Yasir Shah bamboozles Dom Sibley 

After Burns' dismissal in fifth over of England's first innings, Dominic Sibley and Zak Crawley ded 61 runs for second-wicket stand and just when y were ding impetus to English innings, Shah played spoilsport to put hosts in a spot of bor once again. This happened in 19th over. On second delivery, leg-spinner h tossed it up around off and middle as Sibley vanced down wicket to dispatch bowler into stands.

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However, he completely misjudged line and length as he was rapped on ps. re was a huge appeal from Pakistani players and on-field umpire raised his finger. A confused Sibley n asked for a review. hosts ended up losing ir review as replays showed that re was bat involved and ball was clearly hitting wickets.

video was posted by England Cricket on ir official Twitter handle.

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Can Pakistan st a comeback?

With series on line, Pakistan have choice but to win this one as England have alrey won opening contest at Old Trafford, Manchester which means that if this Test match eir gets washed out or ends in a stalemate n hosts would register ir second consecutive Test series win. 

England skipper Joe Root won toss and decided to bat first on a wicket that is expected to make batting difficult in fourth innings. Speedster Shaheen Afridi and leggie Yasir Shah have provided a couple of vital breakthroughs for visitors. Meanwhile, opener Zack Crawley has scored a brilliant half-century. He is unbeaten on 53 while skipper Root is batting on 10 as England are 91/2 at lunch.

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It remains to be seen wher Pakistan can st a remarkable comeback in second session of play as y look to win this match and level three-match series

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18:24 IST, August 21st 2020