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England need 130 after thrilling Razaullah hitting

Reported by Danish Ansari (Fact-Checker) · BBC Sport ·

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England face a chase of 130 to win the third Test after Pakistan debutant Razaullah produced some thrilling resistance on day three at Edgbaston. Pakistan had battled to 318-8, still two runs behind, with potentially more than two hours of play remaining when Razaullah, the tourists' number nine, launched a sensational assault. The 21-year-old's audacious 81 from 63 balls frazzled England and propelled Pakistan to 449. His nine sixes tied Ben Stokes' record for the number of maximums in a Test innings in England. Razaullah shared an ninth-wicket stand of 121 with Muhammad Abbas, who whacked two sixes of his own in his 42. Finally, Razaullah was stumped off Lawrence to end the day and signal the beginning of England's chase on Saturday. England scored 453 runs in their first innings, with a team total of 75, 69, 65, 60 and 50 runs from Brook, Smith, Lawrence, Gay and Robinson respectively. England's captain Joe Robinson conceded 4-148 in his spell. Pakistan's captain Babar Azam and wicketkeeper Tongue contributed 95 and 4-42 respectively in their team innings. England's first innings lasted two days, with the match being reduced due to bad weather on Thursday. The match is being played at Edgbaston, with day three of five remaining. Pakistan's debutant Razaullah has stolen the show on day three, producing some thrilling resistance and pushing England to a chase of 130 to win.

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