They proceeded to drop Alastair Cook twice, with his unbeaten 75 anchoring the England reply, but three wickets during the afternoon session for Yasir Shah kept Pakistan in the hunt. Cook put on 110 with Joe Root for the second wicket but Yasir struck for his first Test wickets outside of Asia to check England’s advance. Having been 282 for 4 shortly before the close on Thursday, Pakistan would have been disappointed to make only 339. Ballance clipped one four but was then beaten by a gently turning legbreak, pushing down the wrong line, to leave England 153 for 4 at tea. In the morning session, a burst of three wickets in eight balls, including the dismissal of Misbah-ul-Haq for 114, had helped England wrap up Pakistan’s innings.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 15, 2016 14:48 UTC