Pakistan back into contention against India

Left-handed opening pair Imran Farhat and Salman Butt Monday brought Pakistan back into contention with a century partnership after India conceded a narrow first innings lead on the second day of the third and decisive cricket test.

(Second day of five)

India won toss

Pakistan - First Innings 245 (Kamran Akmal 113; I K Pathan 5-61).

India - First Innings

(Overnight: 74 for 4)

Sourav Ganguly c Asif b Razzaq 34

Yuvraj Singh lbw b Asif 45

ÝMahendra Dhoni c Akmal b Razzaq 13

Irfan Pathan c Yousuf b Afridi 40

Anil Kumble lbw b Akhtar 7

Zaheer Khan c Akmal b Asif 21

Rudra Pratap Singh not out 0

Extras (b8 3lb 17nb) 28

Total: (54.1 overs) 238

Fall: 1-9 2-14 3-56 4-56 5-137 6-165 7-165 8-181 9-237 10-238.

Bowling: Shoaib Akhtar 16-3-70-2; Mohammad Asif 19.1-1-78-4; Abdul Razzaq 16-3-67-3; Shahid Afridi 3-0-12-1.

Pakistan - Second Innings

Salman Butt lbw b Ganguly 53

Imran Farhat c Tendulkar b Pathan 57

*Younis Khan not out 25

Mohammad Yousuf not out 30

Extras (2b 3lb 3nb) 8

Total: (for 2, 39 overs) 173

To bat: Faisal Iqbal, Shahid Afridi, Abdul Razzaq, ÝKamran Akmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Asif, Danish Kaneria.

Fall: 1-109 2-122.

Bowling: Irfan Pathan 10-1-39-1; Zaheer Khan 10-1-44-0; Rudra Pratap Singh 8-0-38-0; Anil Kumble 5-0-25-0; Sourav Ganguly 6-0-22-1.

Umpires: D Harper (Aus) and S Taufel (Aus).