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| | Sunday, 6 October, 2002, 07:21 GMT 08:21 UK Rain halts Pakistan charge  Ponting leaps to avoid a shot from Razzaq First Test, Colombo, day four (close): Australia 467 & 127; Pakistan 279 & 179-3 Opener Taufeeq Umar hit a half century to set Pakistan off to a great start chasing 316 for victory against Australia before rain washed out the final session for the second day in a row. The 21-year-old smashed 16 boundaries in his 88 and put on 91 for Pakistan's first wicket with Imran Nazir. But Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne struck back to leave the game tantalisingly poised with Pakistan 179-3 at the close of the fourth day.
Warne struck again to trap Abdur Razzaq lbw for four, but Younis Khan came in to steady the ship. Younis put on 56 with Taufeeq for the third wicket as Pakistan wrestled back control of the match. Taufeeq fell just before the tea interval 12 runs short of his second Test century. Mark Waugh made up for an earlier missed catch to hang onto a chance in the slip cordon as Taufeeq edged a Brett Lee delivery. Younis was 32 not with Misbah-ul-Haq unbeaten on four as the rain started to fall during the tea interval. Australia: Steve Waugh (capt), Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer, Ricky Ponting, Mark Waugh, Damien Martyn, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne, Brett Lee, Jason Gillespie, Glenn McGrath. Pakistan: Waqar Younis (capt), Taufiq Umar, Imran Nazir, Younis Khan, Misbah-ul Haq, Faisal Iqbal, Abdul Razzaq, Rashid Latif, Shoaib Akhtar, Saqlain Mushtaq, Mohammmad Sami. Umpires: Steve Bucknor (WIs), Srinivas Venkataraghvan (Ind) Match referee: Clive Lloyd (WIs). | |
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