Overview
- Pakistan recovered from 318 for 8 to be all out for 449 on Friday, setting England a target of 130 to win the third Test at Edgbaston.
- Debutant Razaullah produced an all‑round debut by taking four wickets in England’s first innings and then scoring 81 off 63 balls with nine sixes late on Friday.
- Razaullah and Mohammad Abbas added a 121‑run partnership for the eighth/ninth wicket that turned what looked like an innings defeat into a competitive position.
- England remain strong favourites to complete a 3–0 series sweep but former players and commentators criticised the hosts’ bowling plans in the final session for allowing the lower‑order onslaught.
- The rescue gives Pakistan a boost after mid‑tour squad and coaching changes and puts a spotlight on Razaullah as a potential rising all‑round talent while raising selection and tactical questions for England.