Misbah and Akmal lead Pakistan fightback

Dec 02, 2007

Harbhajan Singh took two wickets in the morning session to pile the pressure on Pakistan•AFP

Mohammad Yousuf has been unable to translate his ODI form to the Tests in this series. He was on 6 before he was bowled while attempting to drive against the spin•AFP

Misbah-ul-Haq and Kamran Akmal then chipped in with a rescue act•AFP

Misbah-ul-Haq provided good support at the other end ... •AFP

However, Misbah remained unbeaten on 108, as Pakistan finished the day at 358 for 6, trailing by 258 runs•AFP

Salman Butt was the first to go in the morning as he edged a flighted delivery from Harbhajan to Rahul Dravid at slip•AFP

Munaf Patel chipped in with the big wicket of Younis Khan who played a counter-attacking innings•AFP

Kamran Akmal got to his hundred off 173 balls•AFP

... and scored his maiden Test hunded, which took 181 balls•AFP

Younis was disappointed as he fell to an ordinary delivery from Patel, flashing at a short and wide delivery to edge to wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni•AFP

It was Akmal's fifth Test hundred, and his fourth against India•AFP

Misbah and Akmal added 207 runs for the sixth wicket before Harbhajan dismissed Akmal•AFP