A CENTURY from Mohammad Hafeez helped Pakistan dominate day three of their one-off Test against Zimbabwe, with the tourists reaching 357 for five at stumps in Bulawayo.
Azhar Ali, Misbah-ul-haq and Younis Khan also added half-centuries on what proved to be a frustrating day for the home side’s pace attack, although Greg Lamb did manage to pick up three wickets.
By close of play, Pakistan trailed their opponent’s first-innings total of 412 by just 55 runs.
Pakistan resumed on 116 for one with Hafeez and Ali looking to build on their overnight partnership of 108.
Ali smashed a boundary to bring up his half-century and Hafeez followed suit an over later to pass the hundred mark.
The pair took their stand to 188 before Hamilton Masakadza made the breakthrough for Zimbabwe, with a low full toss which Hafeez (119) swiped straight into the grateful hands of Lamb, and the tourists reached lunch on 196 for two.
Ali had been hoping to join Hafeez as Pakistan’s second centurion of the match but came unstuck in the afternoon on 75, edging Lamb’s delivery to Tatenda Taibu behind the wicket.
Misbah and Younis took up the challenge, though, and further frustrated Zimbabwe’s bowlers to move Pakistan on to 280 for three at tea.
However, after steering Lamb away for his ninth boundary, Misbah was removed on 66 by the very next delivery from the all-rounder, which he top-edged to Brian Vitori
That ended a fourth-wicket stand of exactly 100, but Pakistan pushed on and Younis (61 n.o.) quickly became the fourth player to post a half-century.
Lamb claimed another wicket with the last ball of the day, removing Umar Akmal on 15 with Brendan Taylor taking the catch at leg gully. (PA Sport)

ZIMBABWE first innings 412 (T. Mawoyo 163 not out; S. Ajmal 4-143)
PAKISTAN first innings o/n 116 for one
M. Hafeez  c Lamb b Masakadza    119
T. Umar lbw b Jarvis    4
A.  Ali  c (wkp.) Taibu b Lamb    75
Y. Khan  not out    61
Misbah-ul-Haq c Vitori b Lamb    66
U. Akmal c Taylor b Lamb    15
Extras: (b-4, lb-13)    17
Total: (5 wickets, 120.1 overs)    357
Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-196, 3-218, 4-318, 5-357.
Bowling: B. Vitori 21-2-93-0, K. Jarvis 20-4-58-1, C. Mpofu 19-4-55-0, R. Price 34-18-39-0, G. Lamb 20.1-2-85-3., H. Mazakadza 6-2-19-1.