LONDON – Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman scored fifties as Pakistan drew with Leicestershire in their final game before two-match Test series against England.
Openers Azhar Ali hit 73 while Fakhar Zaman scored 71 as Green Shirts made a dominant start to the two-day game.
Middle-order batsman Usman Salahuddin made unbeaten 69 before the tourists declared on their overnight total of 321-9.
A young Leicestershire batting line-up then made 226-6 on Sunday, with Ateeq Javid hitting 54 before he retired out.
Dieter Klein (2-44) took the next two wickets with Javid (2-42) and Aadil Ali (2-28) Leicestershire’s other wicket-takers.
Pakistan’s bowlers were then unable to dismiss an inexperienced Leicestershire line-up, despite two quick wickets leaving the hosts on 52-2.
Captain Lewis Hill (33), Javid and Aadil Ali (41) helped Leicestershire recover to 165-4 and frustrate the tourists, who play England in the first Test at Lord’s on Thursday.
