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Azhar Mahmood slams century in drawn match

BLOEMFONTEIN: Pakistan8217;s two strike bowlers Shoaib Akhtar and Fazl-e-Akbar had Free State in trouble at 21-3 in their second innings at Springbok yesterday before the tourists8217; skipper Aamir Sohail decided to call the match off as a draw. Most of the day belonged to 22-year-old allrounder Azhar Mahmood who followed up his first Test 136 with a fluent 111.

Brief scores: Free State 334-7 declared and 21-3 drw with Pakistan 441 Inzamam-ul-Haq 119, Azhar Mahmood 111, Yousuf Youhanna 54; Kosie Wenter 4-106.

Tufnell, Croft bundle out Guyana

GEORGETOWN: England came close to pulling off a surprise victory over Guyana in the three-day clash here after spinners Phil Tufnell 5-42 and Robert Croft 5-51 had bowled out the home side in their second innings for 131 but England finally had to settle for a draw.