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Gritty Pakistan clawed back from looming disaster to finish with 313 on the back of fighting half-centuries from Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman and Aamer Jamal on the first day of the third Test against Australia on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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The tourists, staring down a meagre innings total at 96 for five after winning the toss, counter-attacked to frustrate the Australians at the Sydney Cricket Ground.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Rizwan clubbed 88 off 103 balls, number nine Jamal a spirited 82 off 97 and Salman 53 off 67 to give the tourists some hope after a car-crash start to the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

David Warner, playing in his 112th and final Test, had to see off a tense final over before the close and survived a scare before finishing with six in Australia's reply of 6-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australia skipper Pat Cummins took five for 61 for his third successive five-wicket haul in the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In a day that began in elation for Australia ended in frustration as Pakistan's tail wagged furiously to rescue their side after a terrible start.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman triggered the comeback with a spirited 94-run stand to defy the Australia attack.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Rizwan, who had been dropped for the first Test, blasted two sixes and 10 fours off 103 balls before he fell to a legside trap set by Cummins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Rizwan top-edged a pull shot for Josh Hazlewood to take the catch at fine leg after posting the highest individual score by a Pakistan batsman of the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Salman took up the cudgels with a half-century before he was caught by Travis Head off Mitchell Starc.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Jamal kept the fightback going as he registered his highest Test score before he fell to Nathan Lyon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

That left Warner to see out the final over of the day and he began with a flourish, cutting the first ball for four from spinner Sajid Khan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

It was a rousing morning session for Australia as openers Abdullah Shafique and debutant Saim Ayub were dismissed inside two overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The out-of-form Shafique fell to the second ball of Starc's opening over and Ayub, brought in for Imam-ul-Haq to make his Test debut, only lasted two balls before a Hazlewood outswinger had him caught behind by Alex Carey.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Babar Azam hit three glorious cover drives to the ropes before he was out for 26.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Cummins appealed vociferously for lbw but was turned down by the umpire, only to seek a review and get the verdict, leaving the tourists tottering at 39 for three.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Saud Shakeel copped a nasty blow on the collarbone from a Cummins lifter and in the Australian skipper's next over he prodded a catch behind to Carey for five, leaving his side further in the mire at 47 for four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Skipper Shan Masood, on 32, was caught by Smith at second slip off Mitchell Marsh just after lunch but it was ruled a no-ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Marsh got the last laugh two overs later when Masood, on 35, again edged the medium-pacer to Smith in almost identical fashion to leave Pakistan at 96 for five.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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