DUBAI: Pakistan were 295 for three in their second innings to hold a lead of 253 runs over England at lunch on the third day of the third and final Test at Dubai Stadium on Sunday.

Azhar Ali was unbeaten on 115 with Misbah-ul Haq on 16. Pakistan lead the three-match series 2-0.

Scoreboard:

Pakistan 1st innings 99 (Asad Shafiq 45; S. Broad 4-36, J. Anderson 3-35)

England 1st innings 141 (A. Strauss 56; Abdul Rehman 5-40, Saeed Ajmal 3-59)

Pakistan 2nd innings (overnight 222-2)

Mohammad Hafeez lbw b Panesar           21

Taufiq Umar c Strauss b Anderson            6

Azhar Ali not out                                        115

Younis Khan lbw b Broad                          127

Misbah-ul Haq not out                               16

Extras: (lb9, nb1)                                        10

Total: (for three wickets)                           295

Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Umar), 2-28 (Hafeez), 3-244 (Younis)

Bowling: Anderson 24-6-44-1 (nb1), Broad 19-7-47-1, Panesar 39-8-102-1, Swann 27-3-70-0, Trott 2-0-14-0, Pietersen 3-0-9-0

Overs: 114

Toss: Pakistan

Umpires: Simon Taufel (AUS) and Steve Davis (AUS)

TV umpire: Shavir Tarapore (IND)

Match referee: Jeff Crowe (IND)