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Pakistan poised for victory

Sports Reporter
Latceatcrahire. 137 behind on the first Innings, were 84 for four at close of play on the second day of
their three day cricket match against Pakistan at Leicester yesterday, according to BBC monitored In Dhaka last night.
Pakistan, who began the day on 87 for one. declared their first Innings at 393 for eight wickets In reply to the county side’s first Innings total of 256 all Put
Pakistan Immediately declared after Mujtaba was caught by David Milins off Alan Mullally Just five runs short of his century
Ramez Raja hit a confident 65 before falling to a catch off the bowling of Robert Gofton. while teen bstimun Inzamam ul Haq with 57 and bowler Naveed Anjum with 56 reached their half centuries
Anjum took three quick Leicestershire second Inning wickets In remaining play Sunday as ihe how team slumped to four for 79. still 58 runs behind
Scoreboard after Sunday s second-day of play In the three-day cricket match between Pakistan and English country Lelr-estrrshire An earlier report said
Leg-spinner Mushtaq A-hmed provided a ray of sunshine for Pakistan on another day of gloom by returning his second five wicket haul of their English tour against Lclcestlreshlre here on Saturday.
As alar all rounder Wasim Akram contemplated the possibility of missing the whole five-Test series and 17-year-old quick bowler Ataur Rahman prepared to join the Injury hit tourists. Ahmed snapped up five for 49 In 20.1 overs to help skittle Ix-tchesterahtre for 256
The stocky spinner has now taken 21 wickets In six first-class Innings since the lour began to underline that he la ready lo shoulder the burden of the Pakistan attack for next month's first Test at Edgbaston
Leicestershire found him difficult to tame. although deputy wicketkeeper Paul Nixon managed a career-best unbeaten 49 after being dropped by Inzamam-ul-Huq off Tanvir Mehdi when he had made 1 1.
The Leicestershire innings was one of fits and starts, with the best partnership taring 68
for the fourth wicket between debutant Andrew Roseberyt and Justin Benson, who hit a bright and breezy 45. and 67 for the seventh wicket between Nixon and Peter Hepworth.
Aamir Sohail, who trx>k two for 26. followed with a typically flamboyant knock of 24 off 21 balls before being brilliantly caught at third slip by Benson off David Milins
But Ramiz Raja and Shoalb Mohammad saw Pakistan through to the close without further loss a 87 for one.
It Is Pakistan s pace attack that Is the worry, though, rather than their batting, with Akram Buffering from a stress fracture of his left ankle
The world's top all-rounder will have his leg In plaster for eight days and will then be ex amined by a specialist
A decision on his availability for the series will be taken by the Pakistani management al that »L.ge
Akram wiki "I twisted my leg a couple of weeks ago. but It seemed to be get Ung better But now I know that was not the case"I always seem to gel problems with niy left leg. I've had three groin operations and alsp broken a bone In my foot, it's so disappointing.'
The uncapped Rahman, who has played only 17 first -class matches, joints the tourists today as cover for Akram and fellow Injured pareman Waqar Younis
Pakistan manager luUkhab Alam reported on Saturday that Younis was making rea sonable progress from a stress fracture of the back and he would seeing a specialist again in the next 10 days
The pressure Is on for a decision on both Akram and Younis, as the Board of Control of Cricket In Pakistan (BCCP) have been criticised for including injured players tn the original squad and then having to send out replacements.
It is still not clear who will be asked to return home from the squad, which Is already two more than the approved number
BCCP secretary Shahid Rafi said "We have not yet decided who to recall, but the most Important thing Is to send Ataur Rahman so that he can get acclimatized to the playing conditions. we have tn strengthen our attack