RAWALPINDI. Dec 11: World cricket champions Pakis tan were struggling on 40 runs for three wickets

after beginning their second innings trailing Test novices Zimbabwe by nine runs on the third day of the second Test here Saturday, reports AFP

Th? tourist's bowling trio of Eddo Brandes. Dave Brain and Heath Streak, eager to avenge the 131-run defeat in their first Test at Karachi, didn't allow the Pakistani openers to settle down.

Shoaib Mohammad was dislodged for 13 and Aamir Sohail made just nine runs.

Nightwatchmap Ataur Rehman was declared out lbw for a duck.

Earlier resuming at their overnight score of 129 for four. Alistair Campbell and Mark Dekker batted with ease on the grassy pitch of the Rawalpindi Stadium, hitting 63 and 68 respectively.

Zimbabwe's total was 254 in reply to Pakistan's first innings score of 245.

In the post tea session, the

tourist's bowlers were able to swing the ball considerably.

"We are used to playing in such conditions." the beaming Zimbabwe captain Andy Flower said

Zimbabwe, the youngest Test nation, are yet to win a Test match. Sunday is a rest day and Flower said the first session of play on Monday would be the "most crucial" in deciding the match.

SCOREBOARD

Scoreboard on the third day of. the second cricket Test between Pakistan and Zimbabwe on Saturday:

PAKISTAN: First innings 245 (Asif Mujtaba 54 not out, D Brain 4-41, Eddo Brandes 3-83).

ZIMBABWE: First innings (overnight 129 for four) G Flower c Inzamam b 0 Akram

Dekker c Inzamam b Younis 68 Campbell lbw b Ataur

Rehman 63

Houghton c Mujtaba b Ashfaq 5

A Flower c Akram b Younis 12 Whittai c Inzamam b Ashfaq 29 Streak c Inzamam b Younis 2

Bruk -Jackson c Sohail b Younis 0

Brain c Ataur Rehman

b Younis 16

Brandes c Baslt All b

Akram ' 18

Peall not out 11

Extras: (b-9. lb-10, w-1, nb-10) 30

Total: 254

Fall of wickets: 1-0: 2-102: 3-110; 4-126; 5-131; 6-203: 7 203; 8-204; 9-225.

Bowling O M R W

Wasim Akram 21 4 68 2

Waqar Younis 19 3 88 5

Ataur Rehman 14 4 40 1

Ashfaq Ahmed 17 8 31 2

Aamir Sohail 3 0 8 0

PAKISTAN: Second Innings

Aamir Sohail lbw b Streak 9

Shoaib Mohammad c A

Flower b Streak 13

Inzamamul Haq not.out 9

Ataur Rehman lbw b Brain 0

Javed Miandad not out • 1*

Extras: (lb-7, w-1) 8

Total: (three wickets) 40

Fall of wickets: 1-25; 2-38: 3-39.

Bowling OMR W

Brandes 7 3 6 0

Brain JI 1 20 1

Streak 4 17 2