Adelaide, Australia, Dec 1 (AFP/APP): Yasir Shah smacked a maiden Test century Sunday and Babar Azam made 97 as a stubborn Pakistan kept their slim hopes alive in the second Test against Australia Sunday despite six wickets to Mitchell Starc. The visitors resumed on an overcast day teetering at 96 for six in reply to Australia’s first innings 589 for three declared, built on the back of David Warner’s monumental 335 not out. They were finally out for 302 on day three of the pink-ball Test, 287 runs adrift, with a dogged Yasir the last man to go for 113. Australia immediately enforced the follow on, leaving Pakistan to face a difficult evening session. Better known as a spin bowler than a batsmen, Yasir had never gone better than 42 in his previous 36 Tests, making his effort against one of the world’s most fearsome pace attack’s even more remarkable. In a scintillating spell under lights on Sunday night, left-armer Starc snapped up four quick wickets and the omens for Pakistan did not look good. Steve Smith becomes fastest man to reach 7,000 Test runs But the gloomy conditions at Adelaide Oval offered little movement to the bowlers on Sunday … Continue reading Yasir hits century as stubborn Pakistan forced to follow on