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Drawing the outside edge of Azhar Ali's bat with a surprise short ball, Anderson became the first seam bowler in Test cricket history to take 600 wickets.
Azhar Ali played a key role with the bat in the final match of the three-match series against England.
England remain only four points behind Australia in the World Test Championship table, while Pakistan have moved closer to the fourth-placed New Zealand.
James Anderson became the fourth bowler in Test history to take 600 wickets when he dismissed Pakistan's Azhar Ali on the final day of third Test.
Less than two hours of cricket were played on a rain-affected Day 5, with England taking just two of the eight wickets needed to win the match at the Rose Bowl after Pakistan resumed on 100-2 and trailing by 210 runs.
England bowler James Anderson became the first pacer in Test history to reach 600 wickets.
Anderson achieved the feat on day 5 of the third and final Test against Pakistan at the Ages Bowl in Southampton.
James Anderson is only one wicket away from reaching 600 wickets in Test cricket.
HIGHLIGHTS England vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 5: The match ends in a draw and England claimed their first Test series win against Pakistan in 10 years
The 22-year-old Surrey batsman had been sidelined for three months after he underwent surgery on the same shoulder last year.
Anderson started Day 4 needing two wickets to become the first fast bowler to reach 600, and managed to take one — that of Abid Ali (42) — during a lengthy third session at the Rose Bowl.
HIGHLIGHTS ENG vs PAK: Anderson's quest for 600th wicket continues as gritty Pakistan and the Southampton weather frustrated the hosts
The 38-year-old Anderson returned with his 29th five-wicket haul (5-56) on day three of the ongoing third Test against Pakistan to achieve 598 wickets in red-ball cricket.
England, who racked up a mammoth 583-8 declared in their first innings thanks to Zak Crawley's 267, chose to enforce the follow-on after bowling out Pakistan late on day three.
The five-wicket haul also took his career Test wicket tally to 598 as he now stands only two wickets shy of becoming the first pacer to take 600 wickets in the history of the format.
Azhar fought hard, showed courage, showed changed in tactics against the English attack and displayed mental toughness as he notched up his 17th Test century and third against England on day 3 of the third Test at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton.
Pakistan looked to be in control for much of the first two sessions of the first day before they lost control of the match due to an epic 359-run stand for the fifth wicket between Zak Crawley (267) and Jos Buttler (152).
England vs Pakistan 3rd Test Day 3: James Anderson's 29th career five-wicket haul helps England bundle out Pakistan for 273 after Azhar Ali's gritty and unbeaten 141.
Crawley's career-defining 267-run innings earned him a number of admirers, one of which was former India captain and current Board of Control for Cricket in India President Sourav Ganguly.
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