Australia’s hopes of saving the first Test against Pakistan look over after a dramatic collapse on the fourth day of play chasing 438 for victory.

Australia will resume on Sunday on a demoralising 4-59.

Left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar struck twice in the 14th over of Australia’s second innings late on Saturday.

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First-innings century-maker David Warner was stumped for 29 and Alex Doolan was lbw for a duck.

Yasir Shah, who watched a video of Shane Warne day after day as a child to learn the art of legspin, also made two breakthroughs in the 17th over.

The debutant claimed the prize wicket of skipper Michael Clarke for three and also dismissed nightwatchman Nathan Lyon for a duck, both lbw.

Yuonis Khan sweeps during his century. Photo: Getty

Clarke elected not to call for a video review of his second-innings dismissal although there did appear to be some doubt over whether it was pad-bat or bat-pad.

Chris Rogers is 23 not out with Steve Smith to resume on three.

Australia won 13 Tests in a row against Pakistan before losing their most recent clash in England in 2010.

While the pitch is not as cracked and worn as expected, Pakistan’s spinners certainly hold more terrors for Australia’s batsmen than Steve O’Keefe and Nathan Lyon did for the host team.

The four-Test career of Doolan (191 runs at 23.87) could be at the crossroads after his five runs in the Dubai Test while Australia must also consider changing their bowling attack which posed few problems for Pakistan.

Pakistan declared on 2-286 in their second innings after centuries from Ahmed Shehzad (131) and Younis Khan (103 not out).

Younis has become Pakistan’s leading century-maker with 26. The 36-year-old is also the first player to score two centuries in a Test against Australia since New Zealand’s Glenn Turner in Christchurch in 1974.

Debutant O’Keefe claimed his second two-wicket haul of the match and fellow spinner Lyon returned match figures of 2-220.

HIGHEST SUCCESSFUL FOURTH-INNINGS RUN CHASES IN TESTS

* West Indies 7-418 v Australia, May 2003, St John’s in Antigua

* South Africa 4-414 v Australia, Dec 2008, WACA Ground in Perth

* India 4-406 v West Indies, April 1976, Port of Spain in Trinidad

* Australia 3-404 v England, July 1948, Headingley in Leeds