WTC Points Table: Points to the first test between Pakistan and New Zealand
Cricket News Desk !! The first test ended in the draw, as bad lights darkened the victory of New Zealand and did not allow him to stand up 1-0 in the two-test series to a half-century by Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel and Sarfaraz Ahmed. Pakistan declared the second innings and gave the visiting team a target of 138 runs in 15 overs on Friday on the fifth day. New Zealand chased the reached target, and scored 61/1 in 7.3 overs using Devon Conway (18 not out) and Tom Latham (35 not out), when the match between the two teams ended on a draw. With this, Pakistan ends the series of four -match defeat in their home. On the fifth and last day, he moved to two wickets with 77 runs and needed New Zealand 97 runs to bat again. The eighth and ninth wicket partnership between Saud Shakeel (55 not out) and Mohammad Wasim Junior (43) and Mir Hamza, however, helped Pakistan to declare Pakistan their second innings for 311 runs for eight wickets. Earlier, Pakistan ended up in a crisis when Noman Ali (four) and Night Watchman Noman Ali (four) and Captain Babar Azam (14) returned to the locker room within 34 balls and left the home team in trouble by scoring 100 runs for four wickets. 74 runs were still needed. Bat again New Zealand. Both batsmen were from the ball of Michael Bracewell and Ish Sodhi respectively. At that level, the Imam and Sarfaraz added 85 runs for the brilliant fifth wicket before Pakistan got back into trouble. Shortly after Sarfaraz reached his second half of the game, Sodhi was caught on the ball. The first turn -century missed Ali from Agha Sodhi and first became daring. The Imam also missed four runs of a century when Sodhi bumped him by Tom Blundel. Sarfaraz scored 53 runs in 76 balls and consisted of seven fours, while the Imam misunderstood his fourth Test -century when he was discharged for 96 runs. His 206 balls scored 10 fours and a six. For New Zealand, Ish Sodhi took his first five wickets with the best figures of the 6/86 career. -Ians Sport News Desk !!! RJ/ANM shares this story