captain Baba Azam New Zealand spinners capped off a stellar century to lead Pakistan back to 224-4 in the refreshments after making early progress on the opening day of the first Test in Karachi on Monday.azam hits spinner Michael Bracewell The 6-run near-wicket finish for his ninth Test century revived Pakistan after struggling 115-4 at lunch.Azam unbeaten in 119 games after throw and bat win, recalls Safaraz Ahmed Alongside him at 43 as they added 114 for their uninterrupted fifth-wicket partnership.
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Azam also hit 11 boundaries, while Safaraz – in his first Test since January 2019 – hit the ropes seven times.New Zealand will let 12-year-old Azam off the hook, after Darryl Mitchell Spilled an adjustment buckle while sliding off Bracewell.
The tourists also failed to run out of Azam at 54 Devon Conway The Pakistan skipper was close to his crease and missed the stumps.New Zealand spinners dominate first period, Bracewell sacks Shan Masood three and Imam Haq 24 points, and Patel scored an early Abdullah Shafiq seven.
In the penultimate game before lunch, the fast bowlers Tim Southey fired Shakir The 22 ended a successful meeting for the visitors, playing their first Test series in Pakistan since 2002. New Zealand’s decision to play with three spinners seemed plausible as the National Stadium pitch was right-handed from the start. Patel came up and pitched in the fourth inning.
He passed his third ball to striker Shafiq and left him stumped by the keeper Tom Blundell. Bracewell then allowed Masood to be tripped in his second over before Harker misjudged his kick-off and was caught in mid-field.
It was the first time in Test cricket history that the first two outs in an innings were grounded. Pakistan, who lost 3-0 at home to England for the first time last week, recalled Safaraz, Mir Hamza and Haq.
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