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Latham and Conway take the Kiwis to a good position after day 2

By Real11 - Dec 27 2022 297 Views
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Babar, Sarfaraz and Agha help Pakistan to put 438 runs on the board

 

The first Test match is being played between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi. The second day of the first test was named for the visitors. The Kiwi team halted Pakistan for 438 runs on the second day and then scored 165 runs without losing any wickets till the end of the second day's play.

At stumps, the left-handed batter Tom Latham returned unbeaten on 78 off 126 balls and Devon Conway on 82 off 156 balls. New Zealand's team is now 273 runs behind Pakistan in the first innings. Latham has hit 8 fours so far. At the same time, 12 fours have come from Conway's bat.

On the second day of the Karachi Test, the Pakistani bowlers kept looking for wickets and they ended the day wicketless. During this, Mir Hamza bowled (7), Mohammad Wasim Junior (9), Abrar Ahmed (17) and Nauman Ali bowled (11) overs. Apart from this, captain Babar Azam also bowled three overs. However, none of the Pakistani bowlers got any wickets after 47 overs.

Agha Salman scored his first test century

Earlier, Pakistan added 119 more runs to its first day's score today. However, captain Babar Azam could not add a single run to his yesterday's score and got out after scoring 161 runs. He became the victim of Tim Southee.

When Babar Azam departed, Pakistan's score was 318 runs. After this, Agha Salman took the charge and single-handedly took the team's score beyond 400 with the tailenders.

Agha Salman scored 103 runs in 155 balls with the help of 17 fours. This is his first century in Test cricket. Before this, he has scored three half-centuries. At the same time, Sarfaraz Ahmed, who returned to the team after almost four years, also played an important inning of 86 runs.

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