Pak vs New Zealand 2nd Test, Day 5: The second Test match between Pakistan and New Zealand ended in a draw. Pakistan had a target of 319 runs to win, but the host team could score 304 runs for 9 wickets by the time the game was stopped due to rain. Sarfaraz Ahmed played a century for Pakistan. He scored 118 runs in 176 balls, but despite this the host team could not reach the threshold of victory. Earlier, Pakistan’s start was very bad. Pakistan’s first 2 wickets were dismissed for zero runs. Opener Abdullah Shafiq was bowled by Tim Southee without scoring any runs. While Mir Hamza was bowled by Ish Sodhi on the score of zero runs. At the same time, Imam-ul-Haq went on to score 12 runs. Imam-ul-Haq is dismissed by Ish Sodhi. While Agha Salman got out after scoring 30 runs.
Sarfaraz Ahmed handled Pakistani innings
Shan Masood contributed 35 runs before getting out. Shan Masood was dismissed by Michael Bracewell. Pakistani captain Babar Azam became the victim of Michael Bracewell after scoring 27 runs. While Saud Shakeel, who scored a century in the first innings, returned to the pavilion after scoring 32 runs. On the other hand, talking about New Zealand bowlers, Michael Bracewell took the maximum of 4 wickets. Apart from this, Ish Sodhi and captain Tim Southee got 2-2 success.
The condition of the match was like this
Earlier, the New Zealand team declared the innings by scoring 277 runs for 5 wickets on the fourth day. In this way, the target of 319 runs was set in front of the host Pakistan to win the match. Significantly, New Zealand had scored 449 runs in the first innings thanks to Dwayne Conway’s century. Abrar Ahmed took 5 wickets in the first innings for Pakistan. Apart from this, Naseem Shah and Agha Salman got 3-3 successes. Pakistan scored 408 runs in reply to New Zealand’s 449 runs. Saud Shakeel scored a century for Pakistan in the first innings. He scored an unbeaten 125 off 341 balls.
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