Pakistan vs New Zealand, 2nd Test, Day 2, Score Highlights, Karachi: Imam-ul-Haq Leads Pakistan Reply As NZ End Day On A High
PAK vs NZ 2nd Test Score and Latest Match Updates: Opting to bat first, New Zealand will be mighty pleased with their first innings score in the second Test against Pakistan as the visitors were bowled out for 449 in the second session of the second day’s play. Tim Southee will be the happier of the two captains with Babar Azam playing the catching up game after having reduced New Zealand to 345 for 9 in the first hour of the second morning. Matt Henry (68*) and Ajaz Patel (35) added 104 runs for the last wicket as Pakistan failed to get rid of the pair.
Tom Latham (71) and Devon Conway (122) took New Zealand off to a great start with Tom Blundell keeping the Pakistanis at bay with a gritty half-century. Abrar Ahmed was once again the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan, returning with figures of 4 for 149 as Naseem Shah and Agha Salman picked up three wickets each.
Babar Azam’s Pakistan and Tim Southee-led New Zealand are competing in the second and final Test of the series. At the end of day 1, New Zealand put 309 runs on the scoreboard at the loss of 6 wickets.
PAK vs NZ SQUADS
PAKISTAN: Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Babar Azam(c), Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed(w), Agha Salman, Nauman Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mir Hamza, Abrar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Kamran Ghulam, Hasan Ali, Naseem Shah, Zahid Mahmood, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sajid Khan
NEW ZEALAND: Tom Latham, Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Henry Nicholls, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Blundell(w), Michael Bracewell, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee(c), Neil Wagner, Ajaz Patel, Blair Tickner, Glenn Phillips, Matt Henry, Will Young