Ish Sodhi became the main wreck when they withdrew the First Test by five wickets as Pakistan collapsed at Karachi in the second session of the final day.
Imam-ul-Haq and his Sarfaraz Ahmed challenged New Zealand for 85 runs in a row and hit the pause button to confirm New Zealand’s bid for victory. But it went away as quickly as it started.
After New Zealand raised their hopes with the early wickets of the day, a counterattack came. Michael Bracewell catches night guard Nauman Ali LBW with the ball in his arm. And soon, Sodhi joined the party and took a big wicket from Babar Azam.The Pakistani skipper started with several borders against Bracewell but was finished off by a google from Sodhi. , left LBW and left while I was doing a review during the process.
On the other hand, however, Pakistan found solidity with Iman stepping things up as he advanced through the sixth Test 50. He offered few chances, prompting New Zealand to frantically check catches on the racquet pad, replays confirming the ball was nowhere near the racquet.
Complementing Imam’s steadfastness was Sarfaraz, who was promoted to the batting side, possibly because of his ability to spin. And the former skipper quickly fought back, sweeping Ajaz Patel to the limit and letting the weirdo continue wide. By winning that duel, he managed to keep New Zealand in check.
Pakistan survived several close defeats towards the end of the session. He hit 50 at the seventh mark shortly after the break, but his joy was short-lived.
He quickly chased a short-and-wide Soddy, but Tom Blundell nibbled the bottom edge from behind the stumps. Aga Salman finished ahead of Saud Shaqir but couldn’t do much against a sharp googly that went through his racket and pad and hit a stump.
When Imam entered his 1990s and saw his tone in the 4th Test, he immediately tried to reach the landmark. This led him to take a number of risks, one of which was a jump to Soddy, who slipped into Google to trip the hitter at 96. Giving five furs, all three wickets of the session were his way.
Shaquille and Mohammad Wasim Jr. then saved 85 balls by the tees, but New Zealand continued the hunt.