Devon Conway and Tom Latham shared an unbroken 165-run partnership to arrange a robust New Zealand reply in reply to Pakistan’s first innings 438 within the opening Test in Karachi on Tuesday.
Conway was batting on 82 and had accomplished 1,000 Test runs in 19 innings, the quickest by a New Zealand batsman. Latham was on 78 with New Zealand, having scored three and a half runs an over, nonetheless 273 behind. After Pakistan resumed the second day on 317–5, house captain Babar Azam fell within the first over, however the decrease order put up robust resistance, led by Agha Salman’s maiden Test century.
Babar couldn’t add to his evening’s rating of 161 and was caught by Tim Southee, however the collapse New Zealand wished didn’t materialise. Batting with the tailenders, Agha cleverly rotated the strike and introduced up his century by hitting spinner Ish Sodhi for back-to-back fours. Agha was Pakistan’s final wicket to fall, as Southee (3-69) was lbw after attempting to hit the bowler over midwicket. Aga’s 103 included 17 fours.
Conway and Latham denied Pakistan an early breakthrough and placed on a century partnership earlier than the house group created alternatives.
Conway was on 57 when he tried a lower shot towards left-arm spinner Nauman Ali and Pakistan’s half-hearted attraction for a catch-back was turned down. Nauman appeared satisfied that Conway had edged the ball, and replays later confirmed this, however Babar, standing within the slips, selected to not evaluation the choice. Conway and Latham discovered it troublesome to cope with younger Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed, who took 17 wickets in two matches in his collection debut towards England earlier this month.
Babar himself bowled three overs however his part-time off-spin was not profitable.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
