Babar Azam was sent off on Tuesday for attempting to play a ball outside his stump.© YouTube
Pakistan were all out for 438 on Tuesday in the first innings of their Test against New Zealand in Karachi. Medium hitter Agha Salman scored a first century before being last man on 103 after Pakistan resumed at 317-5. Skipper Babar Azam fell in the first over of the day without adding to his overnight score of 161. For New Zealand, fast bowler Tim Southee took 3–69, completing 350 Test wickets in his 89th Test.
Fast bowler Tim Southee forced a lead from Azam’s bat off the fourth ball of the day to wicket-keeper Tom Blundell to kick-start New Zealand. Azam hit 16 bounds and a six in his 365-minute run.
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The highlight of Pakistan’s at bat was 103 by Agha Salman, who anchored the innings after the dismissal of skipper Babar. Salman hit 17 boundaries during his 155 ball knock.
Pakistan also lost Nauman Ali (seven) and Mohammad Wasim (two) in the first session, which yielded only 60 points. Salman added 54 runs for the seventh wicket before New Zealand took two wickets in the space of three runs. Pacer Neil Wagner had caught Nauman throwing a short throw before Wasim caught behind spinner Ish Sodhi.
Salman then cut loose and hit two consecutive boundaries of Sodhi to complete three figures. His previous best of 62 was against Sri Lanka at Galle in July.
Southee, who finished 3–69, finally ended the innings by trapping Salman leg earlier to complete 350 wickets in his 89th Test. He is the third New Zealand bowler behind Richard Hadlee (431 in 86 Tests) and Daniel Vettori (362 in 113) to take 350 or more wickets in Tests.
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