PAK vs NZ: The first Test match being played between Pakistan and New Zealand has come to a very exciting turn. On the last day of the match, Pakistan declared their second innings and gave New Zealand a target of 138 runs. New Zealand will have to chase this target in very few overs. Pakistan scored 311 runs in their second innings at the loss of 8 wickets. In this, the opening batsman Imam-ul-Haq scored an inning of 96 runs. His innings included 10 fours and a six. Imam, who missed the century by four runs, became a victim of stumping.
This is how Imam-ul-Haq lost his wicket
Imam-ul-Haq, playing for 96 runs, was made his victim by New Zealand spinner Ish Sodhi. The video of Imam’s dismissal was shared on Twitter by PCB. In this video you can see that Imam walks forward to play Sodhi’s ball, but after pitching the ball goes out after being off-spinned. The ball reaches wicketkeeper Tom Blundell and he runs the stumps to Imam-ul-Haq.
In this video you can see that Imam looked very disappointed after losing his wicket. With this disappointment, he slowly returned to the pavilion. Imam missed his century by just four runs. Sharing this video on behalf of PCB, it was written in the caption, “A brilliant innings by Imam-ul-Haq comes to an end. Ish Sodhi took 5 wickets for the first time in Test.
End of a fine innings by Imam-ul-Haq
Ish Sodhi takes his maiden Test five-wicket haul.#PAKvNZ , #TayyariKiwiHai pic.twitter.com/9U86iNLYNX
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 30, 2022
Significantly, apart from Imam-ul-Haq, wicket-keeper batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed and Saud Shakeel played half-century innings for Pakistan in the second innings. Sarfaraz Ahmed scored 53 runs with the help of 7 fours. At the same time, Saud Shakeel scored 55 runs by hitting 7 fours and a six.
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