Karachi Test Draw: 'Babar made the declaration to win, so why were all the fielders on the boundary,

                                                                

Dec 30, 2022, 15:18 PKT

Updated an hour ago

The first Test match of the series between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi has been drawn.

However, the declaration made by Pakistan in the last hour of the fifth day on social media and the justification given by captain Babar Azam after that has sparked a new debate.

Pakistan started the last day's game with 77 runs at the loss of two players. Still, while Imamul Haq completed a half-century while batting responsibly, on the other hand, due to the fall of the wickets of Noman Ali and Babar Azam, Pakistan faced difficulties in the beginning. had to face it.

Pakistan team captain Babar Azam could also score only 14 runs and was dismissed lbw by Ash Sodhi.

After the dismissal of Babar Azam, wicketkeeper Sarfraz came to the crease and he along with Imamul Haq led the innings.

Sarfraz showed responsible batting and scored half-centuries in both innings of his first Test on his return after four years.

However, first Sarfaraz got out soon after scoring his half-century, then Salman Ali Agha could only score five runs and then Imamul Haq failed to complete his century and was dismissed for 96 runs by Ash Sodhi.

At that time, Pakistan had a lead of just 32 runs over New Zealand and seven of its players had returned to the pavilion. In such a situation, due to the important contribution of Saud Shakeel and Muhammad Wasim Jr., Pakistan managed to avoid certain defeats.

There was a crucial partnership of 71 runs between the two, in which Wasim Jr. scored 43 runs and he fell victim to Ash Sodhi, who bowled brilliantly today and took six wickets in the innings.

Saud Shakeel scored another half-century and was at the crease when Babar Azzam surprisingly decided to declare the innings.

Pakistan set New Zealand a target of 138 in 15 overs to win and New Zealand accepted the challenge and scored 61 runs in the first seven and a half overs.

However, on this occasion, the match was abandoned due to bad lighting.