PESHAWAR: After Imam ul Haq’s first test century, Azhar Ali also completed his 19th test century on the second day of Rawalpindi Test match. He was dismissed at 185 runs.
Pakistan started the match with 245 runs for the loss of 1 wicket and scored 302 till the lunch. During the session of the game, Ali completed t century with 8 fours and a six.
Earlier, Pakistan lost second wicket at 313 runs when Pat Cummins claimed opener Imam ul Haq’s wicket at 157. Azhar Ali and Haq added 208 to Pakistan’s total score. Thus, till tea break, Pakistan scored 394 runs for the loss of 2 wickets. After the break, Captain Babar Azam run out for 36 while Azhar Ali was caught after scoring 185 runs.
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Today, three main players – Haris Rauf, Fahim Ashraf and Hasan Ali – have made their return to the national squad.
The national team had scored 245 runs for the loss of 1 wicket on the first day of the first test match at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. Captain Babar Azam won the toss and elected to bat first. Openers Imam-ul-Haq and Abdullah Shafiq put on a fine performance to form a 105-run partnership. Haq continued his excellent batting and scored irst Test century of his career. He remained unbeaten on 132 runs with the help of 15 fours and 2 sixes while Azhar Ali gave his full support and scored 64 runs.
The Australian team is on a historic tour of Pakistan after 24 years. The first match of the three-match Test series between the two teams will is being played in Rawalpindi from March 4 to 8. The Australian team will play three Tests, three ODIs and a T20I match during the tour of Pakistan.