Sarfaraz Ahmed foils New Zealand to salvage draw in second Test | Cricket News – Act Daily News

KARACHI: Pakistan’s final pair Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed survived 21 balls in fading mild Friday whereas Sarfaraz Ahmed hit a preventing century to deprive New Zealand of a victory, bringing the second Test to a sensational attract Karachi.
New Zealand had been in sight of a series-clinching victory after dismissing Sarfaraz for a career-best 118 with 39 balls remaining within the match.
But as nightfall settled, Naseem scored 15 and Ahmed seven to information Pakistan to 304-9 in pursuit of a 319-run goal when umpires Alex Wharf and Aleem Dar declared the sunshine unfeasible to proceed with three overs remaining.

The two-match sequence ended 0-0 after the primary Test — additionally in Karachi — led to a draw, depriving New Zealand of their first sequence win in Pakistan for 53 years.

New Zealand took the second new ball and with the fourth supply Tim Southee dismissed Agha Salman for 30 to interrupt a 70-run stand for the seventh wicket earlier than Bracewell dismissed Sarfaraz to lift hopes of a win.
But it was Sarfaraz whose fourth Test century — first in eight years — which set Pakistan heading in the right direction for a preventing draw.
Pakistan had been watching defeat at lunch with the overall on 125-5, however Sarfaraz led the battle again throughout a sixth wicket stand of 123 in three hours with Saud Shakeel who made 32.
Pakistan reached 179-5 at tea, needing an extra 140 runs within the 31 overs — some extent from the place Sarfaraz sped up the run price by smashing three boundaries and a six off spinner Michael Bracewell earlier than driving pacer Matt Henry for 2 to achieve his hundred.
But as soon as Pakistan misplaced Sarfaraz, Hasan Ali (5) and Salman within the area of 14 runs, the goal went out of attain.
The earlier finest profitable chase in a Test in Pakistan was 314 by the house workforce in opposition to Australia in Karachi in 1994.
Sacked as captain of all three codecs in October 2019, Sarfaraz staged a comeback within the drawn first Test — additionally in his hometown of Karachi — and high scored the sequence with 335 runs with three fifties and 100.
In all, Sarfaraz batted for 4 hours and 48 minutes, hitting 9 boundaries and a six — an enchancment on his earlier highest of 112 made in opposition to the identical opponents in Dubai eight years in the past.
Spinner Michael Bracewell (4-75) and Ish Sodhi (2-59) jolted Pakistan earlier with three wickets within the first session.
Resuming two down with none runs on the board, Pakistan misplaced Imam-ul-Haq (12), skipper Babar Azam (27) and Shan Masood (35) earlier than reaching three figures.
Haq fell to a rash drive off Sodhi because the ball spun in and crashed onto the stumps.
Azam and Masood then placed on 42 runs and had been wanting strong when Bracewell got here into the act.
He first eliminated Azam with a pointy turning supply that was edged to wicketkeeper Tom Latham, whereas Masood miscued a lofted shot and was caught by Kane Williamson at mid-off.