Pakistan continues to play fantastic Test matches

Pakistan continues to play fantastic Test matches

Web Desk
January 7, 2023

Pakistan continues to play fantastic Test matches

Pakistan’s winless home Test record extended to eight matches with a 0-0 draw against New Zealand.
Second time in Test history Pakistan has drawn a Test match with just one wicket remaining.
ICC World Test Championship series between Pakistan and New Zealand ends in a goalless draw.

Pakistan narrowly held out against New Zealand late on day five in Karachi to scrape out a draw, but the latest outcome extended their winless home record to eight Test matches. With one wicket left in the ICC World Test Championship series against New Zealand, Pakistan drew a Test match for the second time in their Test history.

On day five, when the sunset in Karachi, all four results were still in the cards. For the first time in more than fifty years, New Zealand needed just one wicket to defeat Pakistan in a Test series. Pakistan was only 15 runs away from victory.

On day five, when the sun set in Karachi, all four results were still in the cards. For the first time in more than fifty years, New Zealand needed just one wicket to defeat Pakistan in a Test series. Pakistan was only 15 runs away from victory.

Stalemate 🤝

Pakistan and New Zealand play out a thrilling draw!#WTC23 | #PAKvNZ | 📝 https://t.co/5TMMWQ0jQl pic.twitter.com/5Q5IpChBB5

— ICC (@ICC) January 6, 2023

Late in the day, the visitors reentered the match by taking three wickets in the span of five overs, including Sarfaraz’s. However, Naseem Shah and Abrar Ahmed managed to hold on, and Naseem even hit a six and a four in each over before the match was called off due to the possibility of a late Pakistani theft.

Bold assertions continue to be featured in Pakistani thrillers.

Pakistan has now lost all eight of its home Test matches. In Rawalpindi in February 2021, they defeated South Africa to earn their last victory on home soil.

However, there hasn’t been a lack of drama in the local Test matches. Last month, Ben Stokes made a risky declaration to start the Rawalpindi Test, which England won by 74 runs to start their series on a high note.

Babar Azam threw caution to the breeze in the final Test match against New Zealand by declaring with roughly 15 overs remaining in the day and New Zealand needing 138 runs. The New Zealand batsmen started off strong and reached 61/1 in 7.3 overs before poor visibility stopped play.

As Tim Southee became the third captain to call a bold declaration in the nation in 2023, not much changed. With more than a day remained in the Test, Southee declared at 277/5 and gave Pakistan a target of 318. We once again saw a fascinating Test match that could have gone any way.

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