Karachi Test; New Zealand set Pakistan a target of 319 runs to win.

 The visiting team declared their second innings for 277 runs with 5 out.

In the Karachi Test, New Zealand gave Pakistan a target of 319 runs to win, the visiting team declared their second innings 277 runs with 5 out. According to the details, on the fourth day of the second Test match of the series being played at the National Stadium, Karachi, the national team could add just one run to the score of the previous day, Abrar Ahmed lost the wicket without scoring any runs, the hero of the national team is the middle order batsman Saud Shakeel. Remaining unbeaten by scoring 125 runs, his innings included 17 fours, the last wicket of Pakistan today from New Zealand fell to Ish Sodhi.

New Zealand started their second innings with a lead of 41 runs against Pakistan, Mir Hamza bowled Dion Conway for a wicket in the second over at 5 runs, after which Kane Williamson and Tom Latham played the responsible innings. A partnership of 109 runs was established when Latham returned to the pavilion after scoring 62 runs after that Kane Williamson also got out after scoring 41 runs, Tom Blundell and Mitchell Preswell formed a partnership of 127 runs, Blundell scored 74 runs, and Agha Salman, after which the Kiwis declared their second innings 277 runs for 5 out and set Pakistan a target of 319 runs to win the Test match. Abrar Ahmed took one wicket each.

Earlier, on the third day of the Test, the national team resumed the innings at 154 for the loss of 3 wickets, then after adding 29 runs, opener Imamul Haq lost his wicket early, and he played an inning of 83 runs. Among the other players, Abdullah Shafiq 19, Shan Masood 20, Captain Babar Azam 24, Agha Salman 41, Hasan Ali 4, and Naseem Shah were also dismissed with 4 runs while Mir Hamza was bowled on the first ball.

Sarfaraz Ahmed and Saud Shakeel supported the team by forming a partnership of 150 runs in the fifth wicket partnership, Sarfraz was stumped for 78 runs. For New Zealand, Ijaz Patel took 3 wickets, Ish Sodhi 2 wickets while Tim Southee, Matt Henry, and Daryl Mitchell took one wicket each. Earlier, New Zealand started the rest of their innings at 309 for 6 but Ash Sodhi was bowled by Naseem Shah for 11 runs.

Tom Blundell was dismissed for 51 runs and skipper Tim Southee was dismissed for 10 runs. After the lunch break, Ijaz Patel was out for 35 runs while Matt Henry remained not out for 68 runs. On behalf of the Kiwi team, opener Dion Conway scored 122, Tom Latham scored 71, Tom Blundell scored 51 and Matt Henry scored 68 runs. A partnership of 104 runs was established between the last pair of the visiting team.

The leg-spinner of the national team hunted 4 players while Naseem Shah and Agha Salman dismissed 3 players each. Mir Hamza and Hasan Ali failed to take any wickets. In the second session, opener Dion Conway completed a century, but after the tea break, Dion Conway played an inning of 122 runs and was caught by Salman Agha. Kane Williamson scored 36 runs and was caught behind the wicket by Naseem Shah, while Daryl Mitchell scored 3 runs and was bowled by Salman Agha.

Henry Nicholls made 26 runs and Michael Bracewell returned to the pavilion for zero. At the end of the first day's play, Tom Blundell is on 30 and Ash Sodhi is on the wicket for 11 runs. In the first session, the openers of the Kiwi team scored 119 runs, but after the lunch break, Tom Latham scored 71 runs and got out lbw off the ball of Naseem Shah. Before the lunch break, Pakistan tested all five of their bowlers but none of the bowlers managed to get a wicket.