Pakistan v New Zealand 2nd Test

New Zealand in Pakistan - 2022 (2022/23) · National Stadium, Karachi · 2 January 2023

Match drawn

Match drawn. Saud Shakeel top-scored with 125* for Pakistan. Michael Bracewell took 4/75.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: New Zealand in Pakistan - 2022 (2022/23)
Ground: National Stadium, Karachi
Dates: 2 January 2023 to 6 January 2023
Toss: New Zealand, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ahmed
Captains: Tim Southee (New Zealand), Babar Azam (Pakistan)
Umpires: Aleem Dar and AG Wharf
Match referee: DC Boon

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat.

New Zealand batted first and made 449 all out. Devon Conway top-scored with 122 off 191 balls, and Tom Latham made 71. Abrar Ahmed took 4 for 149 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 134-run stand for the first wicket between Devon Conway and Tom Latham.

Pakistan replied with 408 all out. Saud Shakeel top-scored with 125 not out off 341 balls, and Imam-ul-Haq made 83. Ajaz Patel took 3 for 88 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 150-run stand for the fifth wicket between Sarfaraz Ahmed and Saud Shakeel. New Zealand led by 41 on first innings.

New Zealand made 277 for 5 declared in their second innings. Michael Bracewell top-scored with 74 not out off 119 balls, and Tom Blundell made 74. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the fifth wicket between Michael Bracewell and Tom Blundell, 46% of the total.

Set 319 to win, Pakistan made 304 for 9. Sarfaraz Ahmed top-scored with 118 off 176 balls. Michael Bracewell took 4 for 75 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 123-run stand for the sixth wicket between Sarfaraz Ahmed and Saud Shakeel, 40% of the total.

Match drawn.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 449 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Tom Latham	lbw b Naseem Shah	71	100
Devon Conway	c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Agha Salman	122	191
Kane Williamson	c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Naseem Shah	36	91
Henry Nicholls	c Sarfaraz Ahmed b Agha Salman	26	56
Daryl Mitchell	b Agha Salman	3	14
Tom Blundell	b Abrar Ahmed	51	108
Michael Bracewell	lbw b Abrar Ahmed	0	2
Ish Sodhi	b Naseem Shah	11	33
Tim Southee	st Sarfaraz Ahmed b Abrar Ahmed	10	37
Matt Henry	not out	68	81
Ajaz Patel	c Agha Salman b Abrar Ahmed	35	78

Extras 16 · Total 449 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Mir Hamza	21	3	72	0
Naseem Shah	24	7	71	3
Hasan Ali	23	4	72	0
Abrar Ahmed	37	5	149	4
Agha Salman	26	3	75	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-134 (Tom Latham, 35.1 ov), 2-234 (Devon Conway, 62.2 ov), 3-240 (Kane Williamson, 63.5 ov), 4-255 (Daryl Mitchell, 68.5 ov), 5-278 (Henry Nicholls, 78.6 ov), 6-279 (Michael Bracewell, 79.3 ov), 7-309 (Ish Sodhi, 91.4 ov), 8-340 (Tom Blundell, 104.1 ov), 9-345 (Tim Southee, 106.1 ov), 10-449 (Ajaz Patel, 130.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Devon Conway (61) and Tom Latham (71)	134	212
second	Kane Williamson (34) and Devon Conway (61)	100	165
third	Kane Williamson (2) and Henry Nicholls (4)	6	9
fourth	Daryl Mitchell (3) and Henry Nicholls (12)	15	30
fifth	Tom Blundell (13) and Henry Nicholls (10)	23	61
sixth	Michael Bracewell (0) and Tom Blundell (1)	1	3
seventh	Tom Blundell (16) and Ish Sodhi (11)	30	75
eighth	Tim Southee (9) and Tom Blundell (21)	31	75
ninth	Tim Southee (1) and Matt Henry (4)	5	12
tenth	Matt Henry (64) and Ajaz Patel (35)	104	149

PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 408 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Abdullah Shafique	c Ajaz Patel b Matt Henry	19	32
Imam-ul-Haq	c Tom Blundell b Tim Southee	83	165
Shan Masood	c Devon Conway b Ajaz Patel	20	11
Babar Azam	run out (Henry Nicholls, Michael Bracewell)	24	41
Saud Shakeel	not out	125	341
Sarfaraz Ahmed	st Tom Blundell b Daryl Mitchell	78	109
Agha Salman	c Michael Bracewell b Ajaz Patel	41	78
Hasan Ali	c Devon Conway b Ajaz Patel	4	5
Naseem Shah	b Ish Sodhi	4	8
Mir Hamza	b Ish Sodhi	0	1
Abrar Ahmed	lbw b Ish Sodhi	0	10

Extras 10 · Total 408 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Tim Southee	25	7	62	1
Matt Henry	28	9	58	1
Ajaz Patel	17	2	88	3
Michael Bracewell	26	3	87	0
Ish Sodhi	27	3	95	3
Daryl Mitchell	10	6	11	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-27 (Abdullah Shafique, 7.5 ov), 2-56 (Shan Masood, 10.6 ov), 3-99 (Babar Azam, 24.2 ov), 4-182 (Imam-ul-Haq, 59.5 ov), 5-332 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 99.3 ov), 6-385 (Agha Salman, 124.3 ov), 7-393 (Hasan Ali, 126.2 ov), 8-397 (Naseem Shah, 128.4 ov), 9-397 (Mir Hamza, 128.5 ov), 10-408 (Abrar Ahmed, 132.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Imam-ul-Haq (7) and Abdullah Shafique (19)	27	47
second	Shan Masood (20) and Imam-ul-Haq (8)	29	19
third	Babar Azam (24) and Imam-ul-Haq (19)	43	80
fourth	Imam-ul-Haq (49) and Saud Shakeel (28)	83	215
fifth	Sarfaraz Ahmed (78) and Saud Shakeel (72)	150	238
sixth	Agha Salman (41) and Saud Shakeel (11)	53	150
seventh	Saud Shakeel (4) and Hasan Ali (4)	8	11
eighth	Saud Shakeel (0) and Naseem Shah (4)	4	14
ninth	Mir Hamza (0) and Saud Shakeel (0)	0	1
tenth	Saud Shakeel (10) and Abrar Ahmed (0)	11	26

NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 277 FOR 5 DECLARED

Batter	How out	R	B
Tom Latham	c Abrar Ahmed b Naseem Shah	62	103
Devon Conway	b Mir Hamza	0	1
Kane Williamson	lbw b Abrar Ahmed	41	107
Henry Nicholls	c Babar Azam b Hasan Ali	5	21
Tom Blundell	c Imam-ul-Haq b Agha Salman	74	135
Michael Bracewell	not out	74	119
Daryl Mitchell	not out	6	8

Did not bat: Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Matt Henry, Ajaz Patel

Extras 15 · Total 277 for 5 declared

Bowler (Pakistan)	O	M	R	W
Naseem Shah	13	3	43	1
Mir Hamza	11	2	38	1
Abrar Ahmed	33	6	103	1
Hasan Ali	11	1	39	1
Agha Salman	14	3	42	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-5 (Devon Conway, 1.1 ov), 2-114 (Tom Latham, 34.3 ov), 3-114 (Kane Williamson, 35.3 ov), 4-128 (Henry Nicholls, 42.4 ov), 5-255 (Tom Blundell, 79.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Devon Conway (0) and Tom Latham (4)	5	7
second	Kane Williamson (41) and Tom Latham (58)	109	201
third	Kane Williamson (0) and Henry Nicholls (0)	0	6
fourth	Tom Blundell (9) and Henry Nicholls (5)	14	43
fifth	Michael Bracewell (58) and Tom Blundell (65)	127	220
sixth	Michael Bracewell (16) and Daryl Mitchell (6)	22	17

PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 304 FOR 9

Batter	How out	R	B
Abdullah Shafique	b Tim Southee	0	2
Imam-ul-Haq	b Ish Sodhi	12	26
Mir Hamza	b Ish Sodhi	0	9
Shan Masood	c Kane Williamson b Michael Bracewell	35	66
Babar Azam	c Tom Latham b Michael Bracewell	27	41
Sarfaraz Ahmed	c Kane Williamson b Michael Bracewell	118	176
Saud Shakeel	c Daryl Mitchell b Michael Bracewell	32	146
Agha Salman	b Matt Henry	30	40
Hasan Ali	lbw b Tim Southee	5	10
Naseem Shah	not out	15	11
Abrar Ahmed	not out	7	13

Extras 23 · Total 304 for 9

Bowler (New Zealand)	O	M	R	W
Tim Southee	20	7	43	2
Matt Henry	21	3	69	1
Ish Sodhi	18	2	59	2
Michael Bracewell	20	2	75	4
Ajaz Patel	7	1	32	0
Daryl Mitchell	4	2	5	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Abdullah Shafique, 0.2 ov), 2-0 (Mir Hamza, 2.5 ov), 3-35 (Imam-ul-Haq, 12.1 ov), 4-77 (Babar Azam, 22.4 ov), 5-80 (Shan Masood, 24.3 ov), 6-203 (Saud Shakeel, 67.5 ov), 7-273 (Agha Salman, 81.4 ov), 8-282 (Hasan Ali, 84.4 ov), 9-287 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 86.3 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Imam-ul-Haq (0) and Abdullah Shafique (0)	0	2
second	Mir Hamza (0) and Imam-ul-Haq (0)	0	15
third	Shan Masood (19) and Imam-ul-Haq (12)	35	56
fourth	Shan Masood (13) and Babar Azam (27)	42	63
fifth	Sarfaraz Ahmed (0) and Shan Masood (3)	3	11
sixth	Sarfaraz Ahmed (83) and Saud Shakeel (32)	123	260
seventh	Sarfaraz Ahmed (31) and Agha Salman (30)	70	83
eighth	Sarfaraz Ahmed (4) and Hasan Ali (5)	9	18
ninth	Sarfaraz Ahmed (0) and Naseem Shah (5)	5	11
tenth	Abrar Ahmed (7) and Naseem Shah (10)	17	21

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