Pakistan with a different look at Christchurch

Pakistan took to the field in the second test yesterday on a mission to turn around. Regular captain Babar Azam is not on the squad as he has not recovered from injury. Pakistan’s first innings at Christchurch ended with 296 runs.
Host captain Ken Williamson invited Pakistan to bat after winning the toss at Hagley Oval. Pakistan’s first order without Babar Azam failed in both innings of the first test. Two starters, Shan Masood and Abid Ali (25 runs) failed to reverse the failure. Shane Masood said goodbye before opening the scoring. Harris Sohail (1 run) failed to reach double figures in the third inning. Centurion Fawad Alam came back in the second inning of the previous Test with 2 runs. Pakistan lost 4 wickets for 63 runs on the speed and swing of the host pacemakers. Azhar Ali and Acting Captain Mohammad Rizwan took command of the team at that time. Azhar Ali went down to number three in place of Babar Azam. His partner Rizwan also showed great determination. Two added 7 runs in 21 overs for the fifth wicket. Rizwan (61) was Kyle Jamieson’s fourth victim. In the fifth consecutive test inning, the wicketkeeper-batter turned fifty. Along with Fahim Ashraf, Azhar Ali made another pair of 57 runs for the sixth wicket. Azhar, who was on his way to his 17th century test, was eliminated by 93 by Matt Henry. Bowling allrounder Fahim Ashraf scored 91 runs in the first test. This time he did 46 runs. 34 runs came from rookie Zafar Gohar’s bat. Kyle Jamieson took 5 wickets for 69 runs. Jamison, who played only the sixth test, obtained 5 wickets for the third time in the test. Trent Bolt and Tim Southee took two wickets each.