PAK vs NZ, 2nd Test Live: Watch - Babar Azam's crucial review helps Pakistan to get rid of Henry Nicholls
Pakistan and New Zealand are engaged in the 2nd Test at the National Stadium in Karachi. Coming to the game, Tim Southee, the skipper of New Zealand won the toss and opted to bat.
Tom Latham and Devon Conway opened the innings for New Zealand and provided a promising start to their side. Both the batters didn't let the opposition bowlers get the rhythm as they smashed them all around the park.
They added 134 runs for the opening wicket before Naseem Shah gets the first blood for his team as he dismissed well-settled Tom Latham for 71 runs.
After that, Devon Conway and Kane Williamson added 100 runs for the second wicket before Agha Salman provided the second breakthrough by sending back the left-handed batter for 122 runs. In the very next over, Naseem Shah traps Kane Williamson when he was batting on 36 runs.
Summary of the ongoing match between Pakistan vs New Zealand:
Agha Salman has looked good with the ball and also scalped the wicket of Daryl Mitchell which helped his side to get back into the game. After that, the right-arm bowler dismissed Henry Nicholls on 26 runs.
And, in the very next over bowled by Abrar Ahmed, Michael Bracewell had to walk back to the dressing, scoring a duck. However, at the end of the day, Tom Blundell and Ish Sodhi put up a crucial 30-run stand and ended up the day with 309 runs on the board. Besides, one poor decision can change the face of the match which we have witnessed in a lot of games.
In that case, the Pakistan Skipper, Babar Azam took a crucial decision after the umpire gave not out after appealing for Henry Nicholls caught behind the stumps. In the review, the Ultra Edge showed that there was a nick which forced the umpire to change his decision.
Watch the video here:
What a review! 😲
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