Pakistan ends day 1 on 317/5 courtesy of Babar Azam and Sarfaraz Ahmed

The first test match is being played between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi. In this match, Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first against the Kiwis. Pakistan team ended the day on a solid note as the Hosts scored 317 runs for 5 wickets till the end of the first day's play. At stumps, Captain Babar Azam remained unbeaten on 161 and Salman Agha on 03 runs. At the same time, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, who returned to the Test team after three years, played a solid inning of 86 runs.

After winning the toss, the Pakistani team came out to bat first, and the side capitalise the toss and their openers Abdullah Shafique 07, and Shan Masood, who came to bat at number three, returned to the pavilion at 03 went cheaply. After this, Imam-ul-Haq and Captain Babar Azam took the lead, but Imam was dismissed after scoring 24 runs with the help of 5 fours. He was caught out by Bracewell.

After losing three wickets for 48 runs, Babar and Shakeel started playing carefully. There was a partnership of 62 runs between the two batters. Shakeel scored 22 runs in 34 balls. He was caught out by Tim Southee.

The side lost their 4th wicket on 110 runs, former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, scored a commendable 86 runs and helped his skipper in building a solid total for the team.

Babar and Sarfaraz shared a 196-run partnership for the fifth wicket. However, Sarfaraz missed the century and he scored 86 runs in 153 balls with the help of 9 fours. At the same time, Babar Azam returned unbeaten on 161 runs in 277 balls. He has hit 15 fours and one six so far. Spinners Bracewell and Patel took two wickets each for New Zealand. At the same time, Captain Tim Southee also got a wicket.