Abid Ali on Saturday broke former skipper Younis Khan’s eight-year-old record of the very best rating by a Pakistan batsman in Zimbabwe within the longest format of the sport.
Abid (215) scored Pakistan’s finest Test rating at Harare whereas Nauman Ali smashed 5 sixes in his 104-ball 97 knock because the guests dominated the second day of the continued second Test against Zimbabwe
Abid’s maiden Test double ton is now the very best rating by a Pakistan participant in Zimbabwe. Former Pakistan skipper Younis had scored an unbeaten 200 in Zimbabwe in 2013 whereas Mohammad Wasim’s 192 in 1998 in Harare stands third on the record.
215* runs together with 29 fours
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Pakistan was in agency grip of the second and remaining Test against Zimbabwe after Abid registered an unbeaten double-century earlier than the visiting bowlers accounted for 4 host batsmen within the night session of day two on Saturday.
Zimbabwe had been 52 for 4 and located themselves in a precarious place as they wanted one other 259 to keep away from the follow-on and trailed Pakistan’s 510 for eight (declared) by a whopping 458 runs.
Pakistan misplaced nightwatchman Sajid Khan (20 off 54) earlier within the day and Mohammad Rizwan adopted him again to pavilion after scoring 21. Hasan Ali was the subsequent batsman to fall as Pakistan was 341 for seven.
Nauman smashed an electrifying 97. He posted his maiden half-century in 86 balls after which spanked Zimbabwe bowlers for boundaries to attain his subsequent 45 runs from 18 balls. Overall, he struck 9 fours and 5 sixes and conjured up a outstanding 169-run stand with Abid.
Nauman was stumped after tea, which prompted Pakistan captain Babar Azam to declare the innings with a good-looking rating on the board.
Blessing Muzarabani’s three wickets, which he had snared within the night session on day one, made him standout on the bowling scoresheet, whereas Tendai Chisoro took two wickets.
Zimbabwe’s woes amplified on the final ball of the second over as debutant Tabish Khan trapped Tarisai Musakanda in entrance of stumps. Kevin Kasuza fell to Hasan Ali as soon as once more as he edged a size supply onto his leg-stump.
Zimbabwe captain Brendon Taylor was subsequent to stroll again, because of Shaheen Shah Afridi. Milton Shumba, despatched in as a nightwatchman, was adjudged LBW as he padded off-spinner Sajid Khan, who picked up his first Test wicket.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Regis Chakabva was unbeaten on 28 from 71 balls and he was joined by Tendai Chisoro when stumps had been drawn.
Zimbabwe, after having suffered a heavy loss by an innings and 116 runs within the first Test, might be desperate to keep away from one other defeat by an innings margin after they resume their batting on Sunday.
