Pakistan captain Babar Azam has rated his 196 within the second Test towards Australia as “one of his best innings” which has helped his crew draw the sport from a precarious place.
Pakistan in pursuit of an enormous goal of 506, ended on 443 for 7 with lots of from Babar and Mohammed Rizwan.
“I think credit goes to the team for having a lot of self belief in themselves and coming back strongly after batting poorly in the first innings. My innings is definitely one of my better ones and I am glad it helped us draw the match,” Babar stated within the put up match convention.
He stated he at all times rated these of his innings very extremely which performed an enormous function in Pakistan successful a match or saving it.
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The high batter additionally admitted that he and Muhammad Rizwan had not given a lot thought to taking a shot at chasing down the overall and when wickets fell they performed for a draw.
“In the second innings every one gave his 100 percent because we had self-belief in ourselves we could save the match. We decided to take it session by session and not think too much ahead,” he stated.
Babar added that had he and Rizwan batted collectively a bit of longer they might have gone for a run chase however when he and Faheem Ashraf obtained out on successive balls the most suitable choice was to play for a draw.
The Pakistan captain additionally didn’t settle for criticism of the pitches used to this point within the two assessments in Rawalpindi and Karachi insisting they have been the identical for each groups.
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“In Karachi, you usually get some reverse swing and the Australian bowlers got some on the third day and we contributed with some soft dismissals.”
He famous that spinners had additionally obtained some flip in Karachi and Test cricket was at all times powerful however the pitch was not simple to bat on as one needed to focus laborious and it was not simple for a brand new batsman coming in to bat.
Pakistan escapes with a attract 2nd take a look at towards Australia
Pakistan captain Babar Azam hit a career-best 196 earlier than the tailenders hung in to flee with a draw within the second take a look at towards Australia on Wednesday.
Veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon grabbed three late wickets to complete with 4-112 however Pakistan vice captain Mohammad Rizwan thwarted Australia with an unbeaten 104 off 177 balls to information Pakistan to 443-7 in a sensational final hour on the ultimate day.
No. 9 batter Nauman Ali efficiently defended 18 balls with out scoring and noticed off the final eight overs with Rizwan after Pakistan had slipped to 414-7.
With 13 overs left within the recreation, Lyon made inroads into Pakistan’s decrease order when Babar gloved a catch near the wicket after defying Australia together with his knock off 425 balls over 10 hours.
Left-hander allrounder Faheem Ashraf edged a low catch within the slip off Lyon’s subsequent supply and Sajid Khan additionally provided a tame catch to Smith earlier than Rizwan and Nauman batted patiently.
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Debutant legspinner Mitchell Swepson (0-156) had supplied Australia with one other likelihood with 19 balls left within the recreation, however Usman Khawaja dropped a low catch off Rizwan at brief additional cowl.
Rizwan raised his deserved century by hitting Lyon for 2 boundaries on both facet of the wicket within the penultimate over earlier than operating a single to succeed in the three-figure mark.
Babar’s marathon effort, throughout which he hit 21 fours and a straight six, was the very best ever by any captain within the fourth innings of a take a look at match and surpassed Michael Atherton’s 185 not out towards South Africa in Johannesburg in 1995.
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Babar shared two stable stands on the final day, including 228 runs with Abdullah Shafique (96) after which, after shedding Fawad Alam within the second session, batting with Rizwan so as to add additional 115 runs.
It was a outstanding escape by Pakistan on the fortress of its take a look at venues, the National Stadium, when it was out for 148 within the first innings on the third day towards the reverse swing of Mitchell Starc and conceded an enormous 408-run lead.