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Pakistan dominate first Test innings after Hasan, Shaheen skittle Zimbabwe
AFP
30th April, 2021 09:42:14
Pakistan dominated the opening day of the first Test against Zimbabwe on the back of some destructive pace bowling by Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi in Harare on Thursday.
Hasan finished with 4-53 while Afridi grabbed 4-43 as Zimbabwe who won the toss and batted were dismissed for a paltry 176 on a slow pitch at Harare Sports Club.
Abid Ali then replied with a solid unbeaten 56 while fellow opener Imran Butt made 43 not out as Pakistan closed the day on 103 without loss.
Both Abid and Butt were cautious at the start, having failed miserably in Pakistan s 2-0 home series win over South Africa in February.
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Pakistan batsmen grind on against Zimbabwe in first Test 30 Apr 2021 / 22:00 H.
HARARE: Imran Butt
(pix) led the way for Pakistan with a dogged 71 not out but it was slow going on the second morning of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Friday as the batsmen added just 59 runs in 32 overs.
Butt lost fellow opener Abid Ali for 60 but Azhar Ali, 23 not out, came in to help take Pakistan to 162-1 at lunch, still 14 runs behind the Zimbabwe first innings of 176 all out.
Resuming on 103 without loss, the Pakistan openers struggled to get the bowlers away on a sluggish pitch at the Harare Sports Club, site of Zimbabwe’s first ever Test win against the same opponents in 1995.