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Fawad Alam ends 11-year wait for Test ton with trademark resilience
Faizan Lakhani
Fawad Alam raises his bat.
Pakistan’s middle-order batsman Fawad Alam on Wednesday justified the fans years-long faith in his ability with a fighting century against New Zealand on the final day of the first Test that almost saved the match.
Fawad scored a resilient 102 off 296 deliveries, staving off waves of attack by New Zealand bowlers for around 6 hours and 36 minute, but more importantly, added 165 for the fifth wicket with Mohammad Rizwan.
It was only the second Test century for Fawad Alam, who had debuted way back in 2009 against Sri Lanka and scored a century in that very game.
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Fawad Alam made a brilliant 102 off 296 deliveries in the first Test.
This is the second Test century for Fawad Alam, who debuted in 2009 against Sri Lanka and scored a century on his debut.
He resisted the attack by New Zealand bowlers for around six hours and 36 minutes.
MOUNT MAUNGANUI: Pakistan’s middle-order batsman Fawad Alam has garnered heaps of praises after he pulled off an interesting match against the Kiwis on Tuesday.
Alam, who scored a brilliant 102 off 296 deliveries, resisting the attack by New Zealand bowlers for around six hours and 36 minutes, added an important 165 for the 5th wicket with skipper Mohammad Rizwan.
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The cricketing fraternity around the world lauded Fawad’s valiant effort. However, the team ultimately fell short of a draw. Fawad scored 102 of 269 balls before being sent back to the pavilion by Neil Wagner.
This was Fawad’s second Test century with the first coming in his debut match against Sri Lanka in 2009. He became the first man in the history of cricket to score a hundred, then miss out for more than a decade of international cricket and score another century after making his comeback.
Fawad also became the first Pakistani batsman to score a century in the fourth innings in New Zealand.
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