Pakistan was off to a gradual begin after two very early wickets because the openers, Imam-ul-Haq and his new associate Abdullah Shafique had been dismissed fairly early on. After that, the star duo, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan put up a really sturdy partnership and took the bowlers aside. Each of them reached their half-centuries earlier than Babar Azam was dismissed for 80 runs. It was now, Saud Shakeel who supported Rizwan to take the batting innings deep. Mohammad Rizwan reached his century and retired again to the pavilion bringing out Agha Salman. Saud Shakeel accelerated the rating with Agha Salman supporting him as he reached his half-century. The type of Shakeel will give some confidence to the workforce’s center order. Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Shadab Khan gave a powerful finish to the innings and put 345 on the board.
