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Pakistan captain Babar Azam had to face the heat of a furious journalist during a press conference after the conclusion of the first Test match against New Zealand in Karachi. Notably, the two-match Test series started with a draw as the series opener was called-off due to bad light interruption. The hosts declared their second innings at 311/8 and put 137-run target for the visitors.
In response, Tim Southee-led side made a blistering start to the run-chase and posted 61/1 in just 7.3 overs before the game was called-off. The result of the first match has made the dynamics of the series interesting as the second and final Test will be a series decider. Meanwhile, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam, who smashed a brilliant century in the first innings, dealt with an anger of a journalist after latter didn’t get chance to ask Babar a question during the presser.
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As Babar Azam was about to leave the press conference, a reporter got visible irked after being ignored by the batter. “Ye koi tareeka nahi hain, yaha sawaal ke lie aapko ishare kar rahe hain (This is not the way, I am making repeated gestures to ask you a question),” the reporter yelled at the Pakistan skipper.
The response from the reporter didn’t go down well with the Pakistan skipper as the latter gave a death stare to the reporter before the media manager intervened and switched off the microphone.
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Talking about the match, Ish Sodhi picked six wickets in the second innings but brilliant batting from Saud Shakeel (55 off 108) and Mohammad Wasim Jr (43 off 57) helped Pakistan to gain 137-run lead in the match.
While Babar Azam showed some courage by declaring the innings and giving 138-run in 15 over as target to the visitors. After suffering early blow in the form of Michael Bracewell (3 off 5), Tom Latham (35 off 24) and Devon Conway (18 off 16) made a blistering start by adding 61 runs in just 7 overs. However, bad lights forced the umpires to call-off the game. Babar Azam (161 off 280), Agha Salman (103 off 155), Tom Latham (113 off 191), and Kane Williamson (200 off 395) were the centurions in the first Test match.