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Babar Azam and Fawad Alam lifted Pakistan from a terrible start on Day 1 of the ongoing second Test against West Indies at Sabina Park, Kingston in Jamaica.
The visitors had lost their top three batters for just 2 runs before Babar and Fawad recoveredܫ their unit from hot waters. The duo went on to add a crucial 158-run stand for the fourth wicket and guided Pakistan to 212/4 at stumps.
Babar played a tremendous knock of 75 runs off 174 deliveries with the help of 13 fours before being dismissed by Kemar Roach. Similarly, Fawad also sꦺcored a gutsy 76-run inning before ret🐈iring hurt due to cramps.
Highest Test partnership after 3 wickets fell at the same score:
- 158 – Babar Azam & Fawad Alam, Pakistan vs West Indies, 2021 *
- 155 – Tamim Iqbal & Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh vs Australia, 2017
- 147 – Fakhar Zaman & Sarfaraz Ahmed, Pakistan vs Australia, 2018
Mohammad Rizwan and Faheem Ashraf are at the crease with scores of 22 and 23 respective𓆉ly. They have put together unbeaten 44-run partnership for the fifth wicket.
For the hosts, Roach was the pick of the bowlers, bagging a three-wicket haul for 49 runs in his 17 overs. Youngster Jayden Seales claimed one scalp for 25 runs in his 11 overs.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
Stumps at Sabina Park 🏏
Mohammad Rizwan (22*) and Faheem Ashraf (2☂3*) lead Pakistan to 212/4 at the close of play. | |
— ICC (@ICC)
Highest Test partn😼ership just after 3 wickets fell at the same score:-
158* – Babar Azam & Fawad Alam🇵🇰 v WI, 2021
155 – Tamim Iqbal & Shakib Al Hasan🇧🇩 v AUS, 2017
147 – Fakhar Zaman &🤪amp; Sarfaraz Ahmed🇵🇰 v AUS, 2018— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats)
Not very often these days Pakistaܫn bat a whole session without losing a wicket. Excellent effort from Babar Azam and Fawad Alam after the top order once again failed
— Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket)
F𝕴awad Alam is a 💎 He deserves a spot in ODIs to provide the middle order so🍒me consistency. He already has a good ODI average.
— Wajahat Kazmi (@KazmiWajahat)
From 2/3 to 136/3, 134 runs for the 4th wicket partnership by Fawad Alam & Babar Azam. This is 2nd most runs by a pair at this position after team lost 3 wickets for less than 10 runs. Clive Lloyd & Larry Gᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚomes had added 237 after West Indies had lost 3 for 1 vs India in 1983.
— Faizan Lakhani (@faizanlakhani)
//twitter.com/sawerapasha/s🐲t✃atus/1428808775998353418
Babar Azam in the Test series vs West Indies:
Pakistan – 21 for 2, scored 30(64)
Pakistan – 65 for 4, scored 55(160)
Pakistan – 2 for 3, scored 75(174)— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Everytime I see Fawad alam score runs when team is in c💝risis, I wonder what if he had started his career earlier🥺🥺💔
— Zainab_bangash12 🌝💚 (@baji_loves_pct)
Whenever Fawad Alam perform in tough situation, I thought about tha🔜t painful decade when he was benched for no reason
— S (@shaziyaaM)