First Test: Pakistan eye big first-innings lead against Zimbabwe

Pakistan will be eying a big first-innings lead in the opening Test of the two-match series against Zimbabwe in Harare on Friday.

The visitors will resume at the score of 103 without loss, trailing the home team by 73 runs.

Opener Abid Ali is 56 not out off 95 balls with the help of 10 fours whereas Imran Butt is eyeing his first half-century in international cricket as he will resume at the score of unbeaten 43 off 88 balls with the help of four fours.

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Earlier, Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi’s brilliant bowling performance was enough to bowl Zimbabwe out for just 176 in their first-innings on Thursday.

After winning the toss and opting to bat first, the home team were reduced to just 59 for the loss of four wickets at the end of the opening session.

They managed to add another 117 runs before being bowled out just at the stroke of tea.

Hasan and Shaheen were the pick of the bowlers as they claimed four wickets each.

For the home team, Roy Kaia finished the innings with the top score of 48 off 94 balls with the help of seven fours.



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