-Vinay Kumar
Pakistan’s wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfaraz Ahmed (Sarfaraz Ahmed Wicket-keeper Batter Pakistan New Zealand vs. Pakistan Karachi Test Match, 2022) batted brilliantly and scored 86 runs.
Sarfaraz Ahmed, playing the 50th Test match of his Test cricket career, scored his 19th half-century. In this innings of 86 runs, he faced 153 balls, in which 9 fours also came out of his bat. However, he missed the century by 14 runs. He made a good partnership of 196 runs for the 5th wicket with captain Babar Azam Captain Pakistan.
Significantly, Sarfaraz is playing the first match of his Test career on Pakistan’s soil. However, before this Sarfraz Ahmed has played 49 Test matches in his international Test career. But, this is the first time they are playing their first Test match on Pakistan’s soil. This is the 50th Test match of his Test career.
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Records show that Sarfaraz Ahmed played the last Test match in the year 2019, when he was the captain of the Pakistani team. He played that match in the last test match against South Africa at Wanders ground. After 3 years, he has returned to the Test team.
The history of international Test cricket tells that Sarfaraz Ahmed played the first Test match of his career about 12 years ago. He played a total of 49 Test matches, but after 12 years of his Test debut, he can play in Pakistan’s ground. Significantly, he played his first Test match in the year 2010 against Australia at The Oval (Australia vs Pakistan Test Match, The Oval).