PAK vs SA, Lahore Test – Pakistan 313/5 on Day-1:Imam-ul-Haq top-scores with 93; Senuran Muthusamy picks 2 wickets

On the first day of the Lahore Test, Pakistan scored 313 runs losing 5 wickets against South Africa. From the Pakistani team batting after winning the toss, 4 batters scored fifties. Opener Imam-ul-Haq scored the most runs, 93. From South Africa, Senuran Muthusamy took 2 wickets on 2 consecutive balls. Shan and Imam added 161 runs Pakistan had a poor start. The team’s first wicket fell for just 2 runs. Kagiso Rabada dismissed Abdullah Shafique LBW. After this, captain Shan Masood advanced the innings with Imam. Both completed their fifties. Imam remained just 7 runs short of his century. He was caught out by Muthusamy for 93 runs. Imam hit 7 fours and one six in his innings. Prenelan Subrayen dismissed Shan Masood Pakistan captain Shan Masood was dismissed after scoring a half-century. He was LBW by Prenelan Subrayen for 76 runs. Masood also hit 9 fours and a six in his innings. Babar Azam could not do much. He was dismissed after scoring 23 runs. He was LBW by Simon Harmer. Saud Shakeel out for zero, Rizwan’s fifty Middle-order batter Saud Shakeel was caught by Senuran Muthusamy off his own bowling. He returned to the pavilion for a score of zero. After him, wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Rizwan, who came to bat, scored a fifty. He scored an unbeaten 62 runs off 107 balls. He also hit 2 fours and 2 sixes. Salman Agha’s Half-Century At the end of the day’s play, Salman Agha returned unbeaten with 52 runs. He faced 83 balls. He also hit 2 fours and one six. Salman Agha had captained the Pakistan team in the Asia Cup. His performance was not particularly special. From South Africa, Senuran took the most wickets, with 2. Kagiso Rabada, Prenelan Subrayen, and Simon Harmer each got one wicket.