It was an incredible display of batting by the Pakistan cricket team as they managed to draw the 2nd Test vs Australia after brilliant hundreds from captain Babar Azam and Mohd Rizwan on Day 5 in Karachi. Resuming from their overnight score of 192/2, Pakistani batters led by Babar Azam played with caution on the crumbling Karachi wicket on the final day.
Babar Azam continued the good work with Abdullah Shafique as the pair put on 228 runs for the 3rd wicket to not only keep the hosts in the game but also take them closer to the mammoth target.
Australia managed 2 quick wickets in the form of Abdullah Shafique and Fawad Alam but Mohd Rizwan then dug deep along with his captain to get Pakistan out of trouble. Babar Azam meanwhile fought hard to reach 196 but perished soon after as trouble once again brewed for the hosts. Babar's 196 is the highest score by a captain batting in the 4th innings of a Test match.
With less than 6 overs left in play, the drama continued in Lahore but Rizwan kept everything in control to reach his 2nd Test ton as the match ended in a draw after a tantalising last 30 mins of play. The last match of the 3-match Test series starts in Lahore on Monday 21st March with the series is currently tied a 0-0.