Sports: First day of Karachi Test: Australia scored 251 runs for 3 wickets! MAK NEWS-21

Karachi: Australia are batting in the first innings of the second Test against Pakistan and they have scored 251 runs for 3 wickets.   In ...

Karachi: Australia are batting in the first innings of the second Test against Pakistan and they have scored 251 runs for 3 wickets.

 

In the match being played at the National Stadium in Karachi, Australia captain Pat Cummins decided to bat after winning the toss.

On the first day, Australia scored 251 runs for 3 wickets against Pakistan, Steve Smith 72, David Warner 36 and Marin Labskhane returned to the pavilion at zero.

For Pakistan, Faheem Ashraf and Hassan Ali have taken one wicket each.

At the end of the first day's play of the Karachi Test, the visitors' batsmen Usman Khawaja 126 and Nathan Lane are on the wicket without scoring a run.

 

Will try to score well: Pat Cummins

Earlier, Australian captain Pat Cummins had won the toss and elected to bat.

 

The captains of Pakistan and Australia are ready for the toss.

 Pakistan captain Babar Azam said that Faheem Ashraf and Hassan Ali have been included in the team in place of Naseem Shah and Iftikhar Ahmed.

Other players in the national team include Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Muhammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan and Azhar Ali.

The first Test between Pakistan and Australia in Rawalpindi ended in a draw.

 

Traffic Route Plan

 Due to the test between Pakistan and Australia, a carrot plan has been issued from today till March 16, according to which cricket fans will park their cricket vehicles on Hakim Saeed Ground, University Road. The road leading to the stadium will be closed from Hassan Square flyover.

The road leading from University Road to National Stadium will also remain closed but the road leading from Stadium Road to Hassan Square will remain open, from Sohrab Goth to Napa, from Liaquatabad to Hassan Square will be closed for heavy traffic. However, heavy traffic will not be allowed on the road from Dalmia to Newtown.