Sarfaraz back as Pakistan bat against New Zealand in 1st Test
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the throw and selected to bat against New Zealand Monday in the main Test in Karachi.
The host group rolled out three improvements from the last Test which they lost to Britain at a similar scene, experiencing their very first home 3-0 whitewash. Sarfaraz Ahmed is playing his most memorable Test since January 2019, while pacer Mir Hamza returns without precedent for four years.
Opener Imamul Haq is back in the wake of recuperating from injury.
New Zealand start the Test with three spinners and as many speed bowlers. The guests were likewise beaten 3-0 by Britain in their last Test series.
roups: Pakistan: Babar Azam (chief), Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Saud Shakeel, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Agha Salman, Abrar Ahmed, Mir Hamza, Mohammad Wasim, Nauman Ali
New Zealand: Tim Southee (skipper), Michael Bracewell, Tom Blundell, Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Henry Nicholls, Ajaz Patel, Ish Sodhi, Neil Wagner, Kane Williamson
Umpires: Alex Wharf (ENG) and Aleem Dar (PAK)
Television umpire: Ahsan Raza (PAK)
Match official: Mohammad Javed Malik (PAK)

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