{"id":2827,"date":"2021-01-27T08:38:01","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T08:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=2827"},"modified":"2021-01-27T08:38:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T08:38:30","slug":"pak-vs-sa-azhar-ali-fawad-alam-near-fifties-in-karachi-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/01\/27\/pak-vs-sa-azhar-ali-fawad-alam-near-fifties-in-karachi-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak vs SA: Azhar Ali, Fawad Alam near fifties in Karachi Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Azhar Ali and Fawad Alam were approaching their fifties as they batted responsibly taking Pakistan\u2019s score to 104-4 at lunch on the second day of the first Test played at the National Stadium on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Alam, playing his first Test at home, was unbeaten on 39 and Azhar was on 38 as Pakistan added 71 runs without losing any wickets in the morning session.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan are 116 runs behind South Africa\u2019s first innings total of 220 with six wickets intact.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2829\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-Pak-SA-Azhar-Ali-Fawad-Alam-near-fifties-in-Karachi-Test.jpg\" alt=\"rapid-news-rapidnews-Pak-SA-Azhar-Ali-Fawad-Alam-near-fifties-in-Karachi-Test\" width=\"900\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-Pak-SA-Azhar-Ali-Fawad-Alam-near-fifties-in-Karachi-Test.jpg 900w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-Pak-SA-Azhar-Ali-Fawad-Alam-near-fifties-in-Karachi-Test-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rapid-news-rapidnews-Pak-SA-Azhar-Ali-Fawad-Alam-near-fifties-in-Karachi-Test-768x418.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The National Stadium pitch seemed to have quietened down as South Africa\u2019s pace and spin attack toiled hard after reducing Pakistan to 33-4 at the close on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Kagiso Rabada, who took 2-8 on Tuesday, looked threatening in his six-over spell but Azhar and Alam batted cautiously to take Pakistan past the 100-run mark.<\/p>\n<p>But both batsmen survived scares, with left-arm spinner George Linde coming close to trapping Azhar leg-before on 29. 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