{"id":5370,"date":"2021-01-27T14:09:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T14:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=5370"},"modified":"2021-01-27T14:10:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T14:10:39","slug":"fawad-alam-stands-firm-in-first-test-against-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/latest-sports-news\/fawad-alam-stands-firm-in-first-test-against-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Fawad Alam stands firm in first test against SA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Wednesday, Pakistan managed to see off the first session on day two of the first South Africa Test without losing any wicket at the National Stadium Karachi (NSK), but lost Azhar Ali (51) and Mohammad Rizwan (33) in the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Green Caps scored 178 for six at Tea. Fawad Alam and Faheem Ashraf were unbeaten on 63 and 0 respectively. Pakistan trailed the Proteas by 42 runs. Keshav Maharaj dismissed Azhar Ali while Mohammad Rizwan was removed by Lungi Ngidi today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hosts had ended day one at 33 for four. Kagiso Rabada had taken two wickets at close of day one. 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