How many overs left today for Pakistan: How many overs remaining today match PAK vs NZ Day 5?

The final session of the first Test match of the ongoing New Zealand’s tour of Pakistan in Karachi has all the ingredients of putting on display a riveting contest between the bat and ball. The situation of the match is such that quick wickets in the first half an hour or so will hand the Black Caps a golden chance of winning a Test match in Pakistan after 26 years.

In what will only be their third Test victory in Pakistan, it will power them to a 1-0 lead in a two-match series – their first in Pakistan in the last couple of decades.

Resuming from their overnight score of 77/2, Pakistan lost a couple of wickets in the first hour. With captain Babar Azam (14) among the two batters to be dismissed in the morning session, New Zealand gained a solid advantage which was reduced to a large extent by a 85-run fifth-wicket partnership between opening batter Imam-ul-Haq (96) and former captain Sarfaraz Ahmed (53).

The pair was among the three wickets which Pakistan lost in the afternoon session to give an edge to the visitors for the second time on Day 5. That being said, New Zealand haven’t been able to pick another wicket in the last 20 overs or so.

With batter Saud Shakeel and pacer Mohammad Wasim showing resilience with the bat in hand, New Zealand will have to break this stand to stand a chance of sealing a brisk run-chase in the last hour of a match which has pretty much tested fans’ patience.

How many overs left today for Pakistan Day 5?

Readers must note that a total of 90 overs are to be allowed on this final day of the match. Therefore, players can continue to fight it out at the National Stadium till whichever out of scheduled number of overs or the scheduled close time (17:54 hours – local time) occurs at a later time.

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With New Zealand’s bowlers bowling 55 overs in the first two sessions, they roughly have 35 more overs (tea break was observed after the 86th over) to win the match both with the ball and bat. It is noteworthy that Pakistan’s lead has already crossed the 100-run mark. If they continue to play at this rate, chasing a target will become all the more difficult for the Kiwis.

UPDATE: With Azam declaring the Pakistani innings surprisingly in pursuit of a win on the back of possible picking 10 wickets in 15 overs, fans can expect a nail-biting hour of cricket. New Zealand, on the contrary, need 138 runs to win the match in the same number of overs. Furthermore, play will be conducted for only one hour irrespective of the number of overs the home team bowls. 10 minutes have been lost due to an innings break.

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