Karachi: The first cricket test between Pakistan and New Zealand ended in a draw.
Score: Pakistan 1st innings 438, 2nd innings 311 for 8 declared. New Zealand declared 612 for nine in the first innings and 61 for one in the second innings.
Tom Latham (35) and Devon Conway (18) ended the match at the crease. New Zealand had a target of 138 runs in front of them. Opener Imam-ul-Haq became the top scorer for Pakistan with 96 runs. Wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed (53) and Saud Shakeel (55 not out off 108 balls) scored half-centuries. Leg-spinner Ish Sodhi shone with six wickets
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Karachi: Pakistan overcame a massive defeat in the first cricket test once morest New Zealand.
Captain Babar Azam (161 not out with one six and 15 fours off 277 balls) and former captain and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed (86 off 153 balls) led the team forward. When play was stopped on the first day, Pakistan was 317 runs for five wickets. Agha Salman (three) joins Babar. Babar and Sarfraz put on a partnership of 196 runs. New Zealand took the lead in the opening session by taking four wickets. Left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel started the wicket-hunting by dismissing Abdullah Shafiq (seven) and Shan Masood (three).
Both were stumped by wicketkeeper Tom Blundell. This is the first time that the first two wickets in a Test have been through stumping. Opener Imam-ul-Haq (24 off 38 balls) was bowled by Michael Bracewell to Tim Southee. With that, Pakistan became 48 runs for three. The score crossed the hundred when Saud Shakeel (22) joined Babar. Saud was broken by Tim Southee to Henty Nicholls. Sarfraz was recalled to the team following former captain Shahid Afridi became the interim chairman of the selection committee. The fifth wicket partnership of Babar and Sarfraz crossed 50 runs in 75 balls, 100 runs in 153 balls and 150 runs in 262 balls. Sarfraz was bowled by Ajaz Bracewell.
Mirpur: The second match of the ODI cricket series between India and Bangladesh will be played today.
Star Sports will watch the match live from 11.30 am onwards. Having won the first ODI by one wicket, Bangladesh have a golden opportunity to win the three-match series. The pitch in Mirpur favors spin. Those who win the toss are likely to choose bowling. Lokesh Rahul will continue as wicket keeper instead of Rishabh Pant who has returned home.
Probable Squad: India – Rohit Sharma (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Lokesh Rahul, Washington Sundar, Shabazz Ahmed, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Sen.
Probable Squad: Bangladesh – Najmul Hussain Shanto, Litan Das (captain), Anamul Haq, Shakib Al Hasan, Mustafizur Rahim, Mahmudullah, Afif Hussain, Mehdi Hasan Mirza, Hasan Mahmood, Mustafizur Rahman, Ibadat Hussain.
Sabarimala: As Aravana manufacturing has gone into the mechanized system, Aravana thonis, which were traditionally used for prasad making, are being destroyed without protection.
An old Aravana canoe is lying abandoned in the empty corner of Annadana Mandapam near Malikappuram. The need for preservation of two canoes lying abandoned for a quarter of a century had been raised for a long time. Before the arrival of the Aravana plant, when there were no steamers or coolers, this aravana thoni was made of steel to cool the aravana which was made in the warp. The cooked aravana is transferred to a vessel and stirred with a spatula till it cools down. After this fill the bottle with aravana.
These are the Aravanathonis which have offered offerings to lakhs of devotees. The devotees want the Department of Antiquities to at least be ready to take over the Aravanathonis following understanding their heritage and glory.