During the first test match against Pakistan, Tom Blundell accomplished a remarkable feat

The first day of the inaugural test match between Pakistan and New Zealand took place in Karachi, and it was a day filled with firsts. New Zealand wicketkeeper Tom Blundell accomplished a feat that had never been accomplished in the 145 years that men’s test cricket has been played.

Even though history was made prior to the toss when New Zealand played in Pakistan for a Test series for the first time since 2002 and when veteran Sarfaraz Ahmed earned a recall for what was his first Test on home soil in what was his 50th appearance, what happened during the first session was a first in Men’s Test cricket. New Zealand won the toss and elected to bowl first.

In the fourth over, newly chosen captain Tim Southee sent veteran spinner Ajaz Patel into the attack. The move paid rewards almost immediately as it resulted in Abdullah Shafique being out stumped by Blundell for seven runs.

After another three overs, the New Zealanders finally got their second wicket, which was a left-handed batsman named Shan Masood. Blundell was able to stump Shan Masood off of Michael Bracewell’s delivery.

It meant that the first two dismissals of the Test had been stumpings, which was an accomplishment that had never been seen before at the level of a Test for men.

It was the second time that something like this had ever happened; the first Women’s Test match between Australia and the West Indies was played in Jamaica in 1976, and it also began with two dismissals due to stumping.

The typically dependable Imam-ul-Haq was dismissed by Bracewell shortly after, and the Pakistan opener was out caught, which gave New Zealand a superb start to the Test match and to the series.

On the first day of the first Test match being played in Karachi, spinners Michael Bracewell and Ajaz Patel shared three wickets, which resulted in Pakistan being in a precarious position with 115 runs for four at the lunch break.

After Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first, Bracewell and Patel took early wickets by dismissing Shan Masood for three and Imam-ul-Haq for 24, while Bracewell took an early wicket by dismissing Abdullah Shafique for seven.

The tourists had a fruitful morning as they competed in their first Test series in Pakistan since 2002. Tim Southee, a quick bowler, removed Saud Shakeel for 22 in the penultimate over before lunch. This brought the session to a victorious conclusion for the visitors.

Both skipper Babar Azam, who was undefeated on 54 and had reached his 27th Test half-century, and Sarfaraz Ahmed, who had been brought back into the game, were on four at the break.