KARACHI (National Times) – The mother of Pakistan’s wicketkeeper Sarfaraz Ahmed got emotional after her son slammed a century at his home ground during the second Test between Pakistan and New Zealand.

The cricketer’s mother said it was a happy day as her son performed well. “He played for his country and will continue to do so. God willing, he will get more success,” she prayed. She said she was restless and couldn’t sleep the whole night. “I prayed for him all day and all night that Allah would help him hit a century.”

The former captain’s mother said, “In these four years he never lost courage, he never spoke a word, nor did he ever say anything bad about anyone, my child is very patient”.

Meanwhile, Sarfaraz Ahmed said his fifth-day century was the best in his Test career. “Definitely I have more hundreds, but this was a fourth-innings hundred and in the fourth innings, it is not easy to bat anywhere in the world. So I think this is my best hundred,” he said.

On Friday, Sarfaraz continued his red-hot form with a thrilling century to help Pakistan draw a nail-biting second and final Test against New Zealand as the series ended 0-0 on Friday. The 35-year-old Sarfaraz, who also struck half-centuries in his three previous innings after being recalled for the series following a near-four year absence, made 118 before the last-wicket pair hung on in dimming light for 21 balls to take Pakistan to 304-9, just 15 runs shy of its victory target.