16/11Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Nov 16-19 2018
New Zealand won by 4 runs
Player of the Match
Ajaz PatelNew Zealand
16/11Result
1st Test, New Zealand tour of United Arab Emirates at Abu Dhabi, Nov 16-19 2018
New Zealand won by 4 runs
Player of the Match
Ajaz PatelNew Zealand

It's tea now. Coach Arthur warmly welcomes back his bowlers. The bowlers shared the spoils to dismiss NZ for 153. Captain Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls provided the lone source of resistance with a 72-run stand. From 111 for 3, NZ have crashed to 153 all out. Be back in 30 minutes for Pakistan's reply.

Muhammad Hamza: "Raval, Latham, Williamson and Taylor can bat under UAE conditions as well as anyone else. I expect NZ to come back strongly in the 2nd inngs."

Adam: "Yasir is 32, therefore easily has five years minimum in him yet. He should be aiming for 300 plus wickets, thereby becoming only the fourth Pakistani to cross 300 in tests after Imran, Wasim and Waqar."

66.3
W
Yasir Shah to Patel, OUT, Yasir wraps up NZ for 153 Patel misjudges it. He pads up to a straighter one and is pinned in front. Patel was expecting it to break down the leg side. But this is the slider that traps him

AY Patel lbw b Yasir Shah 6 (43b 0x4 0x6) SR: 13.95

66.2
0
Yasir Shah to Patel, no run, back of a length and spins back in, blocked to the leg side off the back foot by Patel
66.1
0
Yasir Shah to Patel, no run, full and slides in at middle, Patel covers up in defence

With NZ nine down, we're in for another extended session. Tea has been pushed back

END OF OVER:
66 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | NZ: 153/9

  • Trent Boult4 (5b)
  • Ajaz Patel6 (40b)
  • Bilal Asif13-1-33-1
  • Yasir Shah16-2-54-2
65.6
0
Bilal Asif to Boult, no run, sliding into the pads, Boult hops and flicks it away towards square leg
65.5
4
Bilal Asif to Boult, FOUR, Boult ventures down the track, gets underneath the length of this full ball outside off and hoists it over mid-off. Fairly clean strike
65.4
0
Bilal Asif to Boult, no run, full and curves back in at middle, Boult goes back and works to the leg side with the break
65.3
0
Bilal Asif to Boult, no run, tossed outside off, non-turner, Boult presses forward and pushes to the covers
65.2
0
Bilal Asif to Boult, no run, looped up and breaks in at off, blocked away to the leg side

No. 11 Boult

That wicket means tea will be pushed back for half an hour. Here's Trent Boult

65.1
W
Bilal Asif to Wagner, OUT, taken at slip. This is beautiful offspin bowling. He lobs the ball up, just so the left-hander will come forward. That mean's he's been set up for the dip and the turn. And both of them combine to take the outside edge and settle in the hands of Shafiq.

N Wagner c Asad Shafiq b Bilal Asif 12 (33b 0x4 0x6) SR: 36.36

END OF OVER:
65 | (maiden) | NZ: 149/8

  • Ajaz Patel6 (40b)
  • Neil Wagner12 (32b)
  • Yasir Shah16-2-54-2
  • Bilal Asif12-1-29-0

Last over before tea.

64.6
0
Yasir Shah to Patel, no run, quicker delivery on off stump, blocks it
64.5
0
Yasir Shah to Patel, no run, appeal for lbw but coming around the wicket, the ball may strike him in line, but then it is bound to miss leg stump
64.4
0
Yasir Shah to Patel, no run, blocks a well flighted delivery on off stump
64.3
0
Yasir Shah to Patel, no run, defends the length ball that ends up a shade outside off
64.2
0
Yasir Shah to Patel, no run, goes back to block a good length ball turning in from well outside off
64.1
0
Yasir Shah to Patel, no run, blocks the quicker delivery on middle and leg

Stays round the wicket

END OF OVER:
64 | 2 Runs | NZ: 149/8

  • Neil Wagner12 (32b)
  • Ajaz Patel6 (34b)
  • Bilal Asif12-1-29-0
  • Yasir Shah15-1-54-2
63.6
0
Bilal Asif to Wagner, no run, sharp turn even as Wagner gets forward to block. Phew. Asif's ability to toss the ball up to draw the batsman forward and get it to dip is insane
63.5
0
Bilal Asif to Wagner, no run, blocks the flatter delivery outside off to mid-off
63.4
0
Bilal Asif to Wagner, no run, opens the face as he slices the shortish delivery to point
63.3
0
Bilal Asif to Wagner, no run, follows it up with a short ball which is thumped straight at the silly point fielder. Strikes Babar on the left knee
63.2
0
Bilal Asif to Wagner, no run, drags him outside off to defend, but the tossed up delivery beats the outside edge. Superb bowling...
63.1
2
Bilal Asif to Wagner, 2 runs, whips the short ball - moving back and opening up his stance - through to deep midwicket

END OF OVER:
63 | 1 Run | NZ: 147/8

  • Ajaz Patel6 (34b)
  • Neil Wagner10 (26b)
  • Yasir Shah15-1-54-2
  • Bilal Asif11-1-27-0
62.6
0
Yasir Shah to Patel, no run, tosses it up outside off, defends
62.5
0
Yasir Shah to Patel, no run, pushes it through on a length. Patel defends outside off stump
62.4
0
Yasir Shah to Patel, no run, another short ball, but Patel is happy just to block it out.

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Pakistan 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st40Mohammad HafeezImam-ul-Haq
2nd4Azhar AliMohammad Hafeez
3rd4Azhar AliHaris Sohail
4th82Azhar AliAsad Shafiq
5th17Azhar AliBabar Azam
6th7Azhar AliSarfaraz Ahmed
7th0Azhar AliBilal Asif
8th1Azhar AliYasir Shah
9th9Azhar AliHasan Ali
10th7Azhar AliMohammad Abbas