‘This will go down as a great Test victory’ – Williamson
November 29th, 2016 | by
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Kane Williamson said the fourth victory of his captaincy will go down as “one of the great” Test wins, after New Zealand claimed nine wickets in the final session to seal a 138-run win. A draw had appeared the most...
New Zealand snatch win in dramatic last session
November 29th, 2016 | by
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New Zealand 271 (Raval 55, Watling 49*, Sohail 4-99) and 313 for 5 dec (Taylor 102*, Latham 80, Imran 3-76) beat Pakistan 216 (Azam 90*, Southee 6-80) and 230 (Aslam 90, Azhar 58, Wagner 3-57) by 138 runs New Zealand took nine...
Pakistan name unchanged squad for Australia Tests
November 28th, 2016 | by
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Pakistan have named an unchanged squad for the three-match Test series against Australia next month. Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Rizwan, who were Pakistan’s only inclusions for the Test series against New Zealand, retained...
Pakistan strike twice on wet first day
November 24th, 2016 | by
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New Zealand 77 for 2 (Raval 35*, Taylor 29*) v Pakistan Persistent rain ruled out any chance of play in the second and third sessions after Pakistan, having chosen an all-seam attack on a green pitch, picked up two New Zealand...
‘Wahab becomes weapon No. 1 in Australia’
November 23rd, 2016 | by
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Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur speaks about the selection decisions facing the team ahead of the Hamilton Test, and looks ahead to the tour of Australia Misbah-ul-Haq is unavailable for this match. What do you lose when a player...
Nicholls wary of Pakistan bowling revival in Hamilton
November 22nd, 2016 | by
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It had been in Hamilton – just under six years ago – that Misbah-ul-Haq’s captaincy had really got off the ground. On a track that had started out with a little pace and carry, Pakistan restricted New Zealand to...
Hesson all praise for debutants Raval, de Grandhomme
November 21st, 2016 | by
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Jeet Raval’s match-aggregate of 91 in a low-scorer has made him a possible solution to New Zealand’s opening woes, but he is a player that had piqued the selectors’ interest for some time, coach Mike Hesson...
Raval and Williamson seal solid eight-wicket win
November 20th, 2016 | by
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New Zealand 200 (Raval 55, Rahat 4-62) and 108 for 2 (Williamson 61) beat Pakistan 133 (Misbah 31, de Grandhomme 6-41) and 171 (Sohail 40, Wagner 3-34, Boult 3-37) by eight wickets Debutant opener Jeet Raval batted with focus to...
Pakistan near parity in absorbing session
November 18th, 2016 | by
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Pakistan 133 and 50 for 1 (Azam 23*, Azhar 19*) trail New Zealand 200 (Raval 55, Nicholls 30, Rahat 4-62, Amir 3-43, Sohail 3-78) by 22 runs Unlike the previous four sessions, the post-lunch passage on Saturday didn’t...
De Grandhomme’s six-for skittles Pakistan
November 17th, 2016 | by
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Pakistan 133 (Misbah 31, De Grandhomme 6-41, Southee 2-20) v New Zealand All through a wretched India tour, Kane Williamson couldn’t win a toss. On the first day of New Zealand’s home summer, the second of the...
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