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Henry Nicholls’ hot streak of fortune this summer continued on Day 2 of Test 2 between the Black Caps and Pakistan, when he was caught behind a ball off the ball, then fell, before approaching his eighth century of testing, though an injury can however negate that milestone.
Shaheen Shah Afridi thought he had caught the left-hander for three in the 33rd inning for the Black Caps to reduce the hosts to 74-4 in response to the visitors’ total of 297 first innings at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
But the referee’s third check for a no-ball showed that Pakistan’s left arm had overshot, for which Nicholls received a reprieve, one that he made the most of.
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Black Caps hitter Henry Nicholls was given a life when Pakistani closer Shaheen Shah Afridi overshot and caught him from behind.
At the stumps, he and Kane Williamson had moved the Black Caps to 286-3 of 85 overs, forming an unbroken partnership of 215 for the fourth wicket to leave them just 11 runs behind.
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Nicholls scored his 2000 test run when he reached five and was not out 89 of 186 balls at the end of the day, while Williamson was 112 of 175 balls after scoring his third century in as many tests.
In a tweet in the middle of Monday’s second session, The CricViz analyst noted that so far this summer, Nicholls “has fallen five times, gone off the ball, posted a false throw percentage of 16% (the highest in a summer at home), but only Kane Williamson has scored more runs than he”.
Rizwan dropped Nicholls at the end of Shaheen’s bowling day off, adding to his lucky moments tally, and later received treatment after it appeared he injured his calf while running between the grounds.
While he continued to make his way to the stumps, he was clearly concerned and it remains to be seen if he will resume when the third day begins at 11am Tuesday.
Nicholls had entered Test 2 against the West Indies in mid-December on a moderate streak, having missed 50 in 13 innings, but despite offering numerous opportunities, he struggled to reach his highest Test score, 174, in the Basin. Reserve, to set a ticket gain for the Black Caps.
After securing his place on the team, he made 56 in the Black Caps’ first innings when they defeated Pakistan in the first test of this series at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui, where he could have continued longer, had he revised the decision. to deliver him caught, since he did not get bat against ball.
Williamson scored his highest test score, 251, to set up the Black Caps’ first Test victory against the West Indies in early December, then returned after missing Test Two while welcoming his daughter and he got 129 in the first. test against Pakistan, so it came as no surprise that he and Nicholls were leading the way once again in the final test of the summer.
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