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The Black Caps didn’t get away with it Sunday at Bay Oval, but they nevertheless posted an impressive 431 in the opening innings of Test 1 against Pakistan, who were 30-1 on the stumps on the second day.
Captain Kane Williamson led the hosts’ fight on Boxing Day at Mount Maunganui and after taking 25 minutes to add to his overnight total, he brought out his twenty-third century of testing with a four-on coverage. Naseem Shah.
Henry Nicholls also regained his half century in the first hour of the second day, but was out for the first ball after the shots under unfortunate circumstances, as he would have been given a breather had he opted for a review.
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Black Cap Henry Nicholls went up in his fifties on the second morning of the first against Pakistan at Bay Oval, then he was wrong not to review his firing.
After consulting with Williamson, Nicholls left the park without asking for a check, but replays showed that the ball had landed on one forearm, then the other, before appearing to give Shan Masood a simple catch.
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The captain only lasted four more overs himself, before passing a ball from leg clamp Yasir Shah to Haris Sohail, who took a good catch on the slide and headed for 129.
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Black Caps captain Kane Williamson celebrates his 23rd century of testing against Pakistan at Bay Oval.
Williamson and Nicholls teamed up for 133 for the fourth wicket, which, combined with the 120 that Williamson and Taylor put in for the third, had rescued the Black Caps from the dangerous state they were in at 13-2, 11 overs in the competition.
When Williamson left, the Black Caps were 281-5, but BJ Watling took on the role of anchor and guided them past the 400 mark, which brought his half-century before tea.
He reached 73 in the final session but became Shaheen Shah Afridi’s fourth victim in the innings when he was caught by a Yasir plummeting into the ravine.
Mitchell Santner made 19 on his return to Test XI after five games away before he was caught behind Faheem Ashraf’s pins, while Kyle Jamieson continued his strong start with the bat, making 32 before he walked away from the ball. himself, outside of bowling. by Mohammad Abbas.
Tim Southee came in just before the tea break, but Yasir threw him immediately after, for a duck, while Wagner was the last man out, for 19, and Trent Boult not with eight.
Showers and thunderstorms had been forecast for the afternoon in the Bay of Plenty, and lightning bolts could sometimes be seen in the distance, but bad weather made a circuit of the ground, rather than affect the game, although it got gloomy and the lights went down. They lit up around 6pm.
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Black Caps goalkeeper BJ Watling made 73 to guide the Black Caps past 400 in their first innings.
Williamson’s century was his second in as many innings, hot on the heels of 251 he achieved in victory over the West Indies at Seddon Park in Hamilton earlier this month.
Shaheen finished 4-107, one scalp less than a second five-port bag in testing, while Yasir took 3-113.
The Black Caps ended up adding 209-7 on the second day after resuming at 222-3, less than they might have hoped for, but enough to make them feel good as they began to work the field, chasing the victory they had. they need to keep their final hopes of the World Test Championship alive.
Tim Southee took a lead from Shan on his second over, but Daryl Mitchell couldn’t catch him on the third slip and dislocated a finger in the process, though he quickly put it back in.
Mitchell was on the field for Wagner, who took a hit to the right foot while batting and was heading for X-rays after the play, as he was said to be in some pain, even though he returned to the field and pitched.
Jamieson made the breakthrough for the Black Caps with four overs remaining for the day, as Shan landed a bat in one from the side of the leg and Watling completed the catch to send him on his way for 10.
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Black Caps closer Kyle Jamieson celebrates Pakistan starter Shan Masood’s wicket.
That pushed Mohammad Abbas to the limit in a night watchman role and he was not out of 0, along with starter Abid Ali, who had reached 19 in the 20+ period.
At Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui: Black Caps 431 with all in 155 overs (Williamson 129, Watling 73, Taylor 70, Nicholls 56; Shaheen 4-107, Yasir 3-113) he faced Pakistan 30-1 in 20 overs.
