[ad_1]
It was the very definition of a routine for the Black Caps on day three at Bay Oval, but they persevered through a counterattack from Pakistan and were really on top on the stumps.
By the end of the 40th final of the day, and the 60th final of Pakistan’s innings, the visitors had dropped to 80-6 and were faced with the prospect of having to move on.
Then came captain Mohammad Rizwan, who made 71 and shared a 107-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Faheem Ashraf, who was the last man in 91, his highest test score, as his team made 239 in their first innings. for trail for 192 runs.
Andrew Cornaga / Photosport via AP
Black Caps captain Kane Williamson leads an appeal through a wicket at Tim Southee’s bowling alley.
Rizwan’s resistance ended when he was sent off by a direct hit from Mitchell Santner, who pounced on a Faheem shot that went to the middle of the wicket and threw it to the end of the non-forward as the batters fell back by two on Matchday 69. .
READ MORE:
* Black Caps vs Pakistan: Neil Wagner cleared to continue playing with a fractured toe
* Cricket: Kane Williamson and Suzie Bates get accolades from ICC’s team of the decade
Black Caps vs Pakistan: Kane Williamson satisfied with his effort in the first ‘difficult’ innings
* Black Caps vs Pakistan: Hosts post a solid first inning total before taking early wicket
Pakistan resumed Monday morning after going 30-1 in 20 overs on the second night, and they couldn’t score more freely after a night’s sleep.
Kyle Jamieson, Trent Boult and Tim Southee claimed land in the first session to reduce Pakistan to 62-5 at lunch, while Neil Wagner, bowling with a broken toe, intervened during the second session twice affected by the rain to leave them 112 -6 in the tea.
An elongated final session started at 4.25pm, but only 13 balls were possible before the rain came to send the players off the field for the third time with Pakistan 115-6, although they returned at 5pm and the game was not interrupted. again.
Wagner only received clearance to bowl after he completed his pregame warm-ups, after an X-ray confirmed he had broken the fourth toe of his right foot while hitting on the second day.
He was struck on the foot by the left arm of Pakistan Shaheen Shah Afridi and received treatment from the Black Caps physio, Tommy Simsek at the time, but moved on and was the last man out, contributing 19 to his 431 total team.
When they went out onto the field the second night, Wagner was initially absent, but returned after sending in some deliveries and made it through three sorties before the undisplaced fracture was confirmed overnight.
Phil Walter / Getty Images
Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan led his team’s comeback 80-6, but was out 71.
A spokesman for the team said that “a doctor had authorized him to play as long as he can tolerate the pain.”
It’s unclear how much pain Wagner really was in the middle, but by tea he had sent 13 more overs and claimed the window from Fawad Alam, who was caught behind by BJ Watling while hooking nine.
That sacking left Pakistan at 80-6, a ball at 60, but Faheem got off to a brilliant start and teamed up with reserve captain Rizwan to increase the scoring rate.
Southee moved two wickets closer to joining the 300-wicket club on Monday, firing Azhar Ali for five and Haris Sohail for three in the same spot, trapped behind and by Henry Nicholls in ravine respectively.
You need two more terrains to join Sir Richard Hadlee and Daniel Vettori as the only New Zealanders with 300 proving grounds, a milestone reached by just 33 players in the game’s history.
Jamieson got things rolling for the Black Caps, opening Abid Ali bowls for 25, while Boult eliminated night watchman Mohammad Abbas, who took 37 balls to go off the mark with a single, then added a four-point lead to finish with five.
Rizwan and Faheem made the hosts work hard between the three rain breaks, but after the captain left, Boult quickly threw Yasir Shah for four, while Wagner had Shaheen catch Shaheen on the short leg for six. in the latter stages, where he threw another five overs, before Jamieson had Faheem trapped behind to finish at 3-35.
The Black Caps will begin their second inning when play resumes at 10:46 am on the fourth day of Tuesday.
At Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui: Black Caps 431 all out met Pakistan 239 all out in 102.2 overs (Faheem 91, Rizwan 71; Jamieson 3-35)
