Pakistan 139-3 in reply to New Zealand's 274 in final Test
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Pakistan, in reply to New Zealand's first innings total of 274, were 139-3 at close on the second day of the third and final Test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.
Azhar Ali was unbeaten on 62 at the close with Asad Shafiq on 26. Pakistan still trail by 135 runs with seven wickets intact.
BJ Watling scored an unbeaten 77 to carry New Zealand to 274 after resuming at 229-7. Off-spinner Bilal Asif took 5-65 while leg-spinner Yasir Shah finished with 3-75.
During his five-and-a-half-hour knock Watling, when on 66, passed 3,000 runs in his 56th Test. He is the 14th New Zealand batsman to score 3,000 or more runs, joining a list topped by Stephen Fleming who scored 7,172 in 111 Tests.
Yasir Shah, in his 33rd Test, failed to add to his three wickets on Monday, leaving him two short of becoming the fastest man to reach 200 Test scalps.
The current record has stood for 82 years after Australia's Clarrie Grimmett reached 200 wickets in 36 Tests in 1936.
The three-match series is tied at 1-1.
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Dec 04, 2018 01:28pm
Looks like Pakistan is about to collapse
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Dec 04, 2018 02:25pm
2 down! Curtains
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Dec 04, 2018 02:33pm
Pakistanis move to developed worlds to better their lives but most of them end up carrying the legacy of their origin place..
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Dec 04, 2018 02:33pm
I'm not cricket expert,but I know enough Pakistan needs two opening bats men and at least one one middle order batsman, a captain and a wicketkeepr. So Hafiz and Imam along Sarfraz. All three of them are liability to the team. They are non productive and dead wood. Why not move Azhar and Sohail up the ladder and bring in three new members. How can you have uneducated bumpkin as a captain.
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Dec 04, 2018 03:15pm
Awful from our openers. If Hafeez and Imam can't survive against new all in UAE, there isn't much hope for South Africa series.
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Dec 04, 2018 03:31pm
We should say Bye Bye to Mr. Hafeez
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Dec 04, 2018 04:15pm
Hafeez is playing on the basis of one century he scored in last few matches and have done nothing after that. Inam ul Haq is also the same.
Now the new openers will be tested in S.African series and Inam will get a comeback chance against weak opponents in UAE conditions. Poor selection
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Dec 04, 2018 04:44pm
Younis Khan easily had two years left in him. He would tire the bowlers and then go about getting 200. The Rolls Royce of Cricket.
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Dec 04, 2018 05:06pm
Pakistan batting struggling really....body language so,poor.
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Dec 04, 2018 06:47pm
@TN, Yeah he announced his retirement from Test now. A sigh of relief.
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Dec 04, 2018 06:50pm
Greenshirts must stay focused and strive hard to put as many runs on the scoreboard as possible tomorrow when play resumes in the third and final test match against Kiwis at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in the historic and famous garden capital city of Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
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Dec 04, 2018 07:04pm
@TN, looks like he heard you. Announced his retirement
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Dec 04, 2018 08:10pm
@fog, Looks pretty biased against sarfraz, he is just doing fine. His primary job is not batting but captaincy and the results are shown he is quite better then some previous captains. Secondly he is also performing good behind the wicket if you compare him with 4 available wicket-keepers (3 akmal brothers and rizwan). I guess you need to have some in-depth cricketing knowledge as you said in the beginning of your message. Dot.
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Dec 04, 2018 08:36pm
Advantage Pakistan as of now, I think. Pitch appears good for batting and should help them take a decent lead. However, the Kiwis have been batting much better in the second innings so far in this series and if that trend continues, it could create some problems for the home team when batting last. Wishing that valiant fighter, Md. Hafeez, all the best in his last outing!
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Dec 04, 2018 09:12pm
@fog, yes, you’re not an expert! You’re pretty flawed in your cricket logic too. Best not to contribute here, Sir!
Sarfaraz has been outstanding in his stint as a captain. The rest of the team has to perform for the results to get better. He’s doing two roles very well, captaincy and wicket keeping. His batting comes good time and again. Remember how we won against Australia last month?
Players like Imam create an imbalance in the team. Rest are decent but can improve. Imam is our horrible.
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Dec 04, 2018 09:48pm
Pakistan will be batting last on this pitch so they do need a first innings lead of around 80-100. We know how our batsmen implode under pressure when chasing modest 160+/- totals in the 4th innings. I can remember 5 such instances in the last decade alone (Sydney 2011/12, Birmingham test in 2016, then twice against Herath and co. and the first test of this series)
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Dec 05, 2018 01:45am
Looks like Pakistan will win 3rd test match as bowling line very good Yasir Shah will strike again my guess is he will take 5 wickets or more in 2nd innings.
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Dec 05, 2018 02:10am
@fog, and you sir, are you a PhD in theoretical physics?
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Dec 05, 2018 05:13am
@PHILOSOPHER (FROM JAPAN), a primary job of captain is to do captaincy and not play cricket what kind of logic is this. If your captain dont perform the youngsters will have no interest in performing.
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Dec 05, 2018 05:18am
I bet Imam’s days are numbered if he doesn’t score in the next innings. He has been on a terrible ongoing streak.
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Dec 05, 2018 09:54am
@Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad, Teams wear white cloths in test cricket.
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Dec 05, 2018 10:01am
Pak will make around 200 in first inning and fourth you will understand
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Dec 05, 2018 01:29pm
Very happy Azhar scored a century this was due and well deserved. Seems to be quite a bit of critism about his slow run rate but as Misbah ul haq used to say the challenge was losing wickets and scoring enough runs thus justifying the slow run rate. Not sure why Shoaib Akhtar seems to be so critical of Azhar’s run rate because he could never bat so doesn’t have the skill set to comment on this. While I might agree with somewhat slower run rate I think scoring more runs than New Zealand in the first innings and maintaining wickets is more important.
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Dec 06, 2018 03:35am
@musheer, Sorry to disappoint you but Pakistan scored over 300 runs.
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