Innings Pakistan 280 for 9 (Fakhar 101, Rizwan 77, Southee 3-56) vs New Zealand It was an innings of three parts from Pakistan: reduced to 21 for 2 in the seventh over, a repair job by Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan in a partnership of 153 before falling in quick …
Read More »New Zealand bring in Sodhi for Shipley and bat in quest to level series
Toss: New Zealand opt to bat vs Pakistan New Zealand won the toss in the second ODI and opted to bat first in their quest to square the three-match series after losing the first ODI on Monday. The visitors beefed up their spin attack, bringing in legspinner Ish Sodhi and …
Read More »Mir, Shipley debut; Pakistan opt to bowl
Toss Pakistan opt to bowl vs New Zealand Pakistan captain Babar Azam won the toss and opted to bowl in the first ODI against New Zealand in Karachi. Legspinner Usama Mir was handed a debut for Pakistan while New Zealand opted to unleash fast bowler Henry Shipley, handing him his …
Read More »Pakistan search for ODI spark after barren home Test season
Big picture: Pakistan, NZ build for ODI World Cup Very little seems to ride on the ODI series these days, something especially true for this three-match rubber between Pakistan and New Zealand. Both sides have qualified for the World Cup later this year, and hosting the limited-overs matches as the …
Read More »Sarfaraz holds fort after Pakistan lose Imam, Babar and Masood
Lunch Pakistan 408 and 125 for 5 (Sarfaraz 29*, Shakeel 16*, Sodhi 2-23) need another 194 runs to beat New Zealand 449 and 277 for 5 dec New Zealand stuck one step inside the door towards claiming the second Test in Karachi – and with it the series – as …
Read More »Sodhi’s first-over wicket on day four gives New Zealand 41-run lead
Innings Pakistan 401 (Shakeel 125*, Imam 83, Sarfaraz 78, Ajaz 3-88, Sodhi 3-95) trail New Zealand 449 (Conway 122, Latham 71, Henry 68*, Abrar 4-149, Naseem 3-71, Salman 3-75 Ish Sodhi trapped No. 11 Abrar Ahmed off the final delivery of the first over of the fourth day to wrap …
Read More »Southee gets Imam, as New Zealand keep Pakistan quiet in the opening session
Lunch Pakistan 224 for 4 (Shakeel 43*, Sarfaraz 27*, Southee 1-42) trail New Zealand 449 by 225 runs Imam-ul-Haq missed out on a century for a second successive time, falling for 83 in what was Pakistan’s only loss of the first session on the third day. Tim Southee broke the …
Read More »Blundell fifty, Henry-Ajaz stand help New Zealand go past 400
Lunch New Zealand 433 for 9 (Henry 56*, Blundell 51, Ajaz 31*, Abrar 3-142, Naseem 3-71) vs Pakistan Tom Blundell completed his half-century and Pakistan took three wickets, but it was New Zealand’s tenth-wicket stand of 88 runs, still unbeaten, that was the highlight of the morning session of day …
Read More »New Zealand bat in Karachi; Pakistan make two changes
Toss New Zealand chose to bat vs Pakistan Tim Southee began the New Year by winning the toss and choosing to bat in the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi. New Zealand made one change to their XI from the first Test, replacing left-arm fast bowler Neil Wagner with right-arm …
Read More »Pakistan look to end miserable home Test season on a high
Big picture For Pakistan, this game cannot come – and go – soon enough. A home Test season of historically miserable proportions will finally draw to a close for the hosts next week, and regardless of the outcome of the second Test in Karachi, that is precisely how it will …
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