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Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 6:18 pm
by andy
draw

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2018 8:01 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Added over 200 now.

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 8:25 am
by mikesiva
New Zealand 353-7 declared.

Williamson 139
Nicholls 126

Yasir 4-129

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 9:41 am
by Arthur Crabtree
Pakistan 55-5!

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 11:02 am
by Arthur Crabtree
The mercurial Pakistanis holding out now though.

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:18 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
I guess NZ will win this, but with Babar Azam entrenched and 130 to get I suppose Pakistan could pull off a late twist...

Painful though that sounds.

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:30 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Couple of wickets for the returning NZ Tim, a crucial spell.

Babar still in and past fifty, but too much to do.

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:35 pm
by mikesiva
Babar out for 51. All over now surely.

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:05 pm
by Arthur Crabtree
Seven wickets on his debut for Somerville. NZ win and win the series away in UAE. Great achievement.

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:10 pm
by meninblue
meninblue wrote:Kiwis batted better this time. They would be bowling last so this time they have a good chance to win the test.


Well done Kiwis. :clap

Think they got bowled in less than a day? Loss form any situation is possible for Pakistan.

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 3:48 pm
by andy
Series win for NZ :salute

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 4:36 pm
by meninblue
Pakistan have declared squad for tour to SA.

Out - Asif Bilal, Mir Hamza, Saad Ali have been dropped

In - Shaan Masood , Shadab Hasan, Fakhar Zaman, Mohd. Amir, Faheem Ashraf, Mohd. Rizwan

Chief selector Inzamam's nephew Imam-Ul-Haq isn't dropped. So much bias for someone who has flopped badly this series as well as shown severe weakness outside off and bouncers on flat wickets of UAE. imo selection will cost them another series if he makes the playing 11.

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:14 pm
by andy
Bilal just taken a 5-fer and dropped strange move for me, thought he should get at least one more series

Re: PAK - NZ 3rd Test - Abu Dhabi

PostPosted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:24 pm
by meninblue
andy wrote:Bilal just taken a 5-fer and dropped strange move for me, thought he should get at least one more series



Shady was injured so he was not part of this squad. Being fit now he comes back in. Also, Pakistan imo will prefer him because he can bat. Whether he scores in South African conditions against pace attack of Rabada, Steyn, Lungi, Philly remains to be seen. Pakistan have a very fragile batting lineup and they are very bad or probably worst in second innings than any of the major teams. So he might get ahead of Yasir as well to grab the one spinners spot.

Being tour to SA, they have two spinners (Yasir and Shadab). Third spinner will be too much and waste of player for overseas tour. They can play Asif Bilal when they can accommodate three spinners for Asian series.