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News Pakistan dropped more catches than they took, apart from leaking well over 50 extras On their way to a record partnership on the third day in Christchurch, Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls were dropped at least twice each, which helped them score a double-century and a century respectively, and demoralise Pakistan. Here are all

News Luke Ronchi says period when Pakistan bowled part-timers changed momentum on Day 2 Mohammad Abbas admitted dropped catches by Pakistan that allowed New Zealand to surge into a position of dominance in the second Test proved to be “quite frustrating”. New Zealand were 286 for 3 at the end of the second day’s play

Haris Sohail’s reflexes at slip helped dismiss Tom Latham © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 66 for 2 (Taylor 10*, Williamson 4*, Ashraf 1-11) trail Pakistan 297 (Azhar 93, Jamieson 5-69) by 231 runs In a session of two halves, Pakistan, toothless and searching for answers in the first hour, came storming back in a

News Kyle Jamieson, meanwhile, reckons Pakistan have a ‘par’ total on a pitch made for quick runs and quick wickets Azhar Ali believes Pakistan’s first-innings total of 297 is “decent and enough to build on”, given the grass cover on the pitch at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. That said, he felt there were runs to

Kane Williamson recently became the world’s No. 1 Test batsman © AFP via Getty Images Kane Williamson has started the new year as the No.1 Test batsman and his New Zealand side could become the new No.1 Test team if they beat Pakistan in the second Test in Christchurch. Williamson, though, downplayed those thoughts, saying

Report Pakistan hand debut to 25-year old allrounder Zafar Gohar in place of Yasir Shah Teams winning the toss had previously elected to bowl in each of the seven Tests played at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. On Sunday, Kane Williamson made it the eighth time with New Zealand going in with an all-pace attack

Preview Mohammad Rizwan will continue to lead Pakistan; New Zealand will be without Neil Wagner Big Picture New Zealand has to be one of the toughest countries to tour in recent times. Last time a visiting team won a Test in New Zealand was in March 2017. That was also the last time New Zealand

News When the seamers were out of ideas, he stepped up to apply the finishing touches with his subtle variations Mitchell Santner‘s Test future seemed uncertain at the start of 2020 when he was dropped following the Australia tour as part of a spin overhaul. However, he returned and ended the year with a crucial

News Fast bowler Henry picked up a six-for in his most-recent first-class outing for New Zealand A A year after he last represented New Zealand, Matt Henry could add to his 12 Test appearances after being called up for the second Test against Pakistan in Christchurch starting January 3. Henry replaces Neil Wagner, who is

News Neil Wagner had bowled 49 overs across two innings in the first Test despite two broken toes Neil Wagner has been ruled out of the second Test in Christchurch against Pakistan and would need “probably five to six weeks of healing”, New Zealand head coach Gary Stead said. The fast bowler played through the

News The incident occurred during Pakistan’s first innings at Mount Maunganui Kyle Jamieson will part with 25% of his match fee and has been docked one demerit point after he threw the ball towards Faheem Ashraf on the third day of New Zealand’s first Test against Pakistan. The act fell foul of Article 2.9 of

News NZ captain says the search for WTC points had made the team push harder for victory New Zealand’s dramatic win against Pakistan in the first Test, achieved with less than five overs remaining on the last day, had several notable contributions, but the one that will be remembered most perhaps is Neil Wagner’s effort

Azhar Ali fell in the second over of the day’s play © Getty Images Lunch Pakistan 239 and 137 for 4 (Alam 48*, Rizwan 20*) need another 236 runs to beat New Zealand 431 and 180 for 5 dec An unbroken fifth-wicket stand between Fawad Alam and Mohammad Rizwan, so far spanning 25.3 overs, has

News The left-hand batsman scored 1296 Test runs at an average of 46.28 John Reid, the former New Zealand batsman, has died aged 64. The left-hand batsman played 19 Tests and 25 ODIs from 1979 to 1986, scoring 1296 and 633 runs in them respectively. His Test runs came at an average of 46.28, with

News New Zealand quick becomes third from his country, after Hadlee and Vettori, to pick up 300 Test wickets Tim Southee has become only the third from New Zealand, after Richard Hadlee and Daniel Vettori, to get to the 300-wicket milestone, which he achieved with Haris Sohail’s scalp in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday. “It’s a

Tom Blundell reacts after leaving one © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 431 and 98 for 0 (Blundell 59*, Latham 36*) lead Pakistan 239 by 290 runs Tom Blundell and Tom Latham stretched New Zealand’s lead to 290 during a wicketless first session on day four, leaving New Zealand with the question of when to

Neil Wagner was carrying the pain of a fractured toe, sustained while batting in the first innings of the first Test against Pakistan, but he persevered through that injury and bowled 21 overs in Pakistan’s first innings because it would have ‘taken a stretcher’ to carry him off the field where he would be sitting

News The left-arm quick bowled four overs in the morning session today A fracture that Neil Wagner suffered while batting on the second day has not prevented him from taking part with the ball for New Zealand. The left-arm fast bowler was struck on the right foot by a Shaheen Afridi yorker late in the

Yasir Shah had Kane Williamson caught at slip © Getty Images Lunch New Zealand 301 for 5 (Watling 13*, Santner 11*, Afridi 3-71) vs Pakistan A pair of timely wickets helped Pakistan keep themselves in contention on a seemingly improving batting surface in Mount Maunganui after Kane Williamson brought up his 23rd Test hundred on

News The veteran batsman walked in at 13 for 2 against Pakistan and scored a crucial 70 When he featured in the team sheet for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan in Mount Maunganui, Ross Taylor became the most-capped New Zealand player, with his 438th international appearance. A standing ovation from his team-mates made it

Report Pakistan have gone in with four quicks and the legspinner Yasir Shah Toss Pakistan chose to bowl vs New Zealand New Zealand has lately been among the hardest countries for visiting teams to win Test matches in, but a weakened Pakistan team, shorn of their regular captain and batting talisman Babar Azam, has begun

Big picture This isn’t the Boxing Day Test that’ll fill the most column inches, generate the greatest number of app notifications or create the most viral hashtags on Twitter. Mount Maunganui, sadly, is no match for Melbourne as New Zealand and Pakistan don’t quite stack up against their giant neighbours, Australia and India, who also

News Work usually takes the New Zealand captain away from his family during the holidays, but this time it’s all different Kane Williamson has long been used to being his team’s best batsman. As New Zealand captain, he is used to the spotlight. As an international cricketer, he is used to a great many things.

News From the losing side, Mohammad Hafeez, Mohammad Rizwan and Shaheen Afridi make gains Tim Seifert and Tim Southee have both achieved career-best positions in the ICC T20I rankings following New Zealand’s 2-1 win over Pakistan at home. While Seifert has jumped 24 spots to No. 9 among batsmen, Southee gained six places to the