PAK vs NZ, 3rd Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan v NZ Men's - Tests
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Date & Time: Dec 3, 2018, 11:30 AM
MATCH DETAILS
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Venue
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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Series
Pakistan v NZ Men's - Tests
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Toss
New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.
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Umpire
Reiffel, P R , Gould, I J
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Match Referee
Srinath, J
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Tv Umpire
Oxenford, B N J
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Man of the Match
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PAK Batting: 156/10 in 56.1 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Imam ul-Haq | c: Nicholls b: Patel | 22 (54) | 4 | 0 | 40.74 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | b: Southee | 8 (20) | 1 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Azhar Ali | c: Watling b: de Grandhomme | 5 (14) | 0 | 0 | 35.71 |
| Haris Sohail | c: Taylor b: Somerville | 9 (28) | 0 | 1 | 32.14 |
| Asad Shafiq | c: Watling b: Somerville | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Babar Azam | c: Southee b: Patel | 51 (114) | 5 | 0 | 44.74 |
| Sarfraz Ahmed | b: Somerville | 28 (41) | 4 | 0 | 68.29 |
| Bilal Asif | c: Watling b: Southee | 12 (48) | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Yasir Shah | c: Patel b: Southee | 4 (5) | 1 | 0 | 80.00 |
| Hasan Ali | c: Williamson b: Patel | 4 (7) | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Shaheen Afridi | not out | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 12.0 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
| Trent Boult | 6.0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.17 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 4.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 |
| Ajaz Patel | 14.1 | 4 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.96 |
| William Somerville | 20.0 | 2 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.60 |
NZ Batting: 353/7 in 113.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeet Raval | lbw: Afridi | 0 (15) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tom Latham | c: Sohail b: Shah | 10 (37) | 0 | 0 | 27.03 |
| Kane Williamson | lbw: Ali | 139 (283) | 13 | 0 | 49.12 |
| Ross Taylor | c: Asif b: Afridi | 22 (14) | 4 | 0 | 157.14 |
| Henry Nicholls | not out | 126 (266) | 12 | 0 | 47.37 |
| BJ Watling | b: Shah | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | c: Asif b: Shah | 26 (19) | 2 | 2 | 136.84 |
| Tim Southee | not out | 15 (10) | 0 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Ajaz Patel | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Somerville | lbw: Shah | 4 (34) | 0 | 0 | 11.76 |
| Trent Boult | Did not bat | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasan Ali | 16.0 | 5 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.87 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 20.0 | 5 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.25 |
| Yasir Shah | 39.0 | 8 | 129 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 |
| Bilal Asif | 36.0 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.72 |
| Azhar Ali | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
PAK Batting: 348/10 in 135.0 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Imam ul-Haq | c: Southee b: Boult | 9 (18) | 2 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Mohammad Hafeez | c: Southee b: Boult | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Azhar Ali | c: Patel b: Somerville | 134 (297) | 12 | 0 | 45.12 |
| Haris Sohail | c: Watling b: Southee | 34 (91) | 2 | 0 | 37.36 |
| Asad Shafiq | lbw: Patel | 104 (259) | 14 | 0 | 40.15 |
| Babar Azam | b: Somerville | 14 (25) | 2 | 0 | 56.00 |
| Sarfraz Ahmed | c: Raval b: Somerville | 25 (60) | 2 | 0 | 41.67 |
| Bilal Asif | c: Taylor b: Patel | 11 (28) | 1 | 0 | 39.29 |
| Yasir Shah | run out (de Grandhomme) | 1 (25) | 0 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Hasan Ali | b: Somerville | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Shaheen Afridi | not out | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee | 25.0 | 5 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.24 |
| Trent Boult | 26.0 | 7 | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.54 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | 13.0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.77 |
| Ajaz Patel | 35.0 | 5 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.86 |
| William Somerville | 36.0 | 8 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.08 |
NZ Batting: 274/10 in 116.1 ov
| Batsmen | How Out | R | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| Jeet Raval | lbw: Shah | 45 (82) | 4 | 0 | 54.88 |
| Tom Latham | lbw: Afridi | 4 (11) | 1 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Kane Williamson | c: Shafiq b: Ali | 89 (176) | 7 | 0 | 50.57 |
| Ross Taylor | b: Shah | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Henry Nicholls | b: Shah | 1 (13) | 0 | 0 | 7.69 |
| BJ Watling | not out | 77 (250) | 4 | 0 | 30.80 |
| Colin de Grandhomme | c: Shafiq b: Asif | 20 (22) | 1 | 1 | 90.91 |
| Tim Southee | c: Azam b: Asif | 2 (9) | 0 | 0 | 22.22 |
| Ajaz Patel | c: Shafiq b: Asif | 6 (25) | 1 | 0 | 24.00 |
| William Somerville | b: Asif | 12 (99) | 0 | 0 | 12.12 |
| Trent Boult | b: Asif | 1 (9) | 0 | 0 | 11.11 |
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
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| Hasan Ali | 20.0 | 6 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.90 |
| Shaheen Afridi | 23.0 | 6 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.26 |
| Yasir Shah | 41.0 | 11 | 75 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.83 |
| Bilal Asif | 30.1 | 4 | 65 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.15 |
| Haris Sohail | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.50 |
Key Stats
56.1 Ajaz Patel to Hasan Ali
OUT! Caught. Ajaz Patel to Hasan Ali. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to point, by Williamson. How fitting that the captain takes the winning catch. Straight up into the air and New Zealand take a famous victory to win the series 2-1. Their first series win in Asia for a decade and their first away series victory over Pakistan in 49 years. An all round team effort with the batsmen standing up when it was required and then the spinners played their part, along with Tim Southee. Debutant Will Somerville finished with seven wickets in the match while Ajaz Patel also chipped in with five of his own. A special mention also to the Kiwi coach who gets his first win in charge.Pakistan were just not up to the challenge today and they will be disappointed to send Mohammad Hafeez off with a loss. A brilliant career though and one with many other happier memories.Well that is the end of a long tour. Both sides had positives to take out of it with New Zealand taking the Test series while Pakistan dominated the white ball part. Big tours upcoming now with New Zealand going back home while Pakistan travel to South Africa. See you then.
56.1 Ajaz Patel to Hasan Ali
Over 57. no runs. Bowler: Ajaz Patel. Pakistan: 10-156(rr 2.74)
24.6 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
24.6 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Over 25. no runs. Bowler: Ajaz Patel. Pakistan: 5-58(rr 2.32)
24.5 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
24.4 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
24.3 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, to leg on the front foot defending, inside edge to square leg for no runs, fielded by Latham.
24.2 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
24.2 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Over 25. no runs. Bowler: Ajaz Patel. Pakistan: 5-58(rr 2.32)
24.1 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, run save by Raval.
23.6 William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed
William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Somerville.
23.6 William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed
Over 24. no runs. Bowler: William Somerville. Pakistan: 5-58(rr 2.42)
23.5 William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed
William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed. Quicker ball back of a length, outside off stump down the track defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Somerville.
23.4 William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed
William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
23.3 William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed
William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Somerville.
23.2 William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed
William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
23.1 William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed
William Somerville to Sarfraz Ahmed. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, bat-pad to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
22.6 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Quicker length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Southee.
22.6 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Over 23. 2 runs. Bowler: Ajaz Patel. Pakistan: 5-58(rr 2.52)
22.5 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to cover for no runs, fielded by de Grandhomme.
22.4 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, down leg side on the front foot defending, to silly point for no runs, fielded by Watling.
22.3 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Stock ball back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep cover for 2 runs, mis-fielded by de Grandhomme, fielded by Raval.
22.2 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, middle stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
22.1 Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam
Ajaz Patel to Babar Azam. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Southee.
21.6 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break half volley, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Williamson.
21.6 William Somerville to Babar Azam
Over 22. 1 run. Bowler: William Somerville. Pakistan: 5-56(rr 2.55)
21.5 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to gully for no runs, fielded by Taylor.
21.4 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break full toss, down leg side on the front foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Raval.
21.3 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
21.2 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to backward square leg for no runs, fielded by Latham.
21.1 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
20.6 Ajaz Patel to Sarfraz Ahmed
Ajaz Patel to Sarfraz Ahmed. Stock length ball, middle stump on the front foot defending, back to bowler for no runs, fielded by Patel.
20.6 Ajaz Patel to Sarfraz Ahmed
Over 21. no runs. Bowler: Ajaz Patel. Pakistan: 5-55(rr 2.62)
20.5 Ajaz Patel to Sarfraz Ahmed
Ajaz Patel to Sarfraz Ahmed. Stock length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by de Grandhomme.
20.4 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
OUT! Caught. Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, bat-pad to short leg, by Nicholls. It just keeps getting better and better for New Zealand. A fifth wicket in the session with Ajaz Patel getting into the action. Good bit of dip and turn which catches the inside edge and loops up to Nicholls off the pad.Pakistan have capitulated with the bat and there only seems to be one result from here. Captain Sarfraz along with Babar are going to have to bat for a long time if they want to get a draw but the way the Kiwi spinners are bowling that is going to be extremely difficult. The extended lunch will taste a lot better if your a Kiwi while there might be a few harsh words being said in the Pakistan camp.
20.3 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Southee.
20.2 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Latham.
20.1 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to extra cover for no runs, fielded by Latham.
19.6 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
19.6 William Somerville to Babar Azam
Over 20. 6 runs. Bowler: William Somerville. Pakistan: 4-55(rr 2.75)
19.5 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to leg gully for no runs, fielded by Southee.
19.4 William Somerville to Babar Azam
FOUR! William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs. Strong shot back past the bowler. Babar was right to the pitch of the delivery and drilled it to the fence, releasing a little bit of pressure.
19.3 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
19.2 William Somerville to Babar Azam
APPEAL! OUT changed by umpire to NOT OUT after REFERRAL. William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to for no runs, appeal made for L.B.W. Nearly wicket number three for Somerville. The one that goes on with the arm and Babar is beaten, expect for a small edge. These are tense moments and Babar was even walking off before Imam called him back and told him to review. Very strange.
19.1 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break half volley, down leg side on the front foot sweeping, hit pad to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by de Grandhomme.
18.6 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
18.6 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
Over 19. 6 runs. Bowler: Ajaz Patel. Pakistan: 4-49(rr 2.58)
18.5 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
FOUR! Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs. Use of the feet again from Imam and this time he decides to hit straight rather than across the line. Edgy moments for Pakistan just before lunch.
18.4 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.
18.3 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to square leg for no runs, fielded by Raval.
18.2 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, fielded by de Grandhomme.
18.1 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Williamson.
17.6 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Latham.
17.6 William Somerville to Babar Azam
Over 18. no runs. Bowler: William Somerville. Pakistan: 4-43(rr 2.39)
17.5 William Somerville to Babar Azam
William Somerville to Babar Azam. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to short leg for no runs, fielded by Latham.
17.4 William Somerville to Asad Shafiq
OUT! Caught. NOT OUT changed by umpire to OUT after REFERRAL. William Somerville to Asad Shafiq. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot glancing, Gloved to wicketkeeper, by Watling. What a decision from New Zealand to review. Not many people were convinced except Henry Nicholls at short leg. He knew there was a tickle down the legside and he was spot on. Brushed the glove as the ball gripped and Shafiq tried to ride it down to fine leg. Hat-trick ball coming up.
17.3 William Somerville to Haris Sohail
OUT! Caught. William Somerville to Haris Sohail. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, outside edge to first slip, by Taylor. First over from the offspinner and Somerville makes an immediate impact. Slows the ball up enough to generate dip on the batsman and turn which takes the edge. Taylor has a bit of a juggle at first slip but he clutches the ball to his chest. Three wickets down already.
17.2 William Somerville to Haris Sohail
William Somerville to Haris Sohail. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
17.1 William Somerville to Haris Sohail
William Somerville to Haris Sohail. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot, shoulders arms to wicketkeeper for no runs, fielded by Watling.
16.6 Ajaz Patel to Haris Sohail
Ajaz Patel to Haris Sohail. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Williamson.
16.6 Ajaz Patel to Haris Sohail
Over 17. 8 runs. Bowler: Ajaz Patel. Pakistan: 2-43(rr 2.53)
16.5 Ajaz Patel to Haris Sohail
Ajaz Patel to Haris Sohail. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to point for no runs, fielded by Latham.
16.4 Ajaz Patel to Haris Sohail
SIX! Ajaz Patel to Haris Sohail. Stock length ball, outside off stump down the track driving, well timed in the air under control over long on for 6 runs. Big blow down the ground. Great use of the feet and a terrific stroke.
16.4 Ajaz Patel to Haris Sohail
Over 17. 7 runs. Bowler: Ajaz Patel. Pakistan: 2-42(rr 2.47)
16.3 Ajaz Patel to Haris Sohail
Ajaz Patel to Haris Sohail. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Latham.
16.2 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock ball full toss, outside off stump down the track working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Somerville.
16.1 Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq
Ajaz Patel to Imam ul-Haq. Stock length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, inside edge to short leg for no runs, fielded by Nicholls.