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| Pakistan tour of New Zealand - 5 Day Test (1st Match) |
| | November 25 - November 29 |
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| Finished | New Zealand |  | | 429/10 | 153/10 |
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| | Pakistan |  | | 332/10 | 218/10 |
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| New Zealand won by 32 runs |
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| Do join us for the 2nd test which starts on December 3rd at 23:00 GMT. |
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| Shane Bond (NZL) is the Man of the Match: I'm really pleased with the way I've come through. I've always loved playing for New Zealand. I'm donating $500 to the Marris Club in Invercargill. He took 5 wickets in first innings and 3 wickets in a second innings. |
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| Vettori: The way the bowlers stepped up was great, bowling long spells. We missed the allrounder but the rest all stepped up. Our first innings batting and Shane's bowling won us the match. The pitch was pretty good for Test cricket. |
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| Yousuf: This match is great for Test cricket. Full credit to the New Zealand side. We had the bowling attack to get 20 wickets but our batsmen need to get runs. Umar has tremendous talent. He batted better in the second innings. Catches were dropped in the first innings, our batting was a little inexperienced. The three fast bowlers were exceptional. The three new slip fielders will need time to get familiar. |
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| Vettori let things slip in the middle of this chase by spreading the field out but that will be forgotten now. |
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| It was a Test which had several turning points - Taylor's knocks, the Akmal brothers' partnership, Vettori and McCullum's rearguard action, Bond's hostile spell, Umar Akmal's second innings fifty and the brute of a delivery which got Yousuf in the second innings. Test match cricket at its best and we have to praise the groundstaff here for producing this sporting pitch. |
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| So near and yet so far for Pakistan. Both teams fought tooth and nail but New Zealand have prevailed by 32 runs |
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| New Zealand won by 32 runs and lead the 3-match series 1-0 |
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| Catch OUT. Flighted delivery just outside the off stump, Aamer leans forward and chips it back to bowler, Vettori catches and easier one and New Zealand wins by 32 runs |
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| 1 Run. Flighted delivery on the middle, turns it towards fine leg for a run. |
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| No Run. Flighted delivery just outside the off stump and spins in, leans forward and defends it down the ground for no run. |
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| 1 Run. Flighted delivery on the off, Aamer slogs it towards deep mid-wicket for a run. |
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| No Run. Flighted delivery just outside the off stump, pushes towards long off and refused to take a single. |
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| No Run. Flighted delivery just outside the off stump, pushes towards deep point and refused to take a single. |
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| No Run. Good length delivery just outside the off stump, tries to steer it misses. |
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| 1 Run. Good length delivery just outside the off stump, steers it towards third man and refused to take a single. |
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| No Run. Flighted delivery just outside the off stump, leans forward and defends it down the ground for no run. |
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| No Run. Fuller length delivery outside the off stump, left alone. |
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| No Run. Good length delivery just outside the off stump and nips back, tries to push it gets inside edge and bounces wide of off stump for no run. |
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| 2 Runs. From around the wicket, fuller length delivery just outside the off stump, drives it to sweeper cover for a couple. |
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