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New Zealand v Pakistan 3rd Test

Pakistan v New Zealand - 2018 (2018/19) · Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi · 3 December 2018

New Zealand won by 123 runs

New Zealand won by 123 runs. Kane Williamson top-scored with 139 for New Zealand. Bilal Asif took 5/65.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Pakistan v New Zealand - 2018 (2018/19)
Ground
Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Dates
3 December 2018 to 7 December 2018
Toss
New Zealand, chose to bat
Result
New Zealand won by 123 runs
Player of the match
Kane Williamson
Captains
Kane Williamson (New Zealand), Sarfaraz Ahmed (Pakistan)
Debuts
William Somerville (New Zealand), Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pakistan)
Umpires
IJ Gould and PR Reiffel
Match referee
J Srinath

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

New Zealand won the toss and chose to bat. William Somerville and Shaheen Shah Afridi played their first Tests.

New Zealand batted first and made 274 all out. Kane Williamson top-scored with 89 off 176 balls, and BJ Watling made 77. Bilal Asif took 5 for 65 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the fifth wicket between BJ Watling and Kane Williamson. That was well below the 2010s average first-innings total at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, 364 across 13 Tests.

Pakistan replied with 348 all out. Azhar Ali top-scored with 134 off 297 balls, and Asad Shafiq made 104. William Somerville took 4 for 75 for New Zealand. The innings was built on a 201-run stand for the fourth wicket between Azhar Ali and Asad Shafiq, 58% of the total. Pakistan led by 74 on first innings.

New Zealand made 353 for 7 declared in their second innings. Kane Williamson top-scored with 139 off 283 balls, and Henry Nicholls made 126. Yasir Shah took 4 for 129 for Pakistan. The innings was built on a 212-run stand for the fifth wicket between Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls, 60% of the total.

Set 280 to win, Pakistan made 156 all out. Babar Azam top-scored with 51 off 114 balls. Tim Southee took 3 for 42 for New Zealand.

New Zealand won by 123 runs.

NEW ZEALAND, FIRST INNINGS: 274 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Jeet Ravallbw b Yasir Shah4582
Tom Lathamlbw b Shaheen Shah Afridi411
Kane Williamsonc Asad Shafiq b Hasan Ali89176
Ross Taylorb Yasir Shah01
Henry Nichollsb Yasir Shah113
BJ Watlingnot out77250
Colin de Grandhommec Asad Shafiq b Bilal Asif2022
Tim Southeec Babar Azam b Bilal Asif29
William Somervilleb Bilal Asif1299
Ajaz Patelc Asad Shafiq b Bilal Asif625
Trent Boultb Bilal Asif19

Extras 17 · Total 274 all out

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Hasan Ali206581
Shaheen Shah Afridi236521
Yasir Shah4111753
Bilal Asif30.14655
Haris Sohail2070

FALL OF WICKETS

1-24 (Tom Latham, 5.4 ov), 2-70 (Jeet Raval, 22.2 ov), 3-70 (Ross Taylor, 22.3 ov), 4-72 (Henry Nicholls, 26.3 ov), 5-176 (Kane Williamson, 67.6 ov), 6-203 (Colin de Grandhomme, 76.2 ov), 7-209 (Tim Southee, 78.2 ov), 8-254 (William Somerville, 106.5 ov), 9-272 (Ajaz Patel, 114.2 ov), 10-274 (Trent Boult, 116.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstJeet Raval (20) and Tom Latham (4)2434
secondKane Williamson (19) and Jeet Raval (25)46100
thirdRoss Taylor (0) and Kane Williamson (0)01
fourthKane Williamson (1) and Henry Nicholls (1)224
fifthBJ Watling (27) and Kane Williamson (69)104249
sixthColin de Grandhomme (20) and BJ Watling (7)2750
seventhBJ Watling (0) and Tim Southee (2)612
eighthBJ Watling (33) and William Somerville (12)45171
ninthBJ Watling (9) and Ajaz Patel (6)1845
tenthBJ Watling (1) and Trent Boult (1)211
PAKISTAN, FIRST INNINGS: 348 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Imam-ul-Haqc Tim Southee b Trent Boult918
Mohammad Hafeezc Tim Southee b Trent Boult04
Azhar Alic Ajaz Patel b William Somerville134297
Haris Sohailc BJ Watling b Tim Southee3491
Asad Shafiqlbw b Ajaz Patel104259
Babar Azamb William Somerville1425
Sarfaraz Ahmedc Jeet Raval b William Somerville2560
Bilal Asifc Ross Taylor b Ajaz Patel1128
Yasir Shahrun out (Colin de Grandhomme, William Somerville)125
Hasan Alib William Somerville02
Shaheen Shah Afridinot out02

Extras 16 · Total 348 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Tim Southee255561
Trent Boult267662
Colin de Grandhomme132360
Ajaz Patel3551002
William Somerville368754

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Mohammad Hafeez, 1.4 ov), 2-17 (Imam-ul-Haq, 5.2 ov), 3-85 (Haris Sohail, 34.5 ov), 4-286 (Azhar Ali, 106.5 ov), 5-304 (Asad Shafiq, 113.4 ov), 6-312 (Babar Azam, 118.3 ov), 7-333 (Bilal Asif, 125.5 ov), 8-346 (Yasir Shah, 132.1 ov), 9-347 (Hasan Ali, 132.6 ov), 10-348 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 134.6 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMohammad Hafeez (0) and Imam-ul-Haq (0)010
secondAzhar Ali (3) and Imam-ul-Haq (9)1722
thirdAzhar Ali (31) and Haris Sohail (34)68178
fourthAzhar Ali (100) and Asad Shafiq (93)201432
fifthAsad Shafiq (11) and Babar Azam (7)1841
sixthSarfaraz Ahmed (1) and Babar Azam (7)829
seventhSarfaraz Ahmed (10) and Bilal Asif (11)2144
eighthYasir Shah (1) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (12)1338
ninthSarfaraz Ahmed (1) and Hasan Ali (0)15
tenthSarfaraz Ahmed (1) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (0)112
NEW ZEALAND, SECOND INNINGS: 353 FOR 7 DECLARED
BatterHow outRB
Jeet Ravallbw b Shaheen Shah Afridi015
Tom Lathamc Haris Sohail b Yasir Shah1037
Kane Williamsonlbw b Hasan Ali139283
William Somervillelbw b Yasir Shah434
Ross Taylorc Bilal Asif b Shaheen Shah Afridi2214
Henry Nichollsnot out126266
Colin de Grandhommec Bilal Asif b Yasir Shah2619
BJ Watlingb Yasir Shah01
Tim Southeenot out1510

Did not bat: Ajaz Patel, Trent Boult

Extras 11 · Total 353 for 7 declared

Bowler (Pakistan)OMRW
Hasan Ali165621
Shaheen Shah Afridi205852
Yasir Shah3981294
Bilal Asif366620
Azhar Ali1020
Mohammad Hafeez1030

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Jeet Raval, 3.4 ov), 2-24 (Tom Latham, 11.4 ov), 3-37 (William Somerville, 20.1 ov), 4-60 (Ross Taylor, 23.5 ov), 5-272 (Kane Williamson, 104.1 ov), 6-334 (Colin de Grandhomme, 110.4 ov), 7-334 (BJ Watling, 110.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstJeet Raval (0) and Tom Latham (1)122
secondKane Williamson (13) and Tom Latham (9)2348
thirdWilliam Somerville (4) and Kane Williamson (9)1351
fourthRoss Taylor (22) and Kane Williamson (1)2322
fifthKane Williamson (116) and Henry Nicholls (90)212483
sixthColin de Grandhomme (26) and Henry Nicholls (32)6239
seventhBJ Watling (0) and Henry Nicholls (0)01
eighthTim Southee (15) and Henry Nicholls (4)1913
PAKISTAN, SECOND INNINGS: 156 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Imam-ul-Haqc Henry Nicholls b Ajaz Patel2254
Mohammad Hafeezb Tim Southee820
Azhar Alic BJ Watling b Colin de Grandhomme514
Haris Sohailc Ross Taylor b William Somerville928
Asad Shafiqc BJ Watling b William Somerville01
Babar Azamc Tim Southee b Ajaz Patel51114
Sarfaraz Ahmedb William Somerville2841
Bilal Asifc BJ Watling b Tim Southee1248
Yasir Shahc Ajaz Patel b Tim Southee45
Hasan Alic Kane Williamson b Ajaz Patel47
Shaheen Shah Afridinot out26

Extras 11 · Total 156 all out

Bowler (New Zealand)OMRW
Tim Southee123423
Trent Boult6470
Colin de Grandhomme4131
Ajaz Patel14.14423
William Somerville202523

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Mohammad Hafeez, 6.4 ov), 2-32 (Azhar Ali, 11.3 ov), 3-43 (Haris Sohail, 17.3 ov), 4-43 (Asad Shafiq, 17.4 ov), 5-55 (Imam-ul-Haq, 20.4 ov), 6-98 (Sarfaraz Ahmed, 35.4 ov), 7-131 (Bilal Asif, 48.6 ov), 8-137 (Yasir Shah, 50.5 ov), 9-150 (Babar Azam, 54.5 ov), 10-156 (Hasan Ali, 56.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstMohammad Hafeez (8) and Imam-ul-Haq (7)1940
secondAzhar Ali (5) and Imam-ul-Haq (8)1329
thirdHaris Sohail (9) and Imam-ul-Haq (1)1137
fourthAsad Shafiq (0) and Imam-ul-Haq (0)01
fifthBabar Azam (4) and Imam-ul-Haq (6)1218
sixthSarfaraz Ahmed (28) and Babar Azam (15)4390
seventhBabar Azam (17) and Bilal Asif (12)3380
eighthYasir Shah (4) and Babar Azam (2)611
ninthBabar Azam (13) and Hasan Ali (0)1324
tenthHasan Ali (4) and Shaheen Shah Afridi (2)68
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