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29 March 2024

Pakistan vs New Zealand 2nd Test Day 2: Pakistan lose openers early

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New Zealand's batting tail wagged to take them to 403 in their first innings before they returned to dismiss Pakistan's openers on the second day of the second Test in Dubai on Tuesday.

After frustrating the Pakistani bowlers with his defiant unbeaten 32, Kiwi leg-spinner Ish Sodhi spun a ball past Shan Masood's (13) bat and hit the middle stump.

Sodhi's spin partner Mark Craig then drew the other opener Taufeeeq Umar (16) out of his crease to get him stumped.

Pakistan were 34 for two wickets at stumps, 369 runs behind their opponents with eight first innings wickets in hand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Younis Khan, who has hit three centuries and a double hundred in his last six Test innings, was batting on one with Azhar Ali (four) at the other end.

New Zealand were bowled out for 403 in their first innings in the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Tuesday.

New Zealand were 278-6 but the tail wagged and added 125 for the last four wickets with Mark Craig hitting 43 and BJ Watling 39.

Resuming at 243-3 New Zealand lost centurion Tom Latham without adding to his overnight score of 137.

Left-arm spinner Zulfiqar Babar finished with 4-137 while Yasir Shah and Ehsan Adil took two wickets apiece.

Pakistan lead the three-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test by 248 runs in Abu Dhabi.

Scoreboard:

New Zealand Ist innings (overnight 243-3)


T. Latham c Ahmed b Rahat             137
B. McCullum c Masood b Adil            43
K. Williamson b Babar                  32
R. Taylor c Masood b Shah              23
C. Anderson c Ali b Adil                9
J. Neesham c Misbah b Shah             17
B.J. Watling c (sub) Sohail b Ali      39
M. Craig lbw b Babar                   43
T. Southee b Babar                     17
I. Sodhi not out                       32
T. Boult c Rahat b Babar                2
Extras: (lb9)                           9
Total: (all out; 156 overs)           403
Fall of wickets: 1-77 (McCullum), 2-153 (Williamson), 3-226 (Taylor), 4-245 (Anderson), 5-245 (Latham), 6-278 (Neesham), 7-346 (Watling), 8-348 (Craig), 9-387 (Southee)
Bowling: Rahat 32-8-69-1, Adil 29-9-73-2, Babar 45-8-137-4, Shah 41-7-92-2, Ali 9-1-23-1

Tea: New Zealand were 369-8 at tea on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Tuesday.

Tim Southee (nine) and Ish Sodhi (12) were at the crease as New Zealand added 126 runs in the two sessions after resuming at 243-3.

Tom Latham fell on his overnight score of 137, Corey Anderson for nine and Jimmy Neesham for 23.

BJ Watling scored 39.

For Pakistan Ehsan Adil, Yasir Shah and Zulfiqar Babar took two wickets apiece.

Pakistan lead the three-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test by 248 runs in Abu Dhabi.

Scoreboard at tea:

New Zealand Ist innings (overnight 243-3)
T. Latham c Ahmed b Rahat             137
B. McCullum c Masood b Adil            43
K. Williamson b Babar                  32
R. Taylor c Masood b Shah              23
C. Anderson c Ali b Adil                9
J. Neesham c Misbah b Shah             17
B.J. Watling c (sub) Sohail b Ali      39
M. Craig lbw b Babar                   43
T. Southee not out                      9
I. Sodhi not out                       12
Extras: (lb5)                           5
Total: (for eight wkts; 144 overs)    369
Fall of wickets: 1-77 (McCullum), 2-153 (Williamson), 3-226 (Taylor), 4-245 (Anderson), 5-245 (Latham), 6-278 (Neesham), 7-346 (Watling), 8-348 (Craig)
Bowling: Rahat 31-8-64-1, Adil 27-8-69-2, Babar 40-7-126-2, Shah 39-7-89-2, Ali 7-1-16-1

Pakistan: Taufeeq Umar, Shan Masood, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, Misbah-ul Haq, Asad Shafiq, Sarfraz Ahmed, Ehsan Adil, Zulfiqar Babar, Yasir Shah, Rahat Ali.
Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: Paul Reiffel (AUS) and Ranmore Martinesz (SRI)
TV umpire: Rod Tucker (AUS)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (ZIM)

Lunch: New Zealand, strongly placed at start of play on 243-3, lost three wickets to be 295-6 at lunch on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Dubai on Tuesday.

Corey Anderson and overnight century-maker Tom Latham both played loose drives against the Pakistan seamers and departed in the first three overs before James Neesham chipped to short midwicket off legspinner Yasir Shah (2-70).

BJ Watling was unbeaten on 18 while Mark Craig, dropped on 9, moved to 13 as Pakistan allowed only 52 runs after New Zealand resumed at a healthy overnight 243-3.

Latham, who batted beautifully throughout the first day, couldn't add to his overnight 137 before Rahat Ali found the outside edge off a full pitched delivery.

Latham hit 11 fours and a six in his second successive century of the series.

Leg-spinner Yasir Shah had figures of 2-70 and seamer Ehsan Adil took 2-61.