ABU DHABI – Yasir Shah took three wickets and Mohammad Abbas dismissed Nicholas as New Zealand were bowled out for just 153 on the first day of their first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
The day saw 12 wickets fall as Pakistan closed at 59-2, having lost both their openers Imam-ul-Haq (six) and Mohammad Hafeez (20) before Haris Sohail (22 not out) and Azhar Ali (10 not out) stopped the rot.
Pakistan need 94 more to take a lead and enforce a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. The second Test is in Dubai (November 24-28) and third in Abu Dhabi (December 3-7).
Score Card:
New Zealand Ist innings
J. Raval c Sarfraz b Abbas 7
T. Latham c Hafeez b Yasir 13
K. Williamson c Sarfraz b Hasan 63
R. Taylor c Sarfraz b Yasir 2
H. Nicholls c Sarfraz b Abbas 28
BJ Watling lbw b Sohail 10
C. de Grandhomme lbw b Hasan 0
I. Sodhi lbw b Sohail 4
N. Wagner c Shafiq b Asif 12
Ajaz Patel lbw b Yasir 6
T. Boult not out 4
Extras: (lb 4) 4
Total: (all out; 66.3 overs) 153
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Raval), 2-35 (Latham), 3-39 (Taylor), 4-111 (Nicholls), 5-123 (Williamson), 6-123 (de Grandhomme), 7-128 (Sodhi), 8-133 (Watling), 9-149 (Wagner)
Bowling: Abbas 12-7-13-2, Hasan 16-6-38-2, Asif 13-1-33-1, Yasir 16.3-2-54-2, Sohail 8-2-11-2, Hafeez 1-1-0-0
Toss: New Zealand
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (AUS) and Ian Gould (ENG)
Tv umpire: Paul Reiffel (AUS)
Match referee: Javagal Srinath (IND)
