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Pacers restrict New Zealand’s lead to 67
- Updated: November 19, 2016
Pakistan 133 and 6 for 0 trail New Zealand 200 (Raval 55, Nicholls 30, Rahat 3-62, Amir 3-43, Sohail 3-78) by 61 runs Live scorecard and ball-by-ball details
On a Hagley Oval surface which experts felt had quickened, Sohail Khan, Rahat Ali gave Pakistan a lifeline by restricting New Zealand’s lead to just 67. The hosts were bowled out for 200, with seven wickets falling for 96 runs in a frenetic session where none of the batsmen except debutant Colin de Grandhomme looked anywhere near comfortable. Sami Aslam and Azhar Ali then saw off an uncomfortable six-over burst to take Pakistan into lunch on 6 without loss.
Walking in after the overnight pair of Henry Nicholls and Jeet Raval were dismissed inside four overs, de Grandhomme brought out his firebrand approach to batting, a method that’s worked wonders for him in the shorter format, to make a cameo 29 and drive New Zealand into the lead. Then, he fell attempting a hook off a quick Sohail bouncer to trigger a collapse. Sohail, who bowled nine overs …
