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"With 150-170, we could have a real chance because there's still enough in the wicket" : M Arthur
Neil Wagner and Trent Boult left Pakistan's second innings in tatters Saturday to put New Zealand in sight of a comprehensive first test victory at the end of the third day in Christchurch.
The tourists lost six wickets in the final session at Hagley Oval to be 129-7 at stumps, ahead by only 62 runs with two days remaining.
Boult had three for 18 off 15 overs while Wagner, who started the wicket spree, had two for 21.
"We've been out-played so far," Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said, but he refused to concede defeat saying they would not need many more runs to set up a tight finish.
"We feel that 150-170, we could have a real chance because there's still enough in the wicket."
Not out for Pakistan were Sohail Khan on 22 and Asad Shafiq on six with the test likely to be all over in three playing days after the scheduled first day was washed out.
The New Zealand innings folded in 55.5 overs, just four more than Pakistan's first innings of 133.
Rahat Ali was the chief destroyer for Pakistan with four for 62 while Sohail Khan and Mohammad Amir took three wickets each.
They ripped out the last seven New Zealand wickets for only 96 runs and Azhar Ali and Babar Azam were painstakingly building their second innings – accumulating 37 runs in 23 overs.
But, in the sixth over after tea Azam on 29 attempted to fend away a Wagner ball targeting his ribs only for it to skim the gloves and wicketkeeper BJ Watling completed the dismissal.
Until Wagner struck, Pakistan were clawing their way back into the test having started the day on the back foot.
It gave Wagner his 100th scalp in his 26th test, making him the second-fastest New Zealander to claim a century of wickets after Richard Hadlee reached the mark in 25 matches.
Younis Khan lasted only eight balls before he gloved a Wagner bouncer to Watling and Pakistan had gone from 58-1 to 64-3.
Wagner said the short ball was part of New Zealand's game plan when conditions did not offer much swing.
"You've got to find a way of creating doubt in a batter's footwork ... It's obviously about picking the right moments and adapting to the conditions and then you've got to execute it and lucky it was one of those days it worked."
Earlier
Neil Wagner and Trent Boult left Pakistan's second innings in tatters Saturday to put New Zealand in sight of a comprehensive first test victory at the end of the third day in Christchurch.
The tourists lost six wickets in the final session at Hagley Oval to be 129-7 at stumps, ahead by only 62 runs with two days remaining.
Boult had three for 18 off 15 overs while Wagner, who started the wicket spree, had two for 21.
"We've been out-played so far," Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur said, but he refused to concede defeat saying they would not need many more runs to set up a tight finish.
"We feel that 150-170, we could have a real chance because there's still enough in the wicket."
Not out for Pakistan were Sohail Khan on 22 and Asad Shafiq on six with the test likely to be all over in three playing days after the scheduled first day was washed out.
The New Zealand innings folded in 55.5 overs, just four more than Pakistan's first innings of 133.
Rahat Ali was the chief destroyer for Pakistan with four for 62 while Sohail Khan and Mohammad Amir took three wickets each.
They ripped out the last seven New Zealand wickets for only 96 runs and Azhar Ali and Babar Azam were painstakingly building their second innings – accumulating 37 runs in 23 overs.
But, in the sixth over after tea Azam on 29 attempted to fend away a Wagner ball targeting his ribs only for it to skim the gloves and wicketkeeper BJ Watling completed the dismissal.
Until Wagner struck, Pakistan were clawing their way back into the test having started the day on the back foot.
It gave Wagner his 100th scalp in his 26th test, making him the second-fastest New Zealander to claim a century of wickets after Richard Hadlee reached the mark in 25 matches.
Younis Khan lasted only eight balls before he gloved a Wagner bouncer to Watling and Pakistan had gone from 58-1 to 64-3.
Wagner said the short ball was part of New Zealand's game plan when conditions did not offer much swing.
"You've got to find a way of creating doubt in a batter's footwork ... It's obviously about picking the right moments and adapting to the conditions and then you've got to execute it and lucky it was one of those days it worked."
Earlier
Yes Mr Mickey but for that your batsmen should know how to use the bat to score runs. Absolute trash the batsmen in Pakistan aren't good enough for international cricket, simple as that how else does one explain the lack of intent for 50+ overs, i feel shafiq should be dropped ASAP along with Misbah and Younis and start investing in youth for the next year and a half. 
