Yasir spins magic, NZ lose 10 wickets in 40 runs, 6 ducks
DUBAI: Leg-spinner Yasir Shah took a career best eight-wicket haul as New Zealand were forced to follow-on on the third day of the second Test in Dubai on Monday.
Yasir’s 8/41 in 12.3 overs rocked New Zealand to 90 all out. Following-on, New Zealand were 131/2 at stumps, still trailing by 197 runs. Tom Latham (44*) and Ross Taylor (49*) were battling on after Yasir removed opener Jeet Raval (2) and skip-skiper Kane Williamson (30) to mplete his 10-wicket haul. asir’s destruction gave Pakn a good c of levelling the series after losing the first Test by four runs in Abu Dhabi last week.
Yasir dismissed opener Raval for his ninth wicket in the match, stumped for two and later claimed Williamson after tea, caught by keeper Sarfaraz Ahmed.
DELAYED START
Rain had delayed the start of the third day by an hour but when the action started Yasir was lightening, bowling to his best ability on a turning Dubai stadiumdium pitch.pitch
Yasir dismissed Latham (22), Ross Taylor (0) andd Henry Nicholls (0) in his ninth oover, triggering a collapse durinng which New Zealand lost all theiir ten wickets for just 40 runs afteer being well set on 50 without looss.
Yasir’s bowling ffigures — his 15th five-wicket haul — beat his previous best of 7/776 against Sri Lanka at Galle in 22015 and also the best against Neew Zealand. Intikhab Alam (77/52) held the record for Pakistann’s best bowling against Neww Zealand, chieved at Duneddin in 1973. ew Zealand, reesuming at 27 hout loss, lostt Raval in an ortunate way as he tried to rse sweep Yyasir but the deflected offf his bat to his h and hit thee stumps. aval top-scoored with 31. New Zealand batsmen fell withoout scoring, ing it the fiifth occasion Test when six batsmen l e d t o s cc o r e i n a n ings. f scores: Pakistan P 418/5; Zealand 990 all out al 31; Shah h 8/41) and wing on 131/2 (Latham Taylor 499*; Shah 2/65) umps oon day 3.