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 skipthe er Kane Williamson (30) to mplete his 10-wicket haul. asir’s destruction gave Paknagoodc of levelling 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 stadium pitch.
Yasir dismissed Latham (22), Ross Taylor (0) and Henry Nichover, olls (0) in his ninth triggerduring ing a collapse which New Zealand lost all their ten wickets for just 40 runs after being well set on 50 without loss. Yasir’s bowling figures — his 15th five-wicket haul — beat his previous best of 7/76 against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2015 and also the best against New Zealand. Intikhab Alam (7/52) held the record for Pakistan’s best bowlNew ing against Zealand, chieved at Dunedin in 1973. ew Zealand, resuming at 27 hout loss, lost Raval in an ortunate way as he tried to rse sweep Yasir but the deflected off his bat to his h and hit the stumps. aval top-scored with 31. New Zealand batsmen fell without scoring, ing it the fifth occasion Test when six batsmen led to score in an ings. f scores: Pakistan 418/5; Zealand 90 all out al 31; Shah 8/41) and wing on 131/2 (Latham Taylor 49*; Shah 2/65) umps on day 3.