At a glance

Worker. He also bowled Pakistan A opener and captain Umar Amin for 48 off 43 balls.

Astle took 2-29 in his full allotment, his two wickets in the space of three deliveries.

With frontline spinner Mitchell Santner still sidelined after major knee surgery, Patel, Astle and Ish Sodhi were the three named in the test squad to face Pakistan in three tests in the UAE, starting on November 16.

Patel, New Zealand’s domestic cricketer of the year, looks set for a test debut at age 30 while Astle probably has the edge over Sodhi in the longest format on evidence of last season’s selections. Second Twenty20 match at ICC Academy, Dubai:

Pakistan A 142-7 off 20 overs (Hussain Talat 51 off 42, Umar Amin 48/43; Ajaz Patel 3-30 off 4, Todd Astle 2-29/4) lost to New Zealand A 146-3 off 19.5 overs (Glenn Phillips 53/44, George Worker 52/46) by 7 wickets.