Pakistan in New Zealand

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Tour starts with warm up match v Auckland on December 23
2 Tests, 3 T20I, 6 ODI

Twenty20 squad: Shahid Afridi (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Ahmed Shahzad, Younis Khan, Umar Akmal, Fawad Alam, Adnan Akmal (wk), Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Abdul Razzaq, Umar Gul, Shoaib Akhtar, Tanvir Ahmed, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz (subject to fitness).

Test squad: Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), Mohammad Hafeez, Taufeeq Umar, Younis Khan, Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Adnan Akmal (wk), Saeed Ajmal, Abdur Rehman, Umar Gul, Tanvir Ahmed, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Khurram Manzoor.

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Sohail Tanvir, the Pakistan fast bowler, has been ruled out of the New Zealand tour that starts later this month due to a knee injury. His place in the Twenty20 squad will be taken by 24-year-old top-order batsman Asad Shafiq, while no replacement has yet been named for the Tests.

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2nd Test started today and again the Kiwi batting order shows it true colours

6/184
with Taylor making 78 of those

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New Zealand v Pakistan
2nd Test
Wellington


STUMPS DAY 1

New Zealand 6/246
LRPL Taylor 78
DL Vettori 38*
Umar Gul 2/53

- 3rd game keeper Adnan Akmal has taken 5 catches
- 7th wicket partnership is 66*

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Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has finally returned to a Pakistan squad, picked on Wednesday for the ODI series against New Zealand. The squad for Pakistan's last assignment before the 2011 World Cup is effectively a shadow squad for the tournament; Akmal changes places with his younger brother Adnan, who misses out.

Pakistan ODI squad: Shahid Afridi (capt), Muhammad Hafeez, Kamran Akmal (wk), Younis Khan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, Umer Akmal, Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rehman, Saeed Ajmal, Shoaib Akhtar, Umer Gul, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanveer, Tanveer Ahmed, Ahmed Shehzad

[Media Park]

now 6 of the seven outs are ct behind...

what's the record?

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Vettori gets his hundred.

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Chris Martin, one of those players with more wickets than runs, is poised on 199 Test wickets, with PAK only three down...

Today will be his day!

The great man, makes GD McGrath look like Bradman...

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LUNCH DAY 5

Pakistan 3-81 (28)
Younis 24*
Misbah 15* (going for some record like seven fifties in six games or something similar)
Chris Martin 2-24 (9) still on 199 Test wickets

Need 128 more to win

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LUNCH DAY 5

Pakistan 3-81 (28)
Younis 24*
Misbah 15* (going for some record like seven fifties in six games or something similar)
Chris Martin 2-24 (9) still on 199 Test wickets

Need 128 more to win

Still need 193 to win

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In the top corner of the screen, they had "To Win: 209" so I assumed that was the fourth innings requirement, not a countdown...

"Ï was wrong!"

[Brodlach]

In the top corner of the screen, they had "To Win: 209" so I assumed that was the fourth innings requirement, not a countdown...

"Ï was wrong!"

Going to be a tight finish I think MP. Obviously the key to the game is Vettori.

[Brodlach]

At tea Pakistan 4/160, Younis Khan the only man out in that session, in the last over before tea for 81.

Pakis seem to be going for the draw.

32.2 overs remain in the last session and Pakistan needs 114 to win

[Media Park]

Younis could've given it a crack, but Misbah and his mid 30's strike rate is looking to protect that growing average of his...

[Brodlach]

6 overs since tea, there has been 6 runs. Thats how you get people through the gates to watch test cricket

[Media Park]

mind you, the first ball I see after my sojourn to buy more beer was a six!

[Jim05]

Pakis should win in a canter

[Media Park]

Pakis should win in a canter

finished 47 runs short in a draw... was the last session...

[Jim05]

Pakis should win in a canter

finished 47 runs short in a draw... was the last session...

With only 114 to get off 30odd overs on a small ground they should of romped it in. Dont know why they would play out a draw.

[Media Park]

Pakis should win in a canter

finished 47 runs short in a draw... was the last session...

With only 114 to get off 30odd overs on a small ground they should of romped it in. Dont know why they would play out a draw.

Cos Misbah can't score above snails pace...