WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2018 16 Pakistan level series Yasir Shah spins Pakistan to victory in the second Test cricket match against New Zealand held in Dubai will come with him,” said Yasir. ing the first Test by four runs in The leg-spinner “I haven’t bowled as well as Abu Dhabi last week. Pakistan Ist innings 418-5 • this, especially with the pitch Resuming on 131-2 and need- New Zealand Ist innings 90 picked up 8 wickets in offering turn and bounce like it ing a further 197 to make Paki- New Zealand second innings the first innings as the did. We wanted to put the dis- stan bat again, the New Zealand J. Raval st Sarfraz b Yasir 2 Kiwis went from 50 for appointment of the first Test batsmen, led by Ross Taylor (82), T. Latham c Sarfraz b Hasan 50 no loss to 90 all out behind us and set up the series.” Henry Nicholls (77) and Tom K. Williamson c Sarfraz b Yasir 30 Yasir’s figures are the second Latham (50), dug in to make R. Taylor c Yasir b Asif 82 best match return ever for Pa- things tough for the Pakistani H. Nicholls b Hasan 77 Shah returned with kistan in Test cricket, bettered bowlers. BJ Watling lbw b Yasir 27 personal• best figures only by former captain and cur- Taylor smashed Hasan’s first C. de Grandhomme b Hasan 14 of 8/41 in 12.3 overs rent prime minister Imran Khan ball of the day to the cover I. Sodhi b Yasir 4 as Pakistan earned who took 14-116 against Sri Lan- boundary to reach his 29th half N. Wagner c Hasan b Yasir 10 ka in Lahore in 1982. century in Tests, a welcome re- Ajaz Patel not out 5 a 328-run lead over They are also the best by a turn to form having scored just T. Boult c Sarfraz b Yasir 0 their opponents Pakistani bowler against New 21 runs in the three innings of Extras: (b 9, lb 2) 11 Zealand, beating Waqar Younis’s this series. Total: (all out; 112.5 overs) 3 1 2 AFP | Dubai 12-130 in Faisalabad in 1990. Latham Bowling: Abbas 15-7-29-0, Hasan 19-7-46- Medium-pacer Hasan Ali completed his 3, Yasir 44.5-9-143-6, Hafeez 3-1-6-0, Asif eg-spinner Yasir Shah fol- was also at his best, taking 15th Test fifty New Zealand batsman Ish Sodhi (top R) reacts as he is bowled by Pakistani 27-5-61-1, Sohail 4-0-16-0 lowed his extraordinary 3-46 as Pakistan gained a but was dis- spinner Yasir Shah Result: Pakistan won by an innings and Lfirst innings performance measure of revenge for los- missed the 16 runs with a six wicket haul as Paki- following Gould confirming that Sarfraz stan beat New Zealand by an ball, a little Ahmed had taken the catch looped to deep backward square innings and 16 runs in the sec- edge behind cleanly. leg where Yasir took a comfort- ond Test in Dubai yesterday off Hasan, Harry Nicholls came to the able catch. to level the series 1-1. television crease and set about frustrating KNOW WHAT Yasir trapped Watling leg be- The 32-year-old, who took umpire the Pakistan bowlers, adding fore for 27 to end another frus- 8-41 on Monday, had figures I a n 52 with Taylor for the fourth trating the stand and get into the of 6-143 in the second innings wicket and 57 with BJ Watling Kiwi tail. De Grandhomme made for a match haul of 14-184. for the fifth. After 19 years, 9 just 14 and Sodhi was bowled New Zealand -- follow - Taylor tried to take the at- months and 19 days, behind his legs for four, unwisely ing-on after being dismissed tack to the bowlers, hitting Yasir Shah became the trying to sweep Yasir from well for 90 in the first innings -- seven boundaries and a first bowler since Anil outside off-stump. were bowled out for 312 soon six in his 82 but grew Kumble to pick up 10 Nicholls stood firm amid the after tea on the fourth day. impatient after being wreckage, striking Bilal Asif for a “I came to know yesterday tied down. An attempt- wickets in a day of a straight six, before Yasir nipped (about Imran Khan’s record) ed sweep off Bilal Asif Test match one between bat and pad to bowl so it’s an honour that my name ended in a top edge that him for 77. Pakistani spinner Yasir Shah.