Brendon McCullum was lucky this time, As He won the toss. He opted to bat first; there was no reason of bowling first men. Winning streak of Pakistan is in danger now, It is a real test for them to win this match or even draw it. In all the previous matches, Which Pakistan won, They batted first. However, now, it is opposite, Opposition is batting first now. Everything is reversed now.
By batting first, New Zealand made 243 runs in the first day and lost just three wickets. Openers gave the decent start of 77 runs as McCullum got out on 43. Second partnership was of 76 runs between Williamson & Latham. Williamson scored 32 runs, bowled by Zulfiqar Babar. Third one was between Taylor & Latham(Of course) of 73 runs. Taylor was struggling against spin, got many chances, But in the end, Shan Masood took a great catch of him. TWM Latham is on 137* and Anderson has just scored 17 runs.
Five bowlers used by Misbah. Rahat Ali(20-2-46-0) - Ehsan Adil(17-4-47-1) - Zulfiqar Babar(25-4-92-1) - Yasir Shah(22-3-51-1) And Azhar Ali(3-1-6-0).
Today, Pakistan fielders ruined the hard work of their bowlers. Pakistani fielders have missed too many opportunities. Creating chances on this dead pitch is not easy, bowlers did well, But it was fielding that ruined the day. Day One belonged to New Zealand. It is the first day that Pakistan lost all the sessions in last five matches. Pakistan needs to do good fielding. Otherwise, It will be difficult for them to win this match or even draw it.
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