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Misbah-ul-Haq, the Pakistani skipper, won the toss & opted to bat. Toss matters a lot in UAE. Shan Masood, got another chance to prove himself, failed in this test too & got out on just 12 runs. Mohammad Hafeez scored 178* runs, Most by anyone in Sharjah.
Hafeez, Who had missed the second test due to injury and flew to England for his bowling test, He was reported in the first test by umpires, Some of his deliveries are illegal according to them. At the end of the day, Misbah-ul-Haq & Mohammad Hafeez are at crease; Pakistan scored 281 in the first day.
Partnership between Mohammad Hafeez and Misbah-ul-Haq is the highest of the innings - 121*.
On the other hand, Daniel Vettori, Who came back after a long time, that too without playing domestic for almost a year. Got a crucial wicket of Younis Khan on just five runs. Craig picked two wickets of Azhar Ali, who was on 39 runs & Shan Masood, on 12.
Tomorrow, Misbah-ul-Haq's strategy would be to score something around 450 and declare the innings as soon as possible & leave it to bowlers. As Hafeez is back in this match & He can bowl now. It's getting very tough for New Zealand to win this match now.
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Scorecard
| Pakistan 1st Innings | R | M | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Hafeez | not out | 178 | 262 | 23 | 3 | 67.93 | |
| Shan Masood | b Craig | 12 | 71 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 21.05 |
| Azhar Ali | c Taylor b Craig | 39 | 113 | 102 | 4 | 1 | 38.23 |
| Younis Khan | lbw b Vettori | 5 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 38.46 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq* | not out | 38 | 107 | 5 | 1 | 35.51 | |
| Extras | lb 4, w 4, nb 1 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 3 wickets; 90 overs | 281 | 3.12 runs per over | ||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TA Boult | 17 | 5 | 47 | 0 | 2.76 | 79 | 6 | 0 | |
| TG Southee | 18 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 2.38 | 85 | 5 | 0 | |
| DL Vettori | 12 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 2.33 | 57 | 2 | 1 | |
| CJ Anderson | 12 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 2.33 | 61 | 4 | 0 | |
| MD Craig | 16 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 4.18 | 66 | 7 | 2 | |
| IS Sodhi | 15 | 2 | 64 | 0 | 4.26 | 65 | 9 | 2 |
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