3rd Test: Pakistan v New Zealand at Sharjah

Both teams observed a minute's silence before the start of the mornings play. Both teams wearing black armbands and the New Zealand team have the initials P.H written on their shirts.

Correct is right !!!

Pakistan 351

New Zealand 249/1 (45.0 ov)

New Zealand trail by 102 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

That 153 in TEST is a magical number: Shabash , Baz !  ;D

Kane come fuh Cane  lol

New Zealand 637 -8  after 130 overs

Baz 202, Cane 197  :-[

New Zealand lead by 286 runs with 2 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Stumps , day 3 !


Brendon McCullum made this statement :

"On behalf of the BLACKCAPS I want to make the following statement. Our focus at the moment is not on our performances, it is all about Phil. We are heartbroken for Phil's family, Greg, Virginia, Megan and Jason. No one should go through what you guys are going through right now. We are reaching out to Phil's family, Michael Clarke and the Australian boys, medical staff, fans, all who have been affected by Phil's passing. We are also reaching out to Sean Abbott. You are all in our thoughts, our hearts and in Phil's case, our memories. Cricket is a sport, but the cricket community is a family. We are here for you, we are thinking of you."

4 : Number of players who have scored three double-centuries in a calendar year !

Don Bradman, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and McCullum.

McCullum has scored a triple hundred and two double hundreds this year.

New Zealand finally all out for 690, their highest Test total. Six batsman scored fifties. Pakistan have already lost one wicket in reply as they are 16/1 and trail by  323 runs.

Sadly not much fight is to be seen from Pakistan in their second innings as well, they are 147-7 at tea on day 4.
Great match from New Zealand, and a poor end to a great home season tests for Pakistan.
Batting collapse in both the innings of the last test has really banged down the moral of the batsman once again I think, hope they can turn it around in the ODIs to come. New Zealand must be on a high now.

Pakistan 351 & 259 (63.3 ov)

New Zealand 690

New Zealand won by an innings and 80 runs