The http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 at Hamilton. He did not hesitate to acknowledge the efforts from the pacers and the spinner Abdur-Rehman, who made
it possible for team Pakistan to secure a win. He also discussed how it was tough for Pakistan in the beginning when they were bowled out, but the way the team recovered and responded was indeed special.
“We didn’t feel like we were going to win today,” Misbah explained to the media, expressing his disbelief over what had happened. “It wasn’t easy to get batsmen out here, but the bowlers did a fantastic job and they won the match for us today” expressed
the skipper. Clearly, the captain was delighted with the way his team performed, and under his leadership, became a special event for him too. Pakistan went through the “swift” batting line up of the Kiwis, defeating them by 10 wickets.
Abdur-Rehman and Umar Gul were the shining stars for the visitors. Initially Abdur- Rehman struck the wicket of McIntosh with Wahab Riaz also participating extensively. Riaz made sure that he tightened up things for the Kiwis from the other end, allowing
them no room. So it became a tough task for the rusty New Zealand side to go past the 92 run lead posted by the Pakistan team. However, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Reece-Young-c2302 ended that feeling of confusion, and allowed his team to steer pass the lead. Still the trail for the Pakistan
team was not of a considerable magnitude, which meant that the match could be over on day 3.
More than the effectiveness of the Pakistan bowling attack, it was the inability of the Kiwi batsmen that led to their downfall. But credit cannot be taken away from Tanvir Ahmed in the first innings, who bagged four wickets, from Abdur-Rehman, who was the
spectacular spinner for his side, and from Umar Gul, who ensured that the score from the opponents stays in limits.
The exceptional bowling performance from the tourists sealed the fate of the match, allowing Pakistan to take a lead in the series 1-0. Misbah was sure that the bowlers were the key, and that controlled line and length from them meant that they could bag
a win after a long time.
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