Debutant Ajaz Patel bags fifer in New Zealand 4-run win
Updated On: 20 November, 2018 08:37 AM IST | | PA Sport
It is the fifth smallest win in terms of runs in Test cricket history and gives New Zealand a 1-0 lead in the three-match series
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New Zealand players congratulate debutant left-arm spinner Ajaz Patel (centre) after a thrilling win over Pakistan in Abu Dhabi yesterday. Pic/AFP
Ajaz Patel's five-wicket haul on Test debut lifted New Zealand to a tense four-run victory over Pakistan as Azhar Ali's lone stand proved in vain on Day Four here yesterday. Pakistan were seemingly coasting on 130 for three in pursuit of 176 but lost six wickets for 34 runs, setting up a frantic finish to this series opener.
While tail-end duo Bilal Asif and Hasan Ali were particularly guilty of some reckless strokes, the experienced Azhar kept his focus and was on the verge of leading Pakistan over the line, only to fall lbw to Patel for 65.
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