Pakistani spinner Yasir Shah claimed five-wicket hauls in both innings of the 2nd Test match against New Zealand.
After completely destroying the New Zealand batting lineup in the first innings and reducing them to 90 all out with his 8-wickets stint, he breathed fire again and bagged six wickets in the second innings. Pakistan thus won the second Test by an innings and 16 runs. Here’s a look at the records made and broken by both teams in the Dubai between Pakistan and New Zealand.
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Most wickets after 32 Tests: |
195 YASIR SHAH
189 Syd Barnes (27 Tests)
187 Waqar Younis
176 R Ashwin
172 Clarrie Grimmett
171 Dennis Lillee
Best match figures for Pakistan in Tests: |
14/116 Imran Khan vs SL, Lahore, 1982
14/184 YASIR SHAH vs NZ, Dubai, 2018*
13/101 Abdul Qadir vs Eng, Lahore, 1987
13/114 Fazal Mahmood vs Aus, Karachi, 1956
13/135 Waqar Younis vs Zim, Karachi, 1993
Best match figures in UAE in Tests: |
14/184 YASIR SHAH vs NZ, Dubai, 2018*
11/136 R Herath vs Pak, Abu Dhabi, 2017
10/95 Mohammad Abbas vs Aus, Abu Dhabi, 2018
10/97 Saeed Ajmal vs Eng, Dubai, 2012
Best match figures vs NZ in Tests: |
14/184 YASIR SHAH, Dubai, 2018*
13/55 Courtney Walsh(WI), Wellington, 1995
13/140 R Ashwin(IND), Indore, 2016
12/85 R Ashwin(IND), Hyderabad, 2012
Best match figures since 2001 |
The last time a bowler finished with better match figures than Yasir’s 14 for 184 was when Harbhajan Singh bagged 15 wickets against Australia in Chennai. He also bowled India to a magnificent series win.
15/217 Harbhajan Singh(IND), Chennai, 2001
14/184 Yasir Shah(PAK), Dubai, 2018
New Zealand’s innings defeats against Pakistan |
The last time New Zealand faced an innings against Pakistan was in the year 2002. It’s still the biggest margin of defeat enforced by Pakistan on New Zealand.
| Team | Result | Margin |
Toss | Bat | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | lost | inns & 324 runs | lost | 2nd | v Pakistan | Lahore | 1 May 2002 |
| New Zealand | lost | inns & 166 runs | lost | 2nd | v Pakistan | Dunedin | 7 Feb 1973 |
| New Zealand | lost | inns & 64 runs | lost | 1st | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 27 Mar 1965 |
| New Zealand | lost | inns & 43 runs | lost | 1st | v Pakistan | Karachi | 10 Oct 1990 |
| New Zealand | lost | inns & 16 runs | lost | 2nd | v Pakistan | Dubai (DSC) | 24 Nov 2018 |
| New Zealand | lost | inns & 13 runs | lost | 1st | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 28 Nov 1996 |
Most ducks by batsmen |
Six Kiwi batsmen scored ducks in the 2nd Test match vs Pakistan in Dubai. This instance is the joint most number of ducks scored by a team in one innings.
| Players | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | DUCKS | Start Date |
| Pakistan (innings 1) v West Indies at Karachi, 1980/81 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 119 | 60 | 11.9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 22-Dec-80 |
| South Africa (innings 4) v India at Ahmedabad, 1996/97 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 96 | 48* | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20-Nov-96 |
| Bangladesh (innings 3) v West Indies at Dhaka, 2002/03 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 76 | 25 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8-Dec-02 |
| India (innings 1) v England at Manchester, 2014 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 140 | 71 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7-Aug-14 |
| New Zealand (innings 2) v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), 2018/19 | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 86 | 31 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24-Nov-18 |
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