New Zealand 104 for 3 (Raval 55*, Nicholls 29*) trail Pakistan 133 (Misbah 31,
de Grandhomme 6-41, Southee 2-20) by 29 runsScorecard and ball-by-ball detailsIt
was a tale of two debutants on a fascinating day of Test cricket where ball
dominated the bat.
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analysis of 13 wickets for 237 runs would suggest a menacing surface, the truth
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the aces as the first Test moved forward at a breakneck speed despite an entire
day being washed out by rain in Christchurch.Colin de Grandhomme, the
Harare-born Auckland allrounder who had previously taken just one five-wicket
haul in 83 first-class games, had the best figures (6 for 41) by a New Zealand
debutant. It meant Pakistan, sent in to bat, were rolled over for 133.
Misbah-ul-Haq, captaining his country for the 50th time, top scored with a
typically feisty 31 off 108 deliveries during the course of which he proved it
was the top orders impatience and not a menacing Hagley Oval green top that
contributed to their downfall; no other batsman crossed 20.In reply, Jeet Raval,
the other debutant, replacing Martin Guptill, overcame a testing new-ball burst
to finish 55 not out as New Zealand recovered from early losses of Tom Latham,
Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor to end on 104 for 3, trailing by just 29 runs.
Playing late and committing himself wholeheartedly to his strokes, both off the
front and back foot, he picked off seven boundaries and looked at ease even as
his partners largely struggled; particularly against Mohammad Amir in a probing
opening spell that read 6-2-6-1.Things could have been much worse for New
Zealand had Henry Nicholls, replacing Luke Ronchi, not substituted flamboyance
for grit and patience to finish unbeaten on 29. The fourth-wicket pair added 64,
but in blunting out 19.4 overs, they ensured New Zealand had limited the
new-ball damage to potentially make run-scoring a lot easier on the morrow.The
surface demanded patience which Pakistan clearly lacked, as their top order
crumbled after a solid 31-run opening stand that frustrated New Zealand. In
trying to bowl full and swing the ball late, their new ball pair of Tim Southee
and Trent Boult either slipping the ball down the leg side or bowl it full and
wide in the first hour as Sami Aslam and Azhar Ali went into their shell,
seemingly happy to blunt the new ball. Then Williamson turned to de Grandhommes
seam-ups over Neil Wagners bustling pace, and the move worked immediately. After
two poor overs in which he sprayed the ball, de Grandhomme broke through when he
scythed through Azhars defence with an in-dipper. The old adage of one brings
two ensured when Southee, brought back form the other end, sent back Aslam, who
jabbed hard to get a thick edge to Raval at second slip.Babar Azam was reprieved
on 4, but couldnt curb his instincts of trying to drive on the up as he was also
pouched in the slips. When Younis Khans flashy cover drive to a delivery he
could have left alone off de Grandhomme was pouched by Raval in the cordon,
Pakistan had sensationally slipped from 31 without loss to 56 for 4.Pakistan
slowly rebuilt through a 32-run stand, but the lunch break came to New Zealands
rescue as Asad Shafiq, demoted to No. 6 after a fruitless stint at No. 3 in the
UAE, poked one to gully. Sarfraz Ahmed tried to unsettle the bowlers by walking
outside the crease, giving bowlers the charge and play a typically aggressive
game. Not even being hit on the helmet by a steep bouncer altered his approach.
Eventually a tame waft resulted in a simple catch at gully to a relieved Todd
Astle, who put down a chance earlier in the day.Watching the carnage unfold,
Misbah continued to bat on in the hope that he would find some support from the
tail. But such was the nature of Pakistans collapse that Williamson resisted
temptation to give his faster men a break, and go for the kill. Boult and
Southee overcame insipid starts to finish with two wickets apiece.For a while it
looked like New Zealands top order would match Pakistans indiscretions. After
Tom Latham was lbw to Amir, Williamson, in particular, fell tamely when he
pushed away from the body - neither attempting a punch nor a full-blooded cut
shot - to be caught at slip. Ross Taylor, all at sea against Sohail Khans late
away-swing, was snaffled down leg side to extend his lean patch to 10 innings
now to open up the game.With over 25 overs left, two more wickets then may have
tilted the scales Pakistans way. That it didnt was largely due to Ravals
steadfast determination and Nicholls grit that capped off an eventful day.
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Robertson has been elected to succeed Lord Sebastian Coe as the new chairman of
the British Olympic Association.The former Sports Minister, who oversaw the
delivery of the London 2012 and Paralympic Games, was appointed as vice-chairman
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this week, replacing Coe, the president of world athletics governing body the
IAAF, who served a for a similar term.Robertson said: Following on from my
involvement with London 2012, it is a great privilege for me to become chairman
of the British Olympic Association.After the success of Rio 2016, this is an
extraordinarily exciting moment for British Olympic sport. I want to build on
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preparation of British athletes for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang and
the Tokyo 2020 summer Games.BOA chief executive Bill Sweeney said: Sir Hughs
track record in sport is exemplary and his international experience will help
drive the continued growth of the organisation for PyeongChang and Tokyo, that
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