Southee strikes twice as Pakistan experience mini-collapse in opening session
Mount Maunganui: Pakistan suffered yet another collapse in Test cricket as they lost four wickets in the opening session of Day 3 of the first Test against New Zealand here at Bay Oval.
Pakistan reached 62/5 at Lunch after batting for 46 overs. Fawad Alam is at 5 while skipper Mohammad Rizwan is at 6.
The visitors had a slowish start and looked comfortable with their defense until Kyle Jamieson’s short bouncer struck Abid Ali’s little finger of the left hand that dismantled the batter.
Jamieson in the next over bowled a full pitched delivery, rattlling Abid’s stumps and he departed with a score of 25 off 104 balls.
Nightwatchman Mohammad Abbas carried to create anger on Kiwi bowlers but his resistance came to end with Trent Boult dismissing him. He made 5 off 55 balls.
Tim Southee came back for another spell of the opening session and he removed former skipper Azhar Ali and Haris Sohail in the 43rd over.
Azhar was given not out by the on-field umpire but the snicko showed he nick one into the hands of BJ Watling. Haris went for a flashy drive but his feet were going nowhere as Henry Nicholls caught a simple catch at Gully.
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