Pakistan leggie takes 8-41 before hosts enforce follow-on in dramatic scenes on day three in Dubai
Match Report:
ScorecardNew Zealand lose 9-29 as Yasir bags eight
Leg-spinner Yasir Shah wrecked New Zealand with a career best eight-wicket haul as Pakistan sniffed victory on the third day of the second Test in Dubai.
The 32-year-old grabbed 8-41 in 12.3 overs to help annihilate New Zealand for 90 all out in their first innings, including a collapse of 9-29 in just 7.2 overs.
Yasir Shah 8-41!! Third best bowling figures in Pakistan's Test history. NZ all out on 90 losing ten wickets for just 40 runs. #PakvNZ%E2%80%94 Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) November 26, 2018
Yasir then took two more wickets as New Zealand - following on – moved to 2-131 at close in their second innings.
Yasir dismissed opener Jeet Raval for two before accounting for New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson caught behind for 30 in the final session to complete his third career ten-wicket haul.
New Zealand won the first Test in Abu Dhabi by four runs last week to gain a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.
Image Id: 14163A548BD64ED199F845269C5B2D54 Image Caption: Henry Nicholls is bowled through the gate // GettyBut Monday’s play belonged to Yasir, who rocked New Zealand in the first innings and became the first Pakistani to take ten wickets in a single day.
"When I was coming to the ground I was thinking that I must get ten wickets in the match, but never thought it will come in a single day," said Yasir.
"I came from injury and didn't get the needed rhythm against Australia (last month) but now I am getting it and very happy to achieve this feat.”
Yasir dismissed Tom Latham (22), Ross Taylor (nought) and Henry Nicholls (nought) in his ninth over, triggering a collapse during which New Zealand lost all ten wickets for just 40 runs after being well set on 50 without loss.
Six of New Zealand’s last eight batsmen were dismissed without scoring.
Image Id: 5A55E6F3CE3E465DA226D2108EEDA277 Image Caption: Yasir picked up 10 wickets in the day // GettyYasir's bowling figures - his 15th five-wicket haul - beat his previous best of 7-76 against Sri Lanka at Galle in 2015 and is was also the best against New Zealand.
Intikhab Alam (7-52) held the previous record for Pakistan's best bowling against New Zealand, achieved at Dunedin in 1973.
New Zealand, resuming at 0-27, lost Raval in an unfortunate way early in the day as he tried to reverse sweep Yasir, but the ball deflected off his bat to his thigh and hit the stumps.
At 1-61, NZ lost three wickets in an over without scoring, starting when Yasir had Latham caught at short-leg by Imam-ul-Haq off the first ball of his ninth over.
Two balls later he bowled experienced Taylor with a beautiful delivery that turned and beat the forward push by the batsman.
Only twice in Test history a team has lost 10 wickets for 40 runs or less after a 50 runs opening stand. Both times it was Pakistan's bowling and both times it was NZ's batting. 50-0 to 90 all out today91-0 to 131 all out, Auckland, 2001%E2%80%94 Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) November 26, 2018
Off his fifth ball, Yasir bowled Nicholls through the gap between bat and pad.
It was also Yasir who helped run out BJ Watling soon after lunch for one before dismissing Ish Sodhi, Neil Wagner, Ajaz Patel and Trent Boult - all without scoring - in the space of nine balls.
Six New Zealand batsmen fell without scoring, making it just the fifth occasion in a Test when six batsmen failed to score in an innings.
Kane Williamson remained unbeaten on 28, watching wickets fall at the other end.