ABU DHABI – Yasir Shah dismissed three New Zealand batsmen to come withintwo wickets of becoming the fastest man to 200 wickets in Test cricket onday one of the third and final Test in Abu Dhabi on Monday.
The leg-spinner trapped opener Jeet Raval on 45, bowled Ross Taylor fornought with his next ball and then Henry Nicholls for one before NewZealand reached 73-4 at lunch at Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
At the lunch break Kane Williamson was unbeaten on 21 and with himBradley-John Watling was not out on nought as they tried to repair thedamage after winning a crucial toss on a grass-less pitch.
Yasir now has 198 wickets in his 33rd Test, just two shy of Australianleg-spinner Clarrie Grimmett´s world record 200 wickets in 36 Testsachieved in 1936.
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There is all to play for as the series is level at 1-1, after New Zealandwon the first Test by four runs in Abu Dhabi and Pakistan bounced back withan innings and 16 runs victory in Dubai. – APP / AFP
