Statistical Review: New Zealand vs Pakistan – Day 4 Of The First Test 1
New Zealand vs Pakistan - Day 4 (1st Test)

New Zealand clinched a comfortable victory against Pakistan on day 4 of the first Test at Christchurch. Pakistan began the day on their overnight score of 129/7 and were bowled out for 171 runs. Pakistan put a 105-run target to New Zealand for a victory.

New Zealand reached that total comfortably losing just 2 wickets. With this 8-wicket victory, New Zealand lead the 2-match Test series 1-0.

Brief Scores: Pakistan – 133 (Misbah-ul-Haq 31, Sami Aslam 19, Colin de Grandhomme 6/41) & 171 (Sohail Khan 40, Azhar Ali 31, Neil Wagner 3/34)

New Zealand – 200 (Jeet Raval 55, Henry Nicholls 30, Rahat Ali 4/62) & 108/2 (Kane Williamson 61, Jeet Raval 36*, Azhar Ali 1/6)

Result – New Zealand won by 8 wickets

Here are some statistical highlights of day 4 of the 1st Test:

  1. New Zealand’s debutant Test cricketer Colin de Grandhomme took a total 7 wickets (6/41 & 1/23) in this Test. It was the most no.of wickets taken by a Test debutant New Zealand bowler in their debut Test match.

 

  1. It was a disappointing Test match for Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah. Shah remained wicket-less at the end of this Test. It was the first time for Yasir Shah in his Test career where he finished a Test match wicket-less.

 

  1. At the end of the 3rd innings of this Test, all the 30 wickets were taken by pacers. It was the first time on New Zealand soil where all the 30 wickets, at the end of the 3rd innings of a Test match, were taken by the pacers.

 

  1. Another debutant New Zealand cricketer Jeet Raval took total 4 catches (3 catches in the first innings and 1 catch in the 2nd innings) in this Test match. Raval became the player with most catches for a non-wicketkeeper on Test debut for NZ.

 

  1. New Zealand beat Pakistan in this Test by 8 wickets. It was the New Zealand’s largest Test victory (by wickets) against Pakistan.

 

  1. New Zealand won the 2nd consecutive Test match against Pakistan. Before this Test, New Zealand had also won the previous Test against Pakistan at Sharjah in 2014. Now this Christchurch victory was only New Zealand’s 2nd time 2 consecutive Test match victories against Pakistan. Last time this incident happened in early 1985 series where New Zealand beat Pakistan at Auckland and Dunedin Tests.

 

  1. Debutant Colin de Grandhomme was awarded man of the match for his outstanding performances in this Test match. He became only 4th New Zealand cricketer to win Man of the Match award on their Test debut. The other three New Zealand cricketers were: Stephen Fleming, Matthew Sinclair and Mark Craig.