SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — New Zealand offspinner Mark Craig took a career-best 7-94 as Pakistan was bowled out for 351 on a revised second day of the third test on Friday.
Play was abandoned on Thursday after the death of Australia batsman Phillip Hughes, and the match was extended by a day.
New Zealand negotiated the one over before lunch and was 7 without loss.
Mohammad Hafeez, resuming at 178, missed out on a maiden double century and was out for a career-best 197, then Craig quickly wrapped up the innings in an extended 2 1/2-hour first session due to Friday prayers.
There were no celebrations from New Zealand players because of Hughes’ passing, despite Pakistan losing seven wickets for only 70 runs after resuming at 281-3.
The teams and officials wore black armbands and lined up to observe a minute of silence before play.
As another mark of respect, players from both teams put their caps on the handles of their bats and placed them alongside advertising boards near the boundary, and the New Zealanders penned initials ‘PH’ on their shirts below the Silver Fern.
Neither Tim Southee nor Trent Boult bowled a short delivery with Hughes’ death from a bouncer still fresh. The players were visibly somber at Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Captain Misbah-ul-Haq couldn’t add to his overnight 38 before he drove at a wide Southee delivery and was caught behind in the fourth over of the day.
Hafeez dominated the bowlers on the first day with his crisp cuts, pulls and drives, and on the verge of reaching 200 on Friday he pulled legspinner Ish Sodhi and was out at deep midwicket off a top edge.
Hafeez faced 316 balls, hitting 25 fours and three sixes in just over seven hours of flawless batting, but his departure at 311-5 ignited the collapse, as Craig claimed all of the remaining five wickets.
Ross Taylor became the second New Zealander to achieve 100 catches, in his 60th test, after former captain Stephen Fleming when Rahat Ali edged Craig in the slips. Taylor added one more to his tally by having last man Yasir Shah caught at the same position for 25.
Craig's 7-94 helps NZ dismiss Pakistan for 351
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