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New Zealand win by 123 runs, win series 2-1

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Pakistan vs New Zealand 3rd Test Day 5 Highlights: New Zealand put up a ruthless display to dismiss Pakistan for 156 runs while chasing a target of 280.New Zealand wreaked havoc on the Pakistan batting line up to clinch a series-winning 123-run victory. The match was on a knife’s edge in the beginning of the final day and it looked Pakistan might stand a chance of saving the match.
But the New Zealand bowlers swooped in on the Pakistan middle order and soon, the hosts found themselves 55/5. Babar Azam provided some resistance with the tail-enders before becoming the penultimate wicket to fall. This is the first time in 49 years that New Zealand have beaten Pakistan in a Test series away from home.

 

Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah became the fastest bowler to pick 200th Test wicket breaking an 82-year-old record set by Clarrie Grimmett. Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah created history as he broke an 82-year-old record during the third Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi on the fourth day. Picking his fifth wicket in the match, dismissing William Somerville for 4, Shah completed his 200-wicket milestone in the longest format, becoming the fastest bowler to do so.

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