KARACHI: It was breezy here at the National Stadium on Wednesday night, but it was humid too. Down 2-0 in the five-match One-day International series, New Zealand weren’t letting their hopes slip in the third match. With the asking rate rising and less than 10 overs to go, the visitors had to do something to save the series. Captain Tom Latham had been solid on the crease, but more was needed.
As soon as the left-hander tried something different — an attempted scoop against Mohammad Wasim’s pace — he saw his stumps flying. Cole McConchie, though, did not relent after Latham was gone. The right-hander threatened to take it away from Pakistan — who gave him an extra life thanks to Abdullah Shafique’s dropped catch — bludgeoning the Pakistan bowlers all around the ground.
His partners at the other end though failed him as New Zealand eventually went down, giving Pakistan an unassailable 3-0 lead.
Source:ctvnews.ca
