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Both batsmen have made fifties in test cricket
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NZ tail-enders showing their top brass how to bat.. reached 200
Didn't realize their brass is on the top.
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This last wicket partnership is getting annoying.
231/9
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70.3
Imran Khan to Sodhi, OUT, Imran might just have done it! It’s full, and he’s struck on the pad as he’s halfway forward. Given out and New Zealand have reviewed. It struck him below the knee roll in front of middle stump. Is the angle taking it down the leg side? Big angle in, but it’s clipping leg stump according to Hawkeye. The decision stands, and Pakistan have won a massive win.
IS Sodhi lbw b Imran Khan 63 (102b 7x4 1x6) SR: 61.76
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Congrats Misbah to become the most successful Captain of Pakistan Test Cricket History 
Congrats to whole Team and Pakistan for another great victory of 248 Runs
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11.11am Misbah-ul-Haq is now Pakistan's most successful Test captain. He's never captained them in a single Test match at home, but he's made their new home, the UAE, an absolute fortress. This is his 15th win, and it moves him ahead of Imran Khan and Javed Miandad. It's a staggering achievement.
Fantastic performance in this Test, went a little ragged towards the end, but don't let that distract you from the bigger picture. A huge gulf in quality between these two teams, in these conditions, but New Zealand will be pleased they showed a bit of fight and that some of their batsmen looked capable of tacking the spinners, even if none of them went on to play the length of innings that can change matches in these conditions.
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Congratulations. 
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11.11am Misbah-ul-Haq is now Pakistan's most successful Test captain. He's never captained them in a single Test match at home, but he's made their new home, the UAE, an absolute fortress. This is his 15th win, and it moves him ahead of Imran Khan and Javed Miandad. It's a staggering achievement.
Fantastic performance in this Test, went a little ragged towards the end, but don't let that distract you from the bigger picture. A huge gulf in quality between these two teams, in these conditions, but New Zealand will be pleased they showed a bit of fight and that some of their batsmen looked capable of tacking the spinners, even if none of them went on to play the length of innings that can change matches in these conditions.
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Sodhi is a better batsmen than a bowler.
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congratulations to misbah for becoming the most successful test captain in pak history.He is also averaging above 50 in test cricket!
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From Cricinfo:
Misbah: It's a great feeling to be part of the winning team. It's a young team, nobody expected us to perform like this. I'm really thankful to all the persons who supported me on and off the cricket field. The important thing is always never lose hope, especially as an individual. Always believed in myself, always believed if I work hard, it's definitely going to pay off. Sometimes you have to be patient. It was an absolute disaster for me, I didn't get any runs in Sri Lanka and one-day series against Australia, but I kept calm through that. You just needed one person to stand up and give a good performance, I've already mentioned that partnership between Younis and Azhar Ali in the first Test against Australia. That was a key moment for us. And the way the youngsters have bowled, everyone has the belief that we can do it. I don't want to give up our good work, because it can change very quickly, and we have to focus on the basics and keep doing them right."
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**Rahat Ali is the man of the match.******** "It's my first man of the match. Very happy. Waqar's coaching and Mushtaq's support are helping me a lot. They gave me a lot of plans. Mainly it was to bowl a lot of dot balls and bowl wicket-to-wicket. I've worked very hard with the coaching staff and I want to keep performing like this in the future."
****Presentation time. First up for the interviews, it's **Brendon McCullum. "Obviously we were clearly second in this Test match," he says. "Congratulations to Misbah and his team. They were dominant in this Test match and we have a fight on our hands in the next two games. We've got to make sure we keep improving. Spin is obviously a threat but so is reverse swing. It's a Test match we will take a lot of learning from, but we were clearly second best. For a New Zealand team to come out here, Australian team as we saw as well, it's very difficult, mostly starting your innings [against spin], with those men around the bat. The partnerships at the end of our innings gives us confidence for the rest of the Test match. I thought we bowled pretty well. Conditions were much slower in the first two days and it got quicker as it went on. It would be nice if we could win the toss, bat first, and put some scoreboard pressure on Pakistan, but at the moment, hats off to Pakistan, they played the perfect Test."******
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Congratulation to Misbahul Haq for becoming the most successful Test Captain in the history of Pakistan test cricket… :k:
Kya baat hai Misbah. And what a pleasant surprise in these new bowlers that haven't had much of a chance, especially the spin twins. They really shined, and of course Younis' batting performance over the last few weeks cannot be overlooked either. Great team performance lead by a very sharp captain. Hopefully we can keep it up. (TWSS)
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TWSS ??? 
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Thats What She Said
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Wow. Pakistan cricket back on top. Happy for Misbah, a late starter, in more ways than one.
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Brilliant performance from the team yet again 
to the team!
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mubarkaan mubarkaan
Mashallah, zaberdast performance
oh and now that Hafeez has been reproted too 
and ajmal alreay out, what are our options for off-spinner?