New Zealand vs Pakistan

Adam Milne withdrew from the Blackcaps squads for the upcoming series in Pakistan and India due to concerns about his preparation.

[@cricketwgtninc]Firebirds bowler [@AdamMilne19]has been withdrawn from the white-ball squads for the upcoming series in Pakistan and India due to concerns about his preparation. Adam Milne withdrew from the Blackcaps squads for the upcoming series in Pakistan and India due to concerns about his preparation. New Zealand will play three ODIs against Pakistan between January 9-13 before leaving for India to play a three-match ODI series from January 18 to 24.

Blair Tickner, who is already in Pakistan with the Test team, has been added to the limited-overs squad.

New Zealand drew the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan and begin the second and final Test of the series on January 2 in Karachi. [Blair Tickner](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/blair-tickner-854909), who is currently in Pakistan with New Zealand's Test team, has replaced Milne in the ODI squad. The fact he's already in Pakistan experiencing the conditions is an added bonus."

PAK vs NZ, 2nd Test: Get the Live Cricket Score, Updates, Commentary and Scorecard from Pakistan vs New Zealand 2nd Test, Day 1 at Karachi.

Runs came at a good pace too with Pakistan bowlers toiling for wickets.

That summed up the session for the hosts, who had brought in Naseem and Hasan on a pitch with good bounce and carry. The first 11 overs had fetched 54, before a quiet period followed, with Hasan tightening his lines, and Abrar slowing it down in the air. That began a string of boundaries to follow: Conway hit two off Mir Hamza next over by driving and slashing, before Latham also cut and drove Naseem, capitalising each time the bowler went either too short or too full even as he had chosen to go around the wicket already.

Friday's draw broke both team's four-match losing streaks that included Pakistan's 3-0 whitewash at the hands of England and its aggressive style.

“This (pitch) here at the moment, it does look different than the first test,” said New Zealand batting coach Luke Ronchi, who has experience of playing in the country for Pakistan Super League franchise Islamabad United. New chief selector Shahid Afridi and a former PCB curator were overlooking the pitch preparation for the past two days. The flat and dry pitches remained a focal point throughout Pakistan’s home test matches. “We are deliberating upon preparing a pitch that may help bowlers and batsmen alike,” Afridi said. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison. Shakeel has scored consistently since making his test debut against England at Rawalpindi. Pakistan is languishing at No. Pakistan vs New Zealand Highlights and Full Score: PAK vs NZ 1st Test Day 3 full scorecard, updates and commentary on Firstpost. Preview: Pakistan and New Zealand will be targeting a much-awaited test victory and leave a disappointing 2022 behind in red-ball cricket when they lock horns in the second test of their two-match series from Monday. New Zealand had made a strong bid to chase down 138 in the last hour of the first test on Friday after Pakistan captain Babar Azam made a daring declaration before poor visibility halted the Black Caps at 61-1 in the eighth over to draw the game. England swept away New Zealand in the summer before handing Pakistan its first-ever 3-0 defeat at home last month through its relentless aggressive batting on flat and slow-turning pitches. Check out LIVE cricket scorecard from the second Test between Pakistan and New Zealand in Karachi.

CRR: 3.89. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Devon Conway*, 74(122), 10, 1, 60.66. Kane Williamson, 0(7), 0, 0, 0. Bowling, O, M, R, W. Abrar Ahmed*, 9, 0, 48, 0.

Abrar Ahmed has gone for runs and the pacers have tried their best without much sucess. Devon Conway's session with the elegant left-hander bringing up his 4th Test hundred, the Pakistani pacers found some reverse swing and one of them from Naseem accounted for Latham (71), but since then Williamson has joined Conway in taking their team to a position of comfort. 14:40 Local Time, 09:40 GMT, 15:10 IST: Pakistan think they've time for one more over, but the clock has ticked over to 2:40 pm and it'll be tea.

That began a string of boundaries to follow: Conway hit two off Mir Hamza next over by driving and slashing, before Latham also cut and drove Naseem, ...

Wasim had taken one wicket in 25.3 overs in the first Test, while Ali had sent down 63 overs for three wickets in New Zealand's first innings and did not bowl in the second. The visitors had raced to 61 for 1 in 7.3 overs before bad light ended the match. Henry will be playing only his third Test match in Asia, and his first since the tour of India in 2016. [Tim Southee](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/tim-southee-232364) began the New Year by winning the toss and choosing to bat in the second Test against Pakistan in Karachi. [first Test had ended in a draw](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/new-zealand-in-pakistan-2022-23-1339576/pakistan-vs-new-zealand-1st-test-1339609/full-scorecard), with [Babar Azam making a surprise declaration](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/babar-azam-on-unexpected-declaration-we-took-a-chance-you-never-know-1351688) late on the fifth day, setting New Zealand a target of 138 in 15 overs. Wagner took only one wicket in the first Test, having bowled 21 overs in the first innings and only three in the second.

Milne been replaced by Blair Tickner, who is already in Pakistan with the New Zealand Test team.

The white-ball series against India will kick off from January 18 and will go on till February 1. “Adam was very up front with us about his concerns around the lack of one-day bowling loading for the upcoming tours. Milne will continue to play for the Wellington Firebirds when available for the remainder of the home summer.

The Kiwi openers are out in the middle. Mir Hamza to start with the new ball. Tom Latham faced the first ball of Test cricket in 2022, and he's out here again!

49.1 Mir Hamza to Conway, no run, .. 46.6 Abrar Ahmed to Williamson, no run, Abrar tosses one just outside off, a good stride forward and a defensive block to the off-side Sarfaraz dived across and then belted an appeal

Latham and Conway put on unbeaten 119-run opening stand before lunch as Black Caps make fine to second test.

18.1 Agha Salman to Latham, no run. Agha Salman, right-arm off break, comes into the attack. Time for off-spin and it's Salman Agha - a slip and a FSL in ...

29.1 Naseem Shah to Conway, no run, on a good length and angling back into the left-hander, defended back at the bowler They won the toss, opted to bat first and have raced away to 119 for 0 at the break. 29.5 Naseem Shah to Conway, no run, on a good length and angling back into the left-hander, defended to the on-side

Devon Conway and Kane Williamson both fall after tea, as Pakistan hit back at the Black Caps on day one in Karachi.

Opener Devon Conway led New Zealand's early domination of Pakistan on day one of the second test in Karachi with a knock of 122, before the hosts struck ...

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Electing to bat first, the visitors started strongly as Conway stitched together partnerships of 134 and 100 with Tom Latham and Kane Williamson ...

Conway, who scored a total of 110 runs in the first test, hit 16 boundaries and one six in his 191-ball knock to notch his fourth century in test cricket. Pakistan were finally able to stem New Zealand’s flow in the final session as they took five wickets, with Agha Salman claiming the scalps of Conway, Henry Nicholls and Daryl Mitchell. Opener Devon Conway led New Zealand’s early domination of Pakistan on day one of the second test in Karachi with a knock of 122, before the hosts struck back in the final session to limit their opponents to 309-6 at stumps on Monday.

For the second straight test, Devon Conway and Tom Latham put on a century partnership for the opening wicket, following their 184 from the first test with a ...

Pakistan stuck at it though, and got their breakthroughs from likely and unlikely sources. More fight from the tail order will be needed on day two in order to reach a competitive total on a wicket that while greener than the first test, still offers more to batsmen than bowlers. From 226-1 at tea, the visitors slumped to 309-6 by stumps, losing a perfect platform on a wicket that failed to portend what was to follow.

CRR: 3.43. Batting, R(B), 4s, 6s, SR. Ajaz Patel*, 35(77), 4, 0, 45.45. Matt Henry, 68(81), 8, 2, 83.95. Bowling, O, M, R, W. Abrar Ahmed*, 36.5, 5, 149, 3.

13.1 Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, on a good length and just outside off, Babar leans across and defends it to the off-side 13.3 Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, Henry shortens the length outside off, defended off the back-foot to the off-side 13.4 Matt Henry to Babar Azam, no run, fuller length delivery outside off, Babar leans across on the defensive push to the off-side

Until the last partnership it had been a reasonably disciplined display from the Pakistan bowlers, with Naseem Shah and Mir Hamza tight up front, ...