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Pakistan fought back in the final session of the first day of the first test between New Zealand and Pakistan taking four wickets to have the Black Caps 295-6 at stumps.
Some careless batting helped the visitors with several players playing very loosely to lose their wickets and lose the domination the top order had gained through the first two sessions.
New Zealand added 103 runs but the session belonged to Pakistan through the wickets from medium pacer Shabbir Ahmed and leg spinner Danish Kaneria.
Styris started in positive fashion again in the final session pulling medium pacer Abdul Razzaq safely for four. He then brought up the New Zealand 200 with a late cut off Kaneria.
Fleming moved into the 90s by using his feet and hitting Kaneria for four over his head but then the pendulum swung towards the bowlers with poor shot selection playing its part.
Styris was out when in trying to force Kaneria through the offside he could only guide the ball to Taufeeq Umar at first slip, who took the sharp catch comfortably. The 100-run partnership ended with Styris out for 33.
Fleming showed great excitement after bringing up his sixth test century with a four from a leg glance off Kaneria. Doubtful to play earlier in the week due to an abdominal injury, the captain looked assured in every stroke of his 194-ball ton.
Craig McMillan celebrated with Fleming by smacking Razzaq through the covers for a boundary.
He settled quickly and came down to smash Kaneria over the long on boundary and then the long off boundary in the same over.
However Kaneria had the last laugh with McMillan slashing at a short and wide delivery that again ended up in the hands of Taufeeq at first slip. McMillan out for a quick 22 and Pakistan coming back into the day at 249-4.
Fleming continued to be in control with a beautiful boundary driven through extra cover as Chris Cairns looked to settle back into the test arena after a two-year break.
Cairns played loosely and was caught behind for 11 trying to flay a wide ball from Shabbir through the covers. New Zealand dropped to 266-5.
Wickets continued to fall with Jacob Oram coming and going relatively quickly, bowled round his legs by Shabbir for 6 with the score at 275.
Robbie Hart dug in to stay with his skipper through to stumps and will start day two on seven runs alongside his captain on 125.
Earlier the batsman dominated the first two sessions despite Pakistan winning the toss and sending New Zealand into bat.
The Black Caps made it to 98-1 at lunch with just Lou Vincent dismissed, caught at first slip by Inzamam-ul-Haq after a top delivery from Shabbir Ahmed with the score on just 16.
Mark Richardson and Fleming put on 101 before Richardson was run out early in the second session trying to sneak a quick single after Fleming had dropped the ball at his feet.
Scott Styris then joined his captain to take New Zealand through to 192-2 at tea.
Some careless batting helped the visitors with several players playing very loosely to lose their wickets and lose the domination the top order had gained through the first two sessions.
New Zealand added 103 runs but the session belonged to Pakistan through the wickets from medium pacer Shabbir Ahmed and leg spinner Danish Kaneria.
Styris started in positive fashion again in the final session pulling medium pacer Abdul Razzaq safely for four. He then brought up the New Zealand 200 with a late cut off Kaneria.
Fleming moved into the 90s by using his feet and hitting Kaneria for four over his head but then the pendulum swung towards the bowlers with poor shot selection playing its part.
Styris was out when in trying to force Kaneria through the offside he could only guide the ball to Taufeeq Umar at first slip, who took the sharp catch comfortably. The 100-run partnership ended with Styris out for 33.
Fleming showed great excitement after bringing up his sixth test century with a four from a leg glance off Kaneria. Doubtful to play earlier in the week due to an abdominal injury, the captain looked assured in every stroke of his 194-ball ton.
Craig McMillan celebrated with Fleming by smacking Razzaq through the covers for a boundary.
He settled quickly and came down to smash Kaneria over the long on boundary and then the long off boundary in the same over.
However Kaneria had the last laugh with McMillan slashing at a short and wide delivery that again ended up in the hands of Taufeeq at first slip. McMillan out for a quick 22 and Pakistan coming back into the day at 249-4.
Fleming continued to be in control with a beautiful boundary driven through extra cover as Chris Cairns looked to settle back into the test arena after a two-year break.
Cairns played loosely and was caught behind for 11 trying to flay a wide ball from Shabbir through the covers. New Zealand dropped to 266-5.
Wickets continued to fall with Jacob Oram coming and going relatively quickly, bowled round his legs by Shabbir for 6 with the score at 275.
Robbie Hart dug in to stay with his skipper through to stumps and will start day two on seven runs alongside his captain on 125.
Earlier the batsman dominated the first two sessions despite Pakistan winning the toss and sending New Zealand into bat.
The Black Caps made it to 98-1 at lunch with just Lou Vincent dismissed, caught at first slip by Inzamam-ul-Haq after a top delivery from Shabbir Ahmed with the score on just 16.
Mark Richardson and Fleming put on 101 before Richardson was run out early in the second session trying to sneak a quick single after Fleming had dropped the ball at his feet.
Scott Styris then joined his captain to take New Zealand through to 192-2 at tea.
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