New Zealand dismissed for 200, lead Pakistan by 67

New Zealand have beaten Pakistan by eight wickets on the third day of play in the first cricket Test in Christchurch.

De Grandhomme started from where he left off in the first innings and picked up the wicket of Sami Aslam to leave Pakistan 21 for 1. De Grandhomme was on fire.

New Zealand had bowled Pakistan out for 133 before tea on Friday at Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

Overcast conditions were exploited superbly by the visitors, with the remaining seven New Zealand wickets falling on Saturday for 96 runs.

De Grandhomme immediately looked at home, hitting six boundaries and seemed set to propel New Zealand toward a substantial first innings lead when he miscued an attempted pull off Rahat and was caught in the deep.

Craig achieved 8-188 against the West Indies in 2014.

Tom Latham was the only New Zealand wicket to fall before lunch when he failed to handle a bouncer from Mohammad Amir and was caught in the gully by Asad Shafiq for nine.

Wagner bowls a beautifully pitched ball which passes Sohail’s bat making a sound along the way, but the umpire says not out despite Watling and company’s desperate appeals. This is what Pakistan batting lacks in general.

He remained outside an global recall but was still on the periphery and involved in New Zealand “A” tours and kept producing timely performances with the bat in domestic cricket.

A home series loss to Australia was followed by victory over minnows Zimbabwe before crushing defeats away to South Africa (1-0) and India (3-0).

Sohail Khan scored a solid 22 off just 18 balls heading into stumps, and attack seems to be the best way of defence in the lower order for the tourists.

Pakistan desperately needed to strike early on day three and did so in the third over of the morning.

Williamson’s 61 overtook Raval’s first innings 55 as the top score in a lowscoring contest. Raval played a patient partner to him, displaying great commitment. The old adage of “one brings two” ensured when Southee, brought back form the other end, sent back Aslam, who jabbed hard to get a thick edge to Raval at second slip. Wagner was the last man to go.

After establishing his residency, he was selected for New Zealand’s tour of West Indies in 2012 with Kieran Powell his first wicket in Antigua. Day one was washed out by rain.