It was more rugs and jumpers than T-shirts and sunglasses as Dunedin’s University Oval hosted the "summer game" on Saturday. However, few in the sell-out crowd would have gone home disappointed — despite the drizzle and chilly wind — as New Zealand resoundingly thrashed Pakistan by 183 runs. "We flew over for this game, and then we are going to the game in Hamilton," he said. Mr Ali’s big grin may well have faded though, after his heroes were skittled for just 74 when their turn came to bat. Wanaka lad Lucas Haig had already secured several Pakistani players’ signatures for his souvenir bat, before landing Faheem Ashraf on the boundary.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 14, 2018 15:56 UTC